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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 ɒv

Escalopia rɪˈtɜːnd həʊm fɔː lʌnʧ, hɪz waɪf ɡɒt ə ʃɒk.

hiː lʊkt peɪl ænd

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

haʊ dɪd jɔː kləʊðzɡɛt ˈɪntuː sʌʧ ə mɛs ?'

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

ɡʊd ˈhɛvnz!' ɪksˈkleɪmd hɪz waɪf. ænd weə wɜːjuː æt ðə taɪm ?'

aɪ wɒz ɪn maɪ ˈɒfɪs

æz ˈjuːʒʊəl,' ˈɑːnsəd ði æmˈbæsədə. ðə ˈfaɪə brəʊk aʊt ɪn ðə

ˈbeɪsmənt. aɪ wɛnt daʊn ɪˈmiːdiətli. ɒv kɔːs, ænd ðæt fuːl, Horst, eɪmd ə ˈfaɪə-

ɪksˈtɪŋɡwɪʃər æt miː. hiː θɔːt aɪ wɒz ɒn ˈfaɪə. aɪ

mʌst ˈdɛfɪnɪtli ɡɛt ðæt ˈfɛləʊ ˈpəʊstɪd.'

ði æmˈbæsədəz waɪf

wɛnt ɒn ˈɑːskɪŋ ˈkwɛsʧənz, wɛn ʃiː ˈsʌdnli ˈnəʊtɪst ə

bɪɡ həʊl ɪn hɜː ˈhʌzbəndz hæt. ænd haʊ kæn juː

ɪksˈpleɪn ðæt ?' ʃiː ɑːskt.

əʊ, ðæt,' sɛd ði

æmˈbæsədə. 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 hæv

biːn ˈeɪbᵊl tuː ɡɛt həʊm fɔː lʌnʧ.'

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、fantasy：幻想，想象，2、pale：灰白的，苍白的，白皙的，3、extinguisher：灭火器，4、embassy：使馆官员，大使馆，5、fellow：同伴，家伙，同事，男孩，小伙子，6、get sb posted：把某人派送，7、

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练习感悟：终于，新概念英语的补课补到今天为止，又补完了，以后一定不能这样了，老是落下这么多功课，要补上来太辛苦了。