练习材料:
L2-(2): Thirteen equals one
'Whatever are you doing up here Bill?' asked the vicar in surprise.
'I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill. 'I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.'
'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar. 'You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.'
'That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill. 'It's working all right, but I'm afraid that at one o'clock it will strike 13 times and there's nothing I can do about it.'
'We'll get used to that Bill,' said the vicar. '13 is not as good as one but it's better than nothing. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.'
wɒtˈɛvər ɑː juː ˈdu(ː)ɪŋ ʌp hɪə bɪl?' ɑːskt ðə ˈvɪkər ɪn səˈpraɪz.
aɪm ˈtraɪɪŋ tuː rɪˈpeə ðə bɛl,' ˈɑːnsəd bɪl. aɪv biːn ˈkʌmɪŋ ʌp hɪə naɪt ˈɑːftə naɪt fɔː wiːks naʊ. juː siː, aɪ wɒz ˈhəʊpɪŋ tuː gɪv juː ə səˈpraɪz.'
juː ˈsɜːtnli dɪd gɪv miː ə səˈpraɪz!' sɛd ðə ˈvɪkə. juːv ˈprɒbəbli ˈwəʊkən ʌp ˈɛvrɪwʌn ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ æz wɛl. stɪl, aɪm glæd ðə bɛl ɪz ˈwɜːkɪŋ əˈgɛn.'
ðæts ðə ˈtrʌbl, ˈvɪkə,' ˈɑːnsəd bɪl. ɪts ˈwɜːkɪŋ ɔːl raɪt, bʌt aɪm əˈfreɪd ðæt æt wʌn əˈklɒk ɪt wɪl straɪk 13 taɪmz ænd ðeəz ˈnʌθɪŋ aɪ kæn duː əˈbaʊt ɪt.'
wiːl gɛt juːzd tuː ðæt bɪl,' sɛd ðə ˈvɪkə. '13 ɪz nɒt æz gʊd æz wʌn bʌt ɪts ˈbɛtə ðæn ˈnʌθɪŋ. naʊ lɛts gəʊ ˌdaʊnˈsteəz ænd hæv ə kʌp ɒv tiː.'
任务配置:
L0+L4
知识笔记:
新词:whatever 无论什么,任何(事物);
词组:do up 整修,扣;come up 上前,上来,提到;
练习感悟:
简单得可怕……刚刚查完词被吓到了,怎么可能只有一个新词和两个词组啊!!!这个一百天是真的比较草率啊哭了。