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Lesson95 A fantasy

When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock. He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.

'What has happened ?' she asked.

'How did your clothes get into such a mess ?'

'A fire-extinguisher, my dear,' answered the Ambassador drily. 'University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.'

'Good heavens!' exclaimed his wife. 'And where were you at the time ?'

'I was in my office as usual,' answered the Ambassador. 'The fire broke out in the basement. I went down immediately. of course, and that fool, Horst, aimed a fire-extinguisher at me. He thought I was on fire. I must definitely get that fellow posted.'

The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions, when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat. 'And how can you explain that ?' she asked.

'Oh, that,' said the Ambassador. 'Someone fired a shot through my office window. Accurate, don't you think ? Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time. If I had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch.'

wɛn ði æmˈbæsədər ɒv Escalopia rɪˈtɜːnd həʊm fɔː lʌnʧ, hɪz waɪf gɒt ə ʃɒk. hiː lʊkt peɪl ænd hɪz kləʊðz wɜːr ɪn ə ˈfraɪtfʊl steɪt.

wɒt hæz ˈhæpənd ?' ʃiː ɑːskt.

haʊ dɪd jɔː kləʊðz gɛt ˈɪntuː sʌʧ ə mɛs ?'

ə ˈfaɪərɪksˌtɪŋgwɪʃə, maɪ dɪə,' ˈɑːnsəd ði æmˈbæsədə ˈdraɪli. ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsɪti ˈstjuːdənts sɛt ði ˈɛmbəsi ɒn ˈfaɪə ðɪs ˈmɔːnɪŋ.'

gʊd ˈhɛvnz!' ɪksˈkleɪmd hɪz waɪf. ænd weə wɜː juː æt ðə taɪm ?'

aɪ wɒz ɪn maɪ ˈɒfɪs æz ˈjuːʒʊəl,' ˈɑːnsəd ði æmˈbæsədə. ðə ˈfaɪə brəʊk aʊt ɪn ðə ˈbeɪsmənt. aɪ wɛnt daʊn ɪˈmiːdiətli. ɒv kɔːs, ænd ðæt fuːl, Horst, eɪmd ə ˈfaɪərɪksˌtɪŋgwɪʃər æt miː. hiː θɔːt aɪ wɒz ɒn ˈfaɪə. aɪ mʌst ˈdɛfɪnɪtli gɛt ðæt ˈfɛləʊ ˈpəʊstɪd.'

ði æmˈbæsədəz waɪf wɛnt ɒn ˈɑːskɪŋ ˈkwɛsʧənz, wɛn ʃiː ˈsʌdnli ˈnəʊtɪst ə bɪg həʊl ɪn hɜː ˈhʌzbəndz hæt. ænd haʊ kæn juː ɪksˈpleɪn ðæt ?' ʃiː ɑːskt.

əʊ, ðæt,' sɛd ði æmˈbæsədə. ˈsʌmwʌn ˈfaɪəd ə ʃɒt θruː maɪ ˈɒfɪs ˈwɪndəʊ. ˈækjʊrɪt, dəʊnt juː θɪŋk ? ˈfɔːʧnɪtli, aɪ wɒznt ˈweərɪŋ ɪt æt ðə taɪm. ɪf aɪ hæd biːn, aɪ wʊd nɒt hæv biːn ˈeɪbl tuː gɛt həʊm fɔː lʌnʧ.'

任务配置：

L0＋L4

知识笔记：

新词：ambassador 大使；pale 苍白无力的；frightful 可怕的，惊人的；extinguisher 灭火器，消火者；drily 不形于色的；embassy 大使馆；exclaim 惊叫呼喊；basement 地下室；definitely 明确地，肯定地；fellow 同伴，同事；accurate 精确的；

词组：Good heavens！天啊！

练习感悟：

这两天期末考试，好像有一点点粗糙……今天和明天很大概率会是中午做朗读，早上要保证绝对的精神，晚上就复习啦。

明天的下午，就彻彻底底解放了！！！