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Lesson44 Through the forest
Mrs Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran through a forest after two men. They had rushed up to her while she was having a picnic at the edge of a forest with her children and tried to steal her handbag. In the struggle, the strap broke and, with the bag in their possession, both men started running through the trees. Mrs Sterling got so angry that she ran after them. She was soon out of breath, but she continued to run. When she caught up with them, she saw that they had sat down and were going through the contents of the bag, so she ran straight at them. The men got such a fright that they dropped the bag and ran away. 'The strap needs mending,' said Mrs Sterling later, 'but they did not steal anything.'
Mrs /æn/ /ˈstɜːlɪŋ/ /dɪd/ /nɒt/ /θɪŋk/ /əv/ /ðə/ /rɪsk/ /ʃi/ /wəz/ /ˈteɪkɪŋ/ /wɛn/ /ʃi/ /ræn/ /θruː/ /ə/ /ˈfɒrɪst/ /ˈɑːftə/ /tuː/ /mɛn/. /ðeɪ/ /həd/ /rʌʃt/ /ʌp/ /tə/ /hə/ /waɪl/ /ʃi/ /wəz/ /ˈhævɪŋ/ /ə/ /ˈpɪknɪk/ /ət/ /ði/ /ɛʤ/ /əv/ /ə/ /ˈfɒrɪst/ /wɪð/ /hə/ /ˈʧɪldrən/ /ənd/ /traɪd/ /tə/ /stiːl/ /hə/ /ˈhændbæg/. /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈstrʌgl/, /ðə/ /stræp/ /brəʊk/ /ænd/, /wɪð/ /ðə/ /bæg/ /ɪn/ /ðeə/ /pəˈzɛʃən/, /bəʊθ/ /mɛn/ /ˈstɑːtɪd/ /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ /θruː/ /ðə/ /triːz/. Mrs /ˈstɜːlɪŋ/ /gɒt/ /səʊ/ /ˈæŋgri/ /ðət/ /ʃi/ /ræn/ /ˈɑːftə/ /ðɛm/. /ʃi/ /wəz/ /suːn/ /aʊt/ /əv/ /brɛθ/, /bət/ /ʃi/ /kənˈtɪnju(ː)d/ /tə/ /rʌn/. /wɛn/ /ʃi/ /kɔːt/ /ʌp/ /wɪð/ /ðɛm/, /ʃi/ /sɔː/ /ðət/ /ðeɪ/ /həd/ /sæt/ /daʊn/ /ənd/ /wə/ /ˈgəʊɪŋ/ /θruː/ /ðə/ /ˈkɒntɛnts/ /əv/ /ðə/ /bæg/, /səʊ/ /ʃi/ /ræn/ /streɪt/ /ət/ /ðɛm/. /ðə/ /mɛn/ /gɒt/ /sʌʧ/ /ə/ /fraɪt/ /ðət/ /ðeɪ/ /drɒpt/ /ðə/ /bæg/ /ənd/ /ræn/ /əˈweɪ/. /ðə/ /stræp/ /niːdz/ /ˈmɛndɪŋ/,' /sɛd/ Mrs /ˈstɜːlɪŋ/ /ˈleɪtə/, /bət/ /ðeɪ/ /dɪd/ /nɒt/ /stiːl/ /ˈɛnɪθɪŋ/.'
Lesson45 A clear conscience
The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost. Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post-office. Sam was sure that the wallet must have been found by one of the villagers, but it was not returned to him. Three months passed, and then one morning, Sam found his wallet outside his front door. It had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half the money he had lost, together with a note which said: 'A thief, yes, 'but only 5o per cent a thief!' Two months later, some more money was sent to Sam with another note:' Only 25 per cent a thief now!' In time, all Sam's money was paid back in this way. The last note said:' I am 100 per cent honest now!'
/ə/ /klɪə/ /ˈkɒnʃəns/
/ðə/ /həʊl/ /ˈvɪlɪʤ/ /suːn/ /lɜːnt/ /ðət/ /ə/ /lɑːʤ/ /sʌm/ /əv/ /ˈmʌni/ /həd/ /biːn/ /lɒst/. /sæm/ Benton, /ðə/ /ˈləʊkəl/ /ˈbʊʧə/, /həd/ /lɒst/ /ɪz/ /ˈwɒlɪt/ /waɪl/ /ˈteɪkɪŋ/ /ɪz/ /ˈseɪvɪŋz/ /tə/ /ðə/ /ˈpəʊstˌɒfɪs/. /sæm/ /wəz/ /ʃʊə/ /ðət/ /ðə/ /ˈwɒlɪt/ /məst/ /həv/ /biːn/ /faʊnd/ /baɪ/ /wʌn/ /əv/ /ðə/ /ˈvɪlɪʤəz/, /bət/ /ɪt/ /wəz/ /nɒt/ /rɪˈtɜːnd/ /tə/ /hɪm/. /θriː/ /mʌnθs/ /pɑːst/, /ənd/ /ðɛn/ /wʌn/ /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/, /sæm/ /faʊnd/ /ɪz/ /ˈwɒlɪt/ /ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/ /ɪz/ /frʌnt/ /dɔː/. /ɪt/ /həd/ /biːn/ /ræpt/ /ʌp/ /ɪn/ /ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpər/ /ənd/ /ɪt/ /kənˈteɪnd/ /hɑːf/ /ðə/ /ˈmʌni/ /hi/ /həd/ /lɒst/, /təˈgɛðə/ /wɪð/ /ə/ /nəʊt/ /wɪʧ/ /sɛd/: /ə/ /θiːf/, /jɛs/, /bət/ /ˈəʊnli/ 5/əʊ/ /pɜː/ /sɛnt/ /ə/ /θiːf/!' /tuː/ /mʌnθs/ /ˈleɪtə/, /sʌm/ /mɔː/ /ˈmʌni/ /wəz/ /sɛnt/ /tə/ /sæm/ /wɪð/ /əˈnʌðə/ /nəʊt/:' /ˈəʊnli/ 25 /pɜː/ /sɛnt/ /ə/ /θiːf/ /naʊ/!' /ɪn/ /taɪm/, /ɔːl/ /sæmz/ /ˈmʌni/ /wəz/ /peɪd/ /bæk/ /ɪn/ /ðɪs/ /weɪ/. /ðə/ /lɑːst/ /nəʊt/ /sɛd/:' /aɪ/ /æm/ 100 /pɜː/ /sɛnt/ /ˈɒnɪst/ /naʊ/!'
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
练习感悟:对照原文,感觉朗读有个很大的点,我真的是一个一个单词往外蹦句子,节拍完全不对,读英语中文味很严重。自己思考的原因是不熟悉,会不会类似于学钢琴刚起步时,手指不听使唤,也是断断续续的弹出单个音符,但练习过了那个临界点,突然就会流畅起来呢?