练习材料：
Lesson 89 A slip of the tongue
People will do anything to see a free show--even if it is a bad one. When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it. We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began. Unfortunately, the show was one of the dullest we have ever seen. Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed as many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come. The only funny things we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the programme. He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone. As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone burst out laughing. We all know what the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was: 'This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company. Good ladies, evening and gentlemen!’
ə slɪp ʌv ðə tʌŋ
ˈpipəl wɪl du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tu si ə fri ʃoʊ--ˈivən ɪf ɪt ɪz ə bæd wʌn. wɛn ðə nuz gɑt raʊnd ðæt ə ˈkɑmədi ʃoʊ wʊd bi priˈzɛntəd æt ˈaʊər ˈloʊkəl ˈsɪnəmə baɪ ðə pi. ænd ju. bɜrd sid ˈkʌmpəni, wi ɔl rʌʃt tu si ɪt. wi hæd tu kju fɔr ˈaʊərz tu gɛt ɪn ænd ðɛr mʌst hæv bɪn ˈsɛvrəl ˈhʌndrəd ˈpipəl ˈprɛzənt ʤʌst bɪˈfɔr ðə ʃoʊ bɪˈgæn. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðə ʃoʊ wʌz wʌn ʌv ðə ˈdʌləst wi hæv ˈɛvər sin. ðoʊz hu feɪld tu gɛt ɪn nid nɑt hæv fɛlt ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd æz ˈmɛni ʌv ði ˈɑrtɪsts hu ʃʊd hæv əˈpɪrd dɪd nɑt kʌm. ði ˈoʊnli ˈfʌni θɪŋz wi hɜrd ðæt ˈivnɪŋ keɪm frʌm ði ˈædvərˌtaɪzər æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ʌv ðə ˈproʊˌgræm. hi wʌz ˈɑbviəsli ˈvɛri ˈnɜrvəs ænd fɔr sʌm ˈmɪnəts stʊd ˈɔkwərdli bɪˈfɔr ðə ˈmaɪkrəˌfoʊn. æz sun æz hi ˈoʊpənd hɪz maʊθ, ˈɛvriˌwʌn bɜrst aʊt ˈlæfɪŋ. wi ɔl noʊ wʌt ðə pur mæn ʃʊd hæv sɛd, bʌt wʌt hi ˈækʧuəli sɛd wʌz: ðɪs ɪz ðə pu ænd i sid bɜrd ˈkʌmpəni. gʊd ˈleɪdiz, ˈivnɪŋ ænd ˈʤɛntəlmən!’
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
comedy 喜剧
rush 匆忙；急忙
dull 乏味的；无聊的
advertiser 报幕人
awkward 尴尬的；笨拙的
will/would do anything to 特别愿意做某事
burst out laughing 哄堂大笑
