Lesson 23-2 Oneman’s meat is another man’s poison

The idea neverappealed to me very much, but one day, after heavy shower, I happened to bewalking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll onsome of my prize plants. Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen,put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert. Robert was delighted to seeme and equally pleased with my little gift. I left the bag in the hall andRobert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours. Ihad forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stayto dinner. Snails would, of course, be the main dish. I did not fancy the ideaand I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room. To our dismay, we saw thatthere were snails everywhere: they had escaped from the paper bag and had takencomplete possession of the hall! I have never been able to look at a snailsince then.

wʌn mænz miːt ɪz əˈnʌðə mænz ˈpɔɪzn

ði aɪˈdɪə ˈnɛvər əˈpiːld tuː miː ˈvɛri mʌʧ, bʌt wʌn deɪ, ˈɑːftə ˈhɛvi ˈʃaʊə, aɪ ˈhæpənd tuː biː ˈwɔːkɪŋ ɪn maɪ ˈgɑːdn wɛn aɪ ˈnəʊtɪst ə hjuːʤ ˈnʌmbər ɒv sneɪlz ˈteɪkɪŋ ə strəʊl ɒn sʌm ɒv maɪ praɪz plɑːnts. ˈæktɪŋ ɒn ə ˈsʌdn ˈɪmpʌls, aɪ kəˈlɛktɪd ˈsɛvrəlˈdʌzn, pʊt ðɛm ɪn ə ˈpeɪpə bæg, ænd tʊk ðɛm tuː ˈrɒbət. ˈrɒbət wɒz dɪˈlaɪtɪdtuː siː miː ænd ˈiːkwəli pliːzd wɪð maɪ ˈlɪtl gɪft. aɪ lɛft ðə bæg ɪn ðə hɔːlænd ˈrɒbət ænd aɪ wɛnt ˈɪntuː ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ ruːm weə wiː tɔːkt fɔːr ə ˈkʌpl ɒv ˈaʊəz.aɪ hæd fəˈgɒtn ɔːl əˈbaʊt ðə sneɪlz wɛn ˈrɒbət ˈsʌdnli sɛd ðæt aɪ mʌst steɪ tuːˈdɪnə. sneɪlz wʊd, ɒv kɔːs, biː ðə meɪn dɪʃ. aɪ dɪd nɒt ˈfænsi ði aɪˈdɪə ænd aɪrɪˈlʌktəntli ˈfɒləʊd ˈrɒbət aʊt ɒv ðə ruːm. tuː ˈaʊə dɪsˈmeɪ, wiː sɔː ðæt ðeə wɜːsneɪlz ˈɛvrɪweə: ðeɪ hæd ɪsˈkeɪpt frɒm ðə ˈpeɪpə bæg ænd hæd ˈteɪkən kəmˈpliːtpəˈzɛʃən ɒv ðə hɔːl! aɪ hæv ˈnɛvə biːn ˈeɪbl tuː lʊk æt ə sneɪl sɪns ðɛn.

任务配置：L0+L1+L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、appeal：申诉，呼吁，吸引，2、stroll：漫步，3、impulse：冲动，4、dozen：一打，5、equally：相等，6、reluctantly：勉强7、take complete possession of：完全占有

音标：/ts/ 舌尖抵住上齿，作好发“t”的姿势，气流冲破阻碍，发出短促的“t”音后，紧接着就发“s”这摩擦音。

练习感悟： 今天的文章录了3遍左右就达标了，但是难度确实很大，这样读下去，肯定会有进步的。