Lesson 8 The best and the worst

Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!

ˈlɛsən 8 ðə bɛst ənd ðə wɜrst 

ʤoʊ ˈsændərz həz ðə moʊst ˈbjutəfəl ˈgɑrdən ɪn ˈaʊər taʊn. ˈnɪrli ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ˈɛntərz fər ðə ˈnaɪsɪst ˈgɑrdən ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən iʧjɪr, bət ʤoʊ wɪnz ˈɛvəri taɪm. bɪl frɪθs ˈgɑrdən əz ˈlɑrʤər ðən ʤoʊz. bɪl wɜrks ˈhɑrdər ðən ʤoʊ ənd groʊz mɔr ˈflaʊərz əndˈvɛʤtəbəlz, bət ʤoʊz ˈgɑrdən əz mɔr ˈɪntrəstɪŋ. hi həz meɪd nit pæðz ənd həz bɪlt ə ˈwʊdən brɪʤ ˈoʊvər ə pul. aɪ laɪk ˈgɑrdənz tu, bət aɪ dʊ nɑt laɪk hɑrd wɜrk. ˈɛvəri jɪr aɪ ˈɛntər fər ðə ˈgɑrdən ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən tu, ənd aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz wɪn ə ˈlɪtəl praɪz fər ðə wɜrstˈgɑrdən ɪn ðə taʊn!

任务设置：

L0+L1+L4

笔记：

1. /u/   pool  too

This sound is a little different from all of the other vowel sounds.

Other vowel sounds have one mouth position, ee for example.

And it's the position of the tongue, lips and jaw that make the sound.

For this vowel, the movement into and out of the position is just as important as the position itself, ih-oo

Let's take a look at the mouth position.

To make this sound, the back part of the tongue stretches up towards the soft palate. The front part of the tongue remains down, lightly touching or just behind, the bottom front teeth.

The lips have to start out, more relaxed, and then come into this tight circle.

This transition into position for the sound is just as important as the position itself.

2. neat  /nit/ adj.

--- tidy and in order; carefully done or arranged 整洁的；整齐的；有序的

a neat desk/ a neat handwriting/ neat rows of books/ a neat black suit/ neat and tidy/ neat and clean

--- of people liking to keep things tidy and in order; looking tidy or doing things in a tidy way 有条理的；爱整洁的

Try and be neater! 干净利落点！

--- small, with a pleasing shape or appearance 小巧优雅的 【syn】trim

her neat figure 她那娇小玲珑

---simple but clever

简洁的；睿智的；灵巧的

a neat explanation 

a neat solution to the problem

--- informal good, excellent

好的；极好的

We had a great time — it was pretty neat.

---BrE (AmE straight) especially of alcoholic drinks not mixed with water or anything else未掺水的；纯的

neat whisky纯威士忌酒

3. pool

plunge pool: a small deep pool of cool water, used especially after a sauna.

--- a small area of still water, especially one that has formed naturally 水坑，水塘，池塘（尤指自然形成的）

freshwater pools 淡水池塘

a rock pool (=between rocks by the sea)岩石区潮水潭

--- pool of sth. a small amount of liquid or light lying on the surface 一滩液体；一小片（液体或光）

The body was lying in a pool of blood.

a pool of light

--- a supple of things or money that is shared by a group of people and can be used when needed.公用的资源或者资金

--- a group of people available for work when needed（统称）备用人员

a pool of cheap labour 廉价后备劳力

--- gene pool 

the total of all the genes within a species基因库

v. to collect money, information, etc. from different people so that it can be used by all of them 集中资源或者材料等

练习感悟：

1.今天放水了，没有好好练习；周末的“龙卷风”残留现场让我无法安心读书；

2.音标感觉复习得没有章法，还是要再捋一捋，每次都要翻到前面去看看，我到底复习了哪些音标；

3. 今天的/u/要注意，比较特别，发音嘴型做好之前的准备嘴型动作很关键，二者结合才能发出好听的/u/；昨天的音标UH sound /ʊ/再复习了一遍，跟今天的/u/的音完全不一样我，除了嘴型相似之外。

4.晚上开始复述看看如何？