Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police小象对警察
Last Christmas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a children's hospital. Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by a 'guard of honour' of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo. He should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing. A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone along a side-street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic. Though Jimmy agreed to go at once, Jumbo refused to move. Fifteen policemen had to push very hard to get him off the main street. The police had a difficult time, but they were most amused. 'Jumbo must weigh a few tons,' said a policeman afterwards, 'so it was fortunate that we didn't have to carry him. Of course, we should arrest him, but as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time.'
ˈlɛsən 65 ˈʤʌmboʊ ˈvɜrsəs ðə pəˈlis
læst ˈkrɪsməs, ðə ˈsɜrkəs ˈoʊnər, ˈʤɪmi geɪts, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tə teɪk səm ˈprɛzənts tʊ ə ˈʧɪldrənz ˈhɑˌspɪtəl.
drɛst ʌp əz ˈfɑðərˈkrɪsməs ənd əˈkʌmpənid baɪ ə gɑrd əv honour' əv sɪks ˈprɪti gɜrlz,
hi sɛt ɔf daʊn ðə meɪn strit əv ðə ˈsɪti ˈraɪdɪŋ ə ˈbeɪbiˈɛləfənt kɔld ˈʤʌmboʊ.
hi ʃəd həv noʊn ðət ðə pəˈlis wəd ˈnɛvər əˈlaʊ ðɪs sɔrt əv θɪŋ.
ə pəˈlismən əˈproʊʧt ˈʤɪmi ənd toʊld ɪm hi ɔt tə həv gɔn əˈlɔŋ ə saɪd-strit əz ˈʤʌmboʊ wəz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ʌp ðə ˈtræfɪk.
ðoʊ ˈʤɪmi əˈgrid tə goʊ ət wʌns, ˈʤʌmboʊ rəˈfjuzd tə muv.
fɪfˈtin pəˈlismɪn həd tə pʊʃ ˈvɛri hɑrd tə gɛt ɪm ɔf ðə meɪn strit.
ðə pəˈlis həd ə ˈdɪfəkəlt taɪm, bət ðeɪ wər moʊst əmˈjuzd.
ˈʤʌmboʊ məst weɪ ə fju tʌnz,' sɛd ə pəˈlismən ˈæftərwərdz, soʊ ɪt wəz ˈfɔrʧənət ðət wi ˈdɪdənt həv tə ˈkæri hɪm.
əv kɔrs, wi ʃəd əˈrɛst hɪm, bət əz hi həz ə gʊd ˈrɛkərd, wi ʃəl lɛt ɪm ɔf ðɪs taɪm.'
任务设置：
L0+L4
知识笔记：
circus n.
A circus is a group of many different performers, often including clowns, trapeze artists, and animal trainers. When the circus comes to town, you'll see a big, striped tent being set up for the show.
The ringmaster of a circus has historically been a kind of narrator, calling for the audience's attention and announcing different entertainers. Traditional circuses have performing animals, clowns, and acrobats, while more contemporary circuses combine elements of theater, dance, acrobatics, and music. You can also use circus to mean "noisy, confused activity." In Latin, the word circus means "ring," and the Romans used it to describe the arenas in which performances took place.
dress
dress up as:
To wear a costume.
My daughter plans to dress up as Cinderella for Halloween.
When you dress, you put your clothes on. A dress is also a kind of one-piece shirt and skirt combo that can be fancy or plain. You can also dress a salad with salad dressing!
When you’re putting your clothes on, it’s usually phrased “get dressed.” If you dress up, you’re putting on something special. You can also dress another person — you might dress a toddler in a snowsuit or dress your dog in a sweater. When you dress a turkey for Thanksgiving, you don't clothe it, you simply prepare it for cooking. This is the oldest meaning of dress, which comes from the Old French dresser, "prepare, arrange, set a table, serve food."
accompany v.
The verb accompany means to keep someone company, or to be their companion on a trip or journey. In a musical sense, accompany means to play background music for the lead singer or soloist.
If you want your friend to keep you company on your way to the store, you could ask her to accompany you on the walk. Or, if you want your friend to play piano while you sing a song, you could ask her to accompany you on piano. Just don’t ask her to do both at the same time or your friend may not want to accompany you anywhere any longer.
练习感悟：
1. gone& along一个n，一个是ŋ，念着念着会忘记，两个都把舌头抵在了下齿龈；
2. 会很习惯连读，可是原音当中有的连读有的不读，刚开始模仿，让我看着连读却不能读，真是好难过；不过模仿久了，有些该连读的地方，我却忘了。其实看Rachel’s English，她也说了，有些连不连读无所谓，有些连读母语人士也不读，所以不纠结，好好模仿就对啦。以后自由发挥，想怎么读怎么读。
3. 很怕把Christmas跟circus后面mas跟cus音带上r音，得读得小心点。
4. 给自己一个时间段，在规定时间完成任务。16:20，刚刚好。
