听力材料

The former Prime Minister, Mr. Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent elections. He is now retiring from political life and has gone abroad. My friend, Patrick, has always been a fanatical opponent of Mr. Lane's Radical Progressive Party. After the elections, Patrick went to the former Prime Minister's house. When he asked if Mr. Lane lived there, the policeman on duty told him that since his defeat, the ex-Prime Minister had gone abroad. On the following day, Patrick went to the house again. The same policeman was just walking slowly past the entrance, when Patrick asked the same question. Though a little suspicious this time, the policeman gave him the same answer. The day after, Patrick went to the house once more and asked exactly the same question. This time, the policeman lost his temper.' I told you yesterday and the day before yesterday,' he shouted, 'Mr. Lane was defeated in the elections. He has retired from political life and gone to live abroad!' I know,' answered Patrick,' but I love to hear you say it!'

ðə ˈfɔːmə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstə, Mr. Wentworth leɪn, wɒz dɪˈfiːtɪd ɪn ðə ˈriːsnt ɪˈlɛkʃənz. hiː ɪz naʊ rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ frɒm pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ænd hæz gɒn əˈbrɔːd. maɪ frɛnd, ˈpætrɪk, hæz ˈɔːlweɪz biːn ə fəˈnætɪkəl əˈpəʊnənt ɒv Mr. leɪnz ˈrædɪkəl prəʊˈgrɛsɪv ˈpɑːti. ˈɑːftə ði ɪˈlɛkʃənz, ˈpætrɪk wɛnt tuː ðə ˈfɔːmə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstəz haʊs. wɛn hiː ɑːskt ɪf Mr. leɪn lɪvd ðeə, ðə pəˈliːsmən ɒn ˈdjuːti təʊld hɪm ðæt sɪns hɪz dɪˈfiːt, ði ɛks-praɪm ˈmɪnɪstə hæd gɒn əˈbrɔːd. ɒn ðə ˈfɒləʊɪŋ deɪ, ˈpætrɪk wɛnt tuː ðə haʊs əˈgɛn. ðə seɪm pəˈliːsmən wɒz ʤʌst ˈwɔːkɪŋ ˈsləʊli pɑːst ði ˈɛntrəns, wɛn ˈpætrɪk ɑːskt ðə seɪm ˈkwɛsʧən. ðəʊ ə ˈlɪtl səsˈpɪʃəs ðɪs taɪm, ðə pəˈliːsmən geɪv hɪm ðə seɪm ˈɑːnsə. ðə deɪ ˈɑːftə, ˈpætrɪk wɛnt tuː ðə haʊs wʌns mɔːr ænd ɑːskt ɪgˈzæktli ðə seɪm ˈkwɛsʧən. ðɪs taɪm, ðə pəˈliːsmən lɒst hɪz ˈtɛmpə.' aɪ təʊld juː ˈjɛstədeɪ ænd ðə deɪ bɪˈfɔː ˈjɛstədeɪ,' hiː ˈʃaʊtɪd, 'Mr. leɪn wɒz dɪˈfiːtɪd ɪn ði ɪˈlɛkʃənz. hiː hæz rɪˈtaɪəd frɒm pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ænd gɒn tuː lɪv əˈbrɔːd!' aɪ nəʊ,' ˈɑːnsəd ˈpætrɪk,' bʌt aɪ lʌv tuː hɪə juː seɪ ɪt!'

任务配置L0+L4

知识点: on duty 值班；lost one’s temper 发脾气；suspicious/səsˈpɪʃəs/怀疑的；

学习感悟

今天的短文朗读相对顺利，第二次忘记发笔记了，一晃83天了，目前还可以，没有想象中的那么难，努力把英语朗读变成一种生活方式。