练习材料:
Lesson 28 No parking
Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths. He has just bought a new house in the city, but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with cars and their owners. When he returns home at night, he always finds that someone has parked a car outside his gate. Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once. Jasper has put up' No Parking' signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect. Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate. It is one of the ugliest faces I have ever seen. I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa, the Gorgon. Jasper hopes that she will turn cars and their owners to stone. But none of them has been turned to stone yet!
noʊˈpɑrkɪŋ
ˈʤæspər waɪtɪz wʌnʌv ðoʊz rɛrˈpipəl hu bɪˈlivzɪnˈeɪnʃənt mɪθs. hi hæzʤʌst bɔtənu haʊsɪn ðəˈsɪti, bʌtˈɛvər sɪns hi muvdɪn, hi hæz hædˈtrʌbəl wɪð kɑrz ænd ðɛrˈoʊnərz. wɛn hi rɪˈtɜrnz hoʊmæt naɪt, hiˈɔlˌweɪz faɪndzðætˈsʌmˌwʌn hæz pɑrktəkɑrˈaʊtˈsaɪd hɪz geɪt. bɪˈkəzʌv ðɪs, hi hæz nɑt bɪnˈeɪbəl tu gɛt hɪz oʊn kɑrˈɪntu hɪz gəˈrɑʒˈivən wʌns.ˈʤæspər hæz pʊtʌp noʊˈpɑrkɪŋsaɪnzˈaʊtˈsaɪd hɪz geɪt, bʌtðiz hæv nɑt hædˈɛniɪˈfɛkt. naʊhi hæz pʊtənˈʌgli stoʊn hɛdˈoʊvərðəgeɪt.ɪtɪz wʌnʌvðiˈʌgliəstˈfeɪsɪz aɪhævˈɛvər sin. aɪæskt hɪm wʌtɪt wʌz ænd hi toʊld mi ðætɪt wʌz məˈdusə, ðəˈgɔrgən.ˈʤæspər hoʊps ðætʃi wɪl tɜrn kɑrz ænd ðɛrˈoʊnərz tu stoʊn. bʌt nʌnʌvðɛm hæz bɪn tɜrnd tu stoʊn jɛt!
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
rare 罕见的
ancient 古代的;古老的
have trouble with 与……有冲突;觉得……很难搞
be able to do sth. 能够做……