练习材料:
Lesson 92 Asking for trouble
It must have been about two in the morning when I returned home. I tried to wake up my wife by ringing the door-bell, but she was fast asleep, so I got a ladder from the shed in the garden, put it against the wall, and began climbing towards the bedroom window. I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said,' I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'
I looked down and nearly fell off the ladder when I saw a policeman. I immediately regretted answering in the way I did, but I said, 'I enjoy cleaning windows at night.'
'So do I,' answered the policeman in the same tone. 'Excuse my interrupting you. I hate to interrupt a man when he's busy working, but would you mind coming with me to the station ?'
'Well, I'd prefer to stay here,' I said. 'You see, I've forgotten my key.' 'Your what ?' he called.
'My key,' I shouted.'
Fortunately, the shouting woke up my wife who opened the window just as the policeman had started to climb towards me.
ˈæskɪŋ fɔr ˈtrʌbəl
ɪt mʌst hæv bɪn əˈbaʊt tu ɪn ðəˈmɔrnɪŋ wɛn aɪ rɪˈtɜrnd hoʊm. aɪ traɪd tu weɪk ʌp maɪ waɪf baɪˈrɪŋɪŋ ðə dɔr-bɛl, bʌt ʃi wʌz fæst əˈslip, soʊ aɪ gɑt əˈlædər frʌm ðəʃɛd ɪn ðəˈgɑrdən, pʊt ɪt əˈgɛnst ðə wɔl, ænd bɪˈgæn ˈklaɪmɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ðəˈbɛˌdrum ˈwɪndoʊ. aɪ wʌz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ðɛr wɛn ə sɑrˈkæstɪk vɔɪs bɪˈloʊ sɛd,' aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ðəˈwɪndoʊz nid ˈklinɪŋæt ðɪs taɪm ʌv ðə naɪt.'
aɪ lʊkt daʊn ænd ˈnɪrli fɛl ɔf ðəˈlædər wɛn aɪ sɔə pəˈlismən. aɪɪˈmidiətli rɪˈgrɛtɪd ˈænsərɪŋ ɪn ðə weɪ aɪ dɪd, bʌt aɪ sɛd, aɪɪnˈʤɔɪˈklinɪŋ ˈwɪndoʊz æt naɪt.'
soʊ du aɪ,' ˈænsərd ðə pəˈlismən ɪn ðə seɪm toʊn. ɪkˈskjus maɪˌɪntəˈrʌptɪŋ ju. aɪ heɪt tu ˌɪntəˈrʌpt ə mæn wɛn hiz ˈbɪzi ˈwɜrkɪŋ, bʌt wʊd ju maɪnd ˈkʌmɪŋ wɪð mi tu ðəˈsteɪʃən ?'
wɛl, aɪd prɪˈfɜr tu steɪ hir,' aɪ sɛd. ju si, aɪv fərˈgɑtən maɪ ki.' jʊər wʌt ?' hi kɔld.
maɪ ki,' aɪˈʃaʊtɪd.'
ˈfɔrʧənətli, ðəˈʃaʊtɪŋ woʊk ʌp maɪ waɪf hu ˈoʊpənd ðəˈwɪndoʊʤʌst æz ðə pəˈlismən hæd ˈstɑrtəd tu klaɪm təˈwɔrdz mi.
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
ladder 梯子
shed 小棚子;小屋
sarcastic 讽刺的
be fast asleep 正在熟睡
So do I. 我也是
练习感悟:
要注意的单词发音:sarcastic、climb、shed、ringing、answering