Lesson 54 Sticky fingers
What two interruptions did the writer have?
After breakfast, I sent the children to school and then I went to the shops. It was still early when I returned home. The children were at school, my husband was at work and the house was quiet. So I decided to make some meat pies. In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry. At exactly that moment, the telephone rang. Nothing could have been more annoying. I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates. It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. At last I hung up the receiver. What a mess! There was pastry on my fingers, on the telephone, and on the doorknobs. I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead. This time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter!
ˈlɛsn 54 ˈstɪki ˈfɪŋgəz
wɒt tuː ˌɪntəˈrʌpʃənz dɪd ðə ˈraɪtə hæv?
ˈɑːftə ˈbrɛkfəst, aɪ sɛnt ðə ˈʧɪldrən tuː skuːl ænd ðɛn aɪ wɛnt tuː ðə ʃɒps. ɪt wɒz stɪl ˈɜːli wɛn aɪ
rɪˈtɜːnd həʊm. ðə ˈʧɪldrən wɜːr æt skuːl, maɪ ˈhʌzbənd wɒz æt wɜːk ænd ðə haʊs wɒz ˈkwaɪət.
səʊ aɪ dɪˈsaɪdɪd tuː meɪk sʌm miːt paɪz. ɪn ə ʃɔːt taɪm aɪ wɒz ˈbɪziˈmɪksɪŋ ˈbʌtər ænd ˈflaʊər ænd maɪ hændz wɜː suːn ˈkʌvəd wɪð ˈstɪki ˈpeɪstri.
æt ɪgˈzæktli ðæt ˈməʊmənt, ðə ˈtɛlɪfəʊn ræŋ. ˈnʌθɪŋ kʊd hæv biːn mɔːr əˈnɔɪɪŋ.
aɪ pɪkt ʌp ðə rɪˈsiːvə bɪˈtwiːn tuː ˈstɪki ˈfɪŋgəz ænd wɒz
dɪsˈmeɪd wɛn aɪ ˈrɛkəgnaɪzd ðə vɔɪs ɒv ˈhɛlɪn beɪts.
ɪt tʊk miː tɛn ˈmɪnɪts tuː pəˈsweɪd hɜː tuː rɪŋ bæk ˈleɪtə.
æt lɑːst aɪ hʌŋ ʌp ðə rɪˈsiːvə. wɒt ə mɛs!
ðeə wɒzˈpeɪstri ɒn maɪ ˈfɪŋgəz, ɒn ðə ˈtɛlɪfəʊn, ænd ɒn ðə ˈdɔːnɒbz.
aɪ hæd nəʊ ˈsuːnə gɒt bæk tuː ðə ˈkɪʧɪn ðæn ðə ˈdɔːbɛl ræŋ laʊd
ɪˈnʌf tuː weɪk ðə dɛd. ðɪs taɪm ɪt wɒz ðə ˈpəʊstmən ænd hiː ˈwɒntɪd miː tuː saɪn fɔːr ə ˈrɛʤɪstəd ˈlɛtə!
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
interruption 英 /ɪntə'rʌpʃn/ n. 中断；干扰；中断之事
pie 英 /paɪ/ n. 馅饼；饼图；爱说话的人 vt. 使杂乱
flour 英 /'flaʊə/ n. 面粉；粉状物质 vt. 撒粉于；把…磨成粉
sticky 英 /'stɪkɪ/ adj. 粘的；粘性的 比较级 stier 最高级 stiest
pastry 英 /'peɪstrɪ/ n. 油酥点心；面粉糕饼
annoy 英 /ə'nɒɪ/ vt. 骚扰；惹恼；打搅 vi. 惹恼；令人讨厌；打搅 n. 烦恼（等于annoyance）
dismay 英 /dɪs'meɪ/ n. 沮丧，灰心；惊慌 vt. 使沮丧；使惊慌
mess 英 /mes/ n. 混乱；食堂，伙食团；困境；脏乱的东西 vt. 弄乱，弄脏；毁坏；使就餐 vi. 把事情弄糟；制造脏乱；玩弄
What a mess! 真是一团糟
doorknob 英 /'dɔːnɒb/ n. 门把手
registered 英 /'redʒɪstəd/ adj. 注册的；记名的；登记过的；（家畜等）附有血统证明的
a registered letter 一封挂号信
练习感情：
这篇很生活化
