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Funny or not?——Part 2

            是否可笑？

A man who had broken his right leg was taken to hospital a few weeks before Christmas. From the moment he arrived there, he kept on pestering his doctor to tell him when he would be able to go home. He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital. Though the doctors did his best, the patient's recovery was slow. On Christmas Day, the man still had his right leg in plaster. He spent a miserable day in bed thinking of all the fun he was missing. The following day, however, the doctor consoled him by telling him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for New Year celebrations were good.  The man took heart and, sure enough, on New Years' Eve he was able to hobble along to a party. To compensate for his unpleasant experiences in hospital, the man drank a little more than was good for him. In the process, he enjoyed himself thoroughly and kept telling everybody how much he hated hospitals. He was still mumbling something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg.

ə mæn huː hæd ˈbrəʊkən hɪz raɪt lɛg wɒz ˈteɪkən tuː ˈhɒspɪtl ə fjuː wiːks bɪˈfɔː ˈkrɪsməs. frɒm ðə ˈməʊmənt hiː əˈraɪvd ðeə, hiː kɛpt ɒn ˈpɛstərɪŋ hɪz ˈdɒktə tuː tɛl hɪm wɛn hiː wʊd biː ˈeɪbl tuː gəʊ həʊm. hiː ˈdrɛdɪd ˈhævɪŋ tuː spɛnd ˈkrɪsməs ɪn ˈhɒspɪtl. ðəʊ ðə ˈdɒktəz dɪd hɪz bɛst, ðə ˈpeɪʃənts rɪˈkʌvəri wɒz sləʊ. ɒn ˈkrɪsməs deɪ, ðə mæn stɪl hæd hɪz raɪt lɛg ɪn ˈplɑːstə. hiː spɛnt ə ˈmɪzərəbl deɪ ɪn bɛd ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɒv ɔːl ðə fʌn hiː wɒz ˈmɪsɪŋ. ðə ˈfɒləʊɪŋ deɪ, haʊˈɛvə, ðə ˈdɒktə kənˈsəʊld hɪm baɪ ˈtɛlɪŋ hɪm ðæt hɪz ˈʧɑːnsɪz ɒv ˈbiːɪŋ ˈeɪbl tuː liːv ˈhɒspɪtl ɪn taɪm fɔː njuː jɪə ˌsɛlɪˈbreɪʃənz wɜː gʊd. ðə mæn tʊk hɑːt ænd, ʃʊər ɪˈnʌf, ɒn njuː jɪəz iːv hiː wɒz ˈeɪbl tuː ˈhɒbl əˈlɒŋ tuː ə ˈpɑːti. tuː ˈkɒmpɛnseɪt fɔː hɪz ʌnˈplɛznt ɪksˈpɪərɪənsɪz ɪn ˈhɒspɪtl, ðə mæn dræŋk ə ˈlɪtl mɔː ðæn wɒz gʊd fɔː hɪm. ɪn ðə ˈprəʊsɛs, hiː ɪnˈʤɔɪd hɪmˈsɛlf ˈθʌrəli ænd kɛpt ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈɛvrɪbɒdi haʊ mʌʧ hiː ˈheɪtɪd ˈhɒspɪtlz. hiː wɒz stɪl ˈmʌmblɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈhɒspɪtlz æt ði ɛnd ɒv ðə ˈpɑːti wɛn hiː slɪpt ɒn ə piːs ɒv aɪs ænd brəʊk hɪz lɛft lɛg.

圣诞节前几周，某人摔断了右腿被送进医院。从他进医院那一刻时，他就缠住医生，让医生告诉他什么时候能回家。他十分害怕在医院过圣诞。尽管医生竭力医治，但病人恢复缓慢。圣诞节那天，他的右腿还上着石膏，他在床上郁郁不乐地躺了一天，想着他错过的种种欢乐。然而，第二天，医生安慰他说，出院欢度新年的可能性还是很大的，那人听后振作了精神。果然，除夕时他可以一瘸一拐地去参加晚会了。为了补偿住院这一段不愉快的经历，那人喝得稍许多了一点。在晚会上他尽情娱乐，一再告诉大家他是多么讨厌医院。晚会结束时，他嘴里还在嘟哝着医院的事，突然踩到一块冰上滑倒了，摔断了左腿。

任务配置：L0、L1、L3、L4

知识笔记：

单词与短语

be taken to hospital被送进医院

keep on pestering sb缠住某人

dread doing sth害怕做某事

do one's best竭力做某事

take heart振作精神

sure enough果然

in the process 在...上（过程中）

音标

/ʒ/发音要点:舌端抬起，靠近齿龈后部，但不贴住；舌身抬起，靠近上腭，形成狭长通道，气流通过通道时摩擦出音；双唇略微向前突出，呈长方形；发音时声带振动。

练习感悟：最近有些练习的兴致不高，可能是做了将近一个半月，没有看到对现状（实际生活或者工作）产生改变，有些自我怀疑了，但会坚持下去。