练习材料:
I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down. I had just lost £50 and I felt very upset.' I left the money in my room,' I said, 'and it's not there now.' The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. 'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said. He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk. It contained£5o. 'I found this outside this gentleman's room' she said. 'Well,' I said to the manager, 'there is still some honesty in this world!’
/aɪ/ /ˈɛntəd/ /ðə/ /həʊˈtɛl/ /ˈmænɪʤəz/ /ˈɒfɪs/ /ænd/ /sæt/ /daʊn/. /aɪ/ /hæd/ /ʤʌst/ /lɒst/ £50 /ænd/ /aɪ/ /fɛlt/ /ˈvɛri/ /ʌpˈsɛt/.' /aɪ/ /lɛft/ /ðə/ /ˈmʌni/ /ɪn/ /maɪ/ /ruːm/,' /aɪ/ /sɛd/, /ænd/ /ɪts/ /nɒt/ /ðeə/ /naʊ/.' /ðə/ /ˈmænɪʤə/ /wɒz/ /ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk/, /bʌt/ /hiː/ /kʊd/ /duː/ /ˈnʌθɪŋ/. /ˈɛvrɪwʌnz/ /ˈluːzɪŋ/ /ˈmʌni/ /ðiːz/ /deɪz/,' /hiː/ /sɛd/. /hiː/ /ˈstɑːtɪd/ /tuː/ /kəmˈpleɪn/ /əˈbaʊt/ /ðɪs/ /ˈwɪkɪd/ /wɜːld/ /bʌt/ /wɒz/ /ˌɪntəˈrʌptɪd/ /baɪ/ /ə/ /nɒk/ /æt/ /ðə/ /dɔː/. /ə/ /gɜːl/ /keɪm/ /ɪn/ /ænd/ /pʊt/ /ən/ /ˈɛnvələʊp/ /ɒn/ /hɪz/ /dɛsk/. /ɪt/ /kənˈteɪnd/ £5/əʊ/. /aɪ/ /faʊnd/ /ðɪs/ /ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/ /ðɪs/ /ˈʤɛntlmənz/ /ruːm/ /ʃiː/ /sɛd/. /wɛl/,' /aɪ/ /sɛd/ /tuː/ /ðə/ /ˈmænɪʤə/, /ðeər/ /ɪz/ /stɪl/ /sʌm/ /ˈɒnɪsti/ /ɪn/ /ðɪs/ /wɜːld/!’
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
Wicked /ˈwɪkɪd/ morally very bad 邪恶的,恶劣的;不道德的
Sympathetic /ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk/ 富有同情心的
Work on it had begun before my sister left.这栋房子在我姐姐离开之前就动工了。
练习感悟:坚持补作业。