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Lesson95    A fantasy

When theAmbassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock.

He looked pale andhis clothes were in a frightful state. 'What has happened ?' she asked.

'How did yourclothes get into such a mess ?'

'Afire-extinguisher, my dear,' answered the Ambassador drily. 'Universitystudents set the Embassy on fire this morning.'

'Good heavens!'exclaimed his wife. 'And where were you at the time ?'

'I was in myoffice as usual,' answered the Ambassador. 'The fire broke out in the basement.I went down immediately. of course, and that fool, Horst, aimed a fire-extinguisher at me. He thought I was on fire. I must definitely get that fellowposted.'

The Ambassador'swife went on asking questions, when she suddenly noticed a big hole in herhusband's hat. 'And how can you explain that ?' she asked.

'Oh, that,' saidthe Ambassador. 'Someone fired a shot through my office window. Accurate, don'tyou think ? Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time. If I had been, Iwould not have been able to get home for lunch.'

ə ˈfæntəsi

wɛn ði æmˈbæsədər ɒvEscalopia rɪˈtɜːnd həʊm fɔː lʌnʧ, hɪz waɪf gɒt ə ʃɒk.

hiː lʊkt peɪl ænd

hɪz kləʊðz wɜːr ɪn ə ˈfraɪtfʊl steɪt. wɒt hæz ˈhæpənd ?' ʃiː ɑːskt.

haʊ dɪd jɔː kləʊðzgɛt ˈɪntuː sʌʧ ə mɛs ?'

ə ˈfaɪərɪksˌtɪŋgwɪʃə,

maɪ dɪə,' ˈɑːnsəd ði æmˈbæsədə ˈdraɪli. ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsɪtiˈstjuːdənts sɛt ði ˈɛmbəsi ɒn ˈfaɪə ðɪs ˈmɔːnɪŋ.'

gʊd ˈhɛvnz!' ɪksˈkleɪmdhɪz waɪf. ænd weə wɜː juː æt ðə taɪm ?'

aɪ wɒz ɪn maɪ ˈɒfɪs

æz ˈjuːʒʊəl,' ˈɑːnsəd ði æmˈbæsədə. ðə ˈfaɪə brəʊk aʊt ɪn ðəˈbeɪsmənt. aɪ wɛnt daʊn ɪˈmiːdiətli. ɒv kɔːs, ænd ðæt fuːl, Horst, eɪmd ə ˈfaɪə-ɪksˈtɪŋgwɪʃər æt miː. hiː θɔːt aɪ wɒz ɒn ˈfaɪə. aɪ mʌst ˈdɛfɪnɪtli gɛt ðæt ˈfɛləʊˈpəʊstɪd.'

ði æmˈbæsədəz waɪf

wɛnt ɒn ˈɑːskɪŋ ˈkwɛsʧənz, wɛn ʃiː ˈsʌdnli ˈnəʊtɪst ə

bɪg həʊl ɪn hɜː ˈhʌzbəndz hæt. ænd haʊ kæn juː ɪksˈpleɪn ðæt ?' ʃiː ɑːskt.

əʊ, ðæt,' sɛd ðiæmˈbæsədə. ˈsʌmwʌn ˈfaɪəd ə ʃɒt θruː maɪ ˈɒfɪs ˈwɪndəʊ. ˈækjʊrɪt, dəʊnt juː θɪŋk? ˈfɔːʧnɪtli, aɪ wɒznt ˈweərɪŋ ɪt æt ðə taɪm. ɪf aɪ hæd biːn, aɪ wʊd nɒt hævbiːn ˈeɪbl tuː gɛt həʊm fɔː lʌnʧ.'

任务配置：L0+L1+ L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、fantasy：幻想，2、ambassador：大使，3、pale：苍白，灰白，4、frightful：可怕，滔天，吓人的，5、fire-extinguisher：灭火器，6、drily：干巴巴，7、embassy：大使馆，8、heaven：天堂，9、exclaimed：惊呼，10、aim at：目的是，对准，11、definitely：确实，无疑，12、fellow：伙计，13、get sb posted：把某某贴出来，14、accurate：准确，精确，15、

音标：/ʒ/ 双唇微开，向前突出，舌尖升近上龈，用力将气息送出来，须振动声带。

练习感悟：这篇难度适中，也比较长，生词不多，录两遍就达标了