练习材料：

Lesson89 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!’

piːpl wɪl duː ˈɛnɪθɪŋ tuː siː ə friː ʃəʊ--ˈiːvən ɪf ɪt ɪz ə bæd wʌn. wɛn ðə njuːz gɒt raʊnd ðæt ə ˈkɒmɪdi ʃəʊ wʊd biː prɪˈzɛntɪd æt ˈaʊə ˈləʊkəl ˈsɪnəmə baɪ ðə piː. ænd juː. bɜːd siːd ˈkʌmpəni, wiː ɔːl rʌʃt tuː siː ɪt. wiː hæd tuː kjuː fɔːr ˈaʊəz tuː gɛt ɪn ænd ðeə mʌst hæv biːn ˈsɛvrəl ˈhʌndrəd ˈpiːpl ˈprɛznt ʤʌst bɪˈfɔː ðə ʃəʊ bɪˈgæn. ʌnˈfɔːʧnɪtli, ðə ʃəʊ wɒz wʌn ɒv ðə ˈdʌlɪst wiː hæv ˈɛvə siːn. ðəʊz huː feɪld tuː gɛt ɪn niːd nɒt hæv fɛlt ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd æz ˈmɛni ɒv ði ɑːˈtiːsts huː ʃʊd hæv əˈpɪəd dɪd nɒt kʌm. ði ˈəʊnli ˈfʌni θɪŋz wiː hɜːd ðæt ˈiːvnɪŋ keɪm frɒm ði ˈædvətaɪzər æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɒv ðə ˈprəʊgræm. hiː wɒz ˈɒbvɪəsli ˈvɛri ˈnɜːvəs ænd fɔː sʌm ˈmɪnɪts stʊd ˈɔːkwədli bɪˈfɔː ðə ˈmaɪkrəfəʊn. æz suːn æz hiː ˈəʊpənd hɪz maʊθ, ˈɛvrɪwʌn bɜːst aʊt ˈlɑːfɪŋ. wiː ɔːl nəʊ wɒt ðə pʊə mæn ʃʊd hæv sɛd, bʌt wɒt hiː ˈækʧʊəli sɛd wɒz: ðɪs ɪz ðə puː ænd Ee siːd bɜːd ˈkʌmpəni. gʊd ˈleɪdɪz, ˈiːvnɪŋ ænd ˈʤɛnt(ə)lmən!’

任务配置：

L0＋L4

知识笔记：

新词：slip 滑，滑脱；tongue 舌头；comedy 喜剧；present 目前的，出现；queue 行列，排长队；dull 迟钝的；advertiser 报幕员，等广告的人；awkwardly 笨拙地，尴尬地；

词组：get round 说服，传播；burst out 迸发；

练习感悟：

昨天晚上相对晚睡，但今天早上虽然很冷却也起来了……先是闹钟响，继续清醒地睡着，磨了六分钟才起。

这大概是一种很可怕的进步吧，以前闹钟一响只要不起来那基本是凉凉。原来自律和意志力是可以锻炼的。