【练习材料】
(喜马拉雅新概念英音第二册)
☞原文
Lesson38 Everything except the weather
My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England. He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country. He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there. Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold. After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock. He acted as if he had never lived in England before. In the end, it was more than he could bear. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country. The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.
☞音标
ˈlɛsn38 ˈɛvrɪθɪŋ ɪkˈsɛpt ðə ˈwɛðə
maɪ əʊld frɛnd, ˈhærɪs(ə)n, hæd lɪvd ɪn ðə ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪnjən fɔː ˈmɛni jɪəz bɪˈfɔː hiː rɪˈtɜːnd tuː ˈɪŋglənd. hiː hæd ˈɒf(ə)n driːmd ɒvrɪˈtaɪərɪŋ ɪn ˈɪŋglənd ænd hæd plænd tuː ˈsɛtl daʊn ɪn ðə ˈkʌntri. hiː hæd nəʊ ˈsuːnə rɪˈtɜːnd ðæn hiː bɔːt ə haʊs ænd wɛnt tuːlɪv ðeə. ˈɔːlməʊst ɪˈmiːdiətli hiː bɪˈgæn tuː kəmˈpleɪn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈwɛðə, fɔːr ˈiːvən ðəʊ ɪt wɒz stɪl ˈsʌmə, ɪt reɪnd kənˈtɪnjʊəli ændɪt wɒz ˈɒf(ə)n ˈbɪtəli kəʊld. ˈɑːftə səʊ ˈmɛni jɪəz ɒv ˈsʌnʃaɪn, ˈhærɪs(ə)n gɒt ə ʃɒk. hiː ˈæktɪd æz ɪf hiː hæd ˈnɛvə lɪvd ɪn ˈɪŋgləndbɪˈfɔː. ɪn ði ɛnd, ɪt wɒz mɔː ðæn hiː kʊd beə. hiː hæd ˈhɑːdli hæd taɪm tuː ˈsɛtl daʊn wɛn hiː səʊld ðə haʊs ænd lɛft ðə ˈkʌntri. ðədriːm hiː hæd hæd fɔː səʊ ˈmɛni jɪəz ˈɛndɪd ðeə. ˈhærɪs(ə)n hæd θɔːt ɒv ˈɛvrɪθɪŋ ɪkˈsɛpt ðə ˈwɛðə.
【任务配置】
L0+L4
