练习材料：Lesson 95 A fantasy 时长：98s
When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock.
wɛn ði æmˈbæsədər ɒv Escalopia rɪˈtɜːnd həʊm fɔː lʌnʧ, hɪz waɪf gɒt ə ʃɒk.
He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.
hiː lʊkt peɪl ænd hɪz kləʊðz wɜːr ɪn ə ˈfraɪtfʊl steɪt.
'What has happened ?' she asked. 'How did your clothes get into such a mess ?'
wɒt hæz ˈhæpənd ?' ʃiː ɑːskt. haʊ dɪd jɔː kləʊðz gɛt ˈɪntuː sʌʧ ə mɛs ?'
'A fire extinguisher, my dear,' answered the Ambassador drily.
ə ˈfaɪər ɪksˈtɪŋgwɪʃə, maɪ dɪə,' ˈɑːnsəd ði æmˈbæsədə ˈdraɪli.
'University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.'
ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsɪti ˈstjuːdənts sɛt ði ˈɛmbəsi ɒn ˈfaɪə ðɪs ˈmɔːnɪŋ.'
'Good heavens!' exclaimed his wife. 'And where were you at the time ?'
gʊd ˈhɛvnz!' ɪksˈkleɪmd hɪz waɪf. ænd weə wɜː juː æt ðə taɪm ?'
'I was in my office as usual,' answered the Ambassador.
aɪ wɒz ɪn maɪ ˈɒfɪs æz ˈjuːʒʊəl,' ˈɑːnsəd ði æmˈbæsədə.
'The fire broke out in the basement.I went down immediately. of course, and that fool, Horst, aimed afire-extinguisher at me.
ðə ˈfaɪə brəʊk aʊt ɪn ðə ˈbeɪsmənt.aɪ wɛnt daʊn ɪˈmiːdiətli. ɒv kɔːs, ænd ðæt fuːl, Horst, eɪmd əˈfaɪər-ɪksˈtɪŋgwɪʃər æt miː.
He thought I was on fire. I must definitely get that fellow posted.'
hiː θɔːt aɪ wɒz ɒn ˈfaɪə. aɪ mʌst ˈdɛfɪnɪtli gɛt ðæt ˈfɛləʊ ˈpəʊstɪd.'
The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions, when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat.
ði æmˈbæsədəz waɪf wɛnt ɒn ˈɑːskɪŋ ˈkwɛsʧənz, wɛn ʃiː ˈsʌdnli ˈnəʊtɪst ə bɪg həʊl ɪn hɜː ˈhʌzbəndz hæt.
'And how can you explain that ?' she asked.
ænd haʊ kæn juː ɪksˈpleɪn ðæt ?' ʃiː ɑːskt.
'Oh, that,' said the Ambassador. 'Someone fired a shot through my office window. Accurate, don't you think ?
əʊ, ðæt,' sɛd ði æmˈbæsədə. ˈsʌmwʌn ˈfaɪəd ə ʃɒt θruː maɪ ˈɒfɪs ˈwɪndəʊ. ˈækjʊrɪt, dəʊnt juː θɪŋk ?
Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time. If I had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch.'
ˈfɔːʧnɪtli, aɪ wɒznt ˈweərɪŋ ɪt æt ðə taɪm. ɪf aɪ hæd biːn, aɪ wʊd nɒt hæv biːn ˈeɪbl tuː gɛt həʊm fɔː lʌnʧ.'
任务配置: L0+L1+L4
知识笔记：/j/
）双唇向两旁伸展成扁平形。
2）舌前部向硬腭尽量抬起，不要抵住硬腭。
3）气流从舌和硬腭的缝隙间通过，同时声带需震动，发音短促，立刻向后面的元音滑动。
注意：/j/是个半元音，发音时口型和元音/iː/有点相似，但它仍是个辅音，元音可以单独成音可以延长，半元音不可以单独成音不可以延长。
Ambassador 大使；使节；代表
an official who lives in a foreign country as the senior representative there of his or her own country
drily adv.
1.
幽默而不形于色地if sb speaks drily , they are being humorous, but not in an obvious way
2.
冷冰冰地；冷淡地；不动感情地in a way that shows no emotion
3.
干燥地in a way that shows that there is no liquid present
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