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Lesson95
A fantasy
/ə/ /ˈfæntəsi/
When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch,
/wɛn/ /ði/ /æmˈbæsədər/ /ɒv/ /Escalopia/ /rɪˈtɜːnd/ /həʊm/ /fɔː/ /lʌnʧ/,
his wife got a shock. He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.
/hɪz/ /waɪf/ /gɒt/ /ə/ /ʃɒk/. /hiː/ /lʊkt/ /peɪl/ /ænd/ /hɪz/ /kləʊðz/ /wɜːr/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /ˈfraɪtfʊl/ /steɪt/.
'What has happened ?' she asked.
/wɒt/ /hæz/ /ˈhæpənd/ ?' /ʃiː/ /ɑːskt/.
'How did your clothes get into such a mess ?'
/haʊ/ /dɪd/ /jɔː/ /kləʊðz/ /gɛt/ /ˈɪntuː/ /sʌʧ/ /ə/ /mɛs/ ?'
'A fire-extinguisher, my dear,' answered the Ambassador drily.
/ə/ /ˈfaɪərɪksˌtɪŋgwɪʃə/, /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
/ðə/ /ˈfaɪə/ /brəʊk/ /aʊt/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈbeɪsmənt/. /aɪ/ /wɛnt/ /daʊn/
immediately. of course, and that fool, Horst, aimed a fire-
/ɪˈmiːdiətli/. /ɒv/ /kɔːs/, /ænd/ /ðæt/ /fuːl/, /Horst/, /eɪmd/ /ə/ /ˈfaɪə-/
extinguisher at me. He thought I was on fire. I must definitely
/ɪksˈtɪŋgwɪʃər/ /æt/ /miː/. /hiː/ /θɔːt/ /aɪ/ /wɒz/ /ɒn/ /ˈfaɪə/. /aɪ/ /mʌst/ /ˈdɛfɪnɪtli/
get that fellow posted.'
/gɛt/ /ðæt/ /ˈfɛləʊ/ /ˈpəʊstɪd/.'
The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions, when she
/ði/ /æmˈbæsədəz/ /waɪf/ /wɛnt/ /ɒn/ /ˈɑːskɪŋ/ /ˈkwɛsʧənz/, /wɛn/ /ʃiː/
suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat. 'And how
/ˈsʌdnli/ /ˈnəʊtɪst/ /ə/ /bɪg/ /həʊl/ /ɪn/ /hɜː/ /ˈhʌzbəndz/ /hæt/. /ænd/ /haʊ/
can you explain that ?' she asked.
/kæn/ /juː/ /ɪksˈpleɪn/ /ðæt/ ?' /ʃiː/ /ɑːskt/.
'Oh, that,' said the Ambassador. 'Someone fired a shot
/əʊ/, /ðæt/,' /sɛd/ /ði/ /æmˈbæsədə/. /ˈsʌmwʌn/ /ˈfaɪəd/ /ə/ /ʃɒt/
through my office window. Accurate, don't you think ?
/θruː/ /maɪ/ /ˈɒfɪs/ /ˈwɪndəʊ/. /ˈækjʊrɪt/, /dəʊnt/ /juː/ /θɪŋk/ ?
Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time. If I had been, I
/ˈfɔːʧnɪtli/, /aɪ/ /wɒznt/ /ˈweərɪŋ/ /ɪt/ /æt/ /ðə/ /taɪm/. /ɪf/ /aɪ/ /hæd/ /biːn/, /aɪ/
would not have been able to get home for lunch.'
/wʊd/ /nɒt/ /hæv/ /biːn/ /ˈeɪbl/ /tuː/ /gɛt/ /həʊm/ /fɔː/ /lʌnʧ.'/
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
1/ 單詞
fantasy n. 幻想故事
pale adj. 苍白
ambassador n. 大使
Escalopia n. 艾斯卡罗比亚（虚构的国名）
frightful adj. 可怕的，令人吃惊的
fire extinguisher 灭火器
drily adv. 冷淡地，枯燥无味地
embassy n. 大使馆
heaven n. 天，天堂
exclaim v.惊叫
post v. 派任
2/音標
音標的變音 s / z / ed / st 讀法
留意mess的讀法
练习感悟：
對話沒有那麼急促，但仍需要注意節奏
