【练习材料】

(喜马拉雅新概念英音第二册)

☞原文

Lesson65 Jumbo versus the police

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.'

☞音标

ˈlɛsən65 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 ˈbeɪbi ˈɛləfəntkɔld 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 həvgɔn əˈlɔŋ ə saɪd-strit əz ˈʤʌmboʊ wəz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ʌp ðə ˈtræfɪk. ðoʊ ˈʤɪmi əˈgrid tə goʊ ət wʌns, ˈʤʌmboʊ rəˈfjuzd tə muv. fɪfˈtinpəˈlismɪn həd tə pʊʃ ˈvɛri hɑrd tə gɛt ɪm ɔf ðə meɪn strit. ðə pəˈlis həd ə ˈdɪfəkəlt taɪm, bət ðeɪ wər moʊst əmˈjuzd. ˈʤʌmboʊ məstweɪ 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 əzhi həz ə gʊd ˈrɛkərd, wi ʃəl lɛt ɪm ɔf ðɪs taɪm.'

【任务配置】

L0+L4