练习材料：

L49-2: The idealservant

Though my auntpursued what was, in those days, an enlightened policy, in that she neverallowed her domestic staff to work more than eight hours a day, she wasextremely difficult to please. While she always criticized the fickleness ofhuman nature, she carried on an unrelenting search for the ideal servant to theend of her days, even after she had been sadly disillusioned by Bessie. Bessieworked for Aunt Harriet for three years. During that time she so gained myaunt's confidence that she was put in charge of the domestic staff. AuntHarriet could not find words to praise Bessie's industriousness and efficiency.In addition to all her other qualifications, Bessie was an expert cook. Sheacted the role of the perfect servant for three years before Aunt Harrietdiscovered her 'little weakness'. After being absent from the Gables for a week,my aunt unexpectedly returned one afternoon with a party of guests andinstructed Bessie to prepare dinner.

ði aɪˈdɪəl ˈsɜːvənt

ðəʊ maɪ ɑːnt pəˈsjuːd wɒt wɒz, ɪn ðəʊz deɪz, ən ɪnˈlaɪtnd

ˈpɒləsi, ɪn ðæt ʃiː ˈnɛvər əˈlaʊd hɜː dəʊˈmɛstɪk stɑːf tuː wɜːk mɔː ðæn eɪt ˈaʊəz ə deɪ, ʃiː wɒz

ɪksˈtriːmli ˈdɪfɪkəlt tuː pliːz. waɪl ʃiː ˈɔːlweɪz ˈkrɪtɪsaɪzd ðə ˈfɪklnəs ɒv

ˈhjuːmən ˈneɪʧə, ʃiː ˈkærid ɒn ən ˌʌnrɪˈlɛntɪŋ sɜːʧ fɔː ði aɪˈdɪəl ˈsɜːvənt tuː

ði ɛnd ɒv hɜː deɪz, ˈiːvən ˈɑːftə ʃiː hæd biːn ˈsædli ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənd baɪ Bessie.Bessie wɜːkt fɔːr ɑːnt ˈhærɪət fɔː θriː jɪəz. ˈdjʊərɪŋ ðæt taɪm

ʃiː səʊ ɡeɪnd maɪ ɑːnts ˈkɒnfɪdəns ðæt ʃiː wɒz pʊt ɪn ʧɑːʤ ɒv ðə dəʊˈmɛstɪk stɑːf. ɑːnt ˈhærɪət kʊd nɒt faɪnd wɜːdz tuː preɪz Bessie's ɪnˈdʌstrɪəsnəs

ænd ɪˈfɪʃənsi. ɪn əˈdɪʃᵊn tuː ɔːl hɜːr ˈʌðə ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃᵊnz, Bessie wɒz ən ˈɛkspɜːt

kʊk. ʃiː ˈæktɪd ðə rəʊl ɒv ðə ˈpɜːfɪkt ˈsɜːvənt fɔː θriː jɪəz bɪˈfɔːr ɑːnt ˈhærɪət dɪsˈkʌvəd hɜː ˈlɪtl ˈwiːknəs. ˈɑːftə ˈbiːɪŋ ˈæbsənt frɒm ðə ˈɡeɪbᵊlz fɔːr ə wiːk, maɪ ɑːnt ˌʌnɪksˈpɛktɪdli rɪˈtɜːnd wʌn ˈɑːftəˈnuːn wɪð ə ˈpɑːti ɒv ɡɛsts ænd ɪnˈstrʌktɪd Bessie tuː prɪˈpeə ˈdɪnə.

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、pursue：追求，致力于，执行，2、enlightened：开明的，有见识的，启发，3、fickleness：善变，4、unrelenting：不屈不挠，5、disillusion：幻灭，6、put in charge of：负责，7、industriousness：勤奋，8、efficiency：效率，爽利，9、qualification：资质，合格，条件，10、expert：专家，行家，11、instruct：指导，指示，指令

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练习感悟：今天感觉人又有点不舒服了，还好这篇文章不难，录了两遍，勉强达标，不然就太辛苦了。