练习材料:
L16-2:Mary had alittle lamb
After tellingseveral of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour,Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb. Dimitri immediately went to Aleko'shouse and angrily accused him of stealing the lamb. He told him he had betterreturn it or he would call the police. Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitriinto his backyard. It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he explained,but his lamb was black. Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologisedto Aleko for having accused him. While they were talking it began to rain andDimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped. When he went outsidehalf an hour later, he was astonished to find that the little black lamb wasalmost white. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by therain!
ˈmeəri hæd ə ˈlɪtl læm
ˈɑːftə ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈsɛvrəl ɒv hɪz frɛndz əˈbaʊt ðə
θɛft, diːˈmiːtri faʊnd aʊt ðæt hɪz ˈneɪbə, Aleko, hæd ˈsʌdnli əˈkwaɪəd ə njuː
læm. diːˈmiːtri ɪˈmiːdiətli wɛnt tuː Aleko's haʊs ænd ˈæŋɡrɪli əˈkjuːzd hɪm ɒv ˈstiːlɪŋ ðə læm. hiː təʊld
hɪm hiː hæd ˈbɛtə rɪˈtɜːn ɪt ɔː hiː wʊd kɔːl ðə pəˈliːs. Aleko dɪˈnaɪd ˈteɪkɪŋ ɪt
ænd lɛd diːˈmiːtri ˈɪntuː hɪz ˌbækˈjɑːd. ɪt wɒz truː ðæt hiː hæd ʤʌst bɔːt ə læm, hiː ɪksˈpleɪnd,
bʌt hɪz læm wɒz blæk. əˈʃeɪmd ɒv ˈhævɪŋ ˈæktɪd səʊ ˈræʃli, diːˈmiːtri əˈpɒləʤaɪzd
tuː Aleko fɔː ˈhævɪŋ əˈkjuːzd hɪm. waɪl ðeɪ wɜː ˈtɔːkɪŋ ɪt bɪˈɡæn tuː reɪn ænd diːˈmiːtri steɪd ɪn Aleko's
haʊs ənˈtɪl ðə reɪn stɒpt. wɛn hiː wɛnt ˌaʊtˈsaɪd hɑːf ən ˈaʊə ˈleɪtə, hiː wɒz əsˈtɒnɪʃt tuː faɪndðə ˈlɪtl blæk læm wɒz ˈɔːlməʊst waɪt. ɪts wʊl, wɪʧ hæd biːn daɪd blæk, hæd biːnwɒʃt kliːn baɪ ðə reɪn!
任务配置:L0 + L4
知识笔记:
单词:1、theft:盗窃,偷窃,2、accuse:指责,控告,accuse sb of sth:因某事指责某人,3、ashamed:惭愧的,羞愧,4、rashly:鲁莽地,轻率地,贸然,5、dye:染料,给……染色
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练习感悟:中间有读错的,不过基本达标就放水过了