练习材料：

L53-2: In thepublic interest

The Ombudsman isnot subject to political pressure. He investigates complaints large and smallthat come to him from all levels of society. As complaints must be made inwriting, the Ombudsman receives an average of 1,200 letters a year. He haseight lawyer assistants to help him and he examines every single letter indetail. There is nothing secretive about the Ombudsman's work for hiscorrespondence is open to public inspection. If a citizen's complaint isjustified, the Ombudsman will act on his behalf. The action he takes variesaccording to the nature of the complaint. He may gently reprimand an officialor even suggest to parliament that a law be altered.The following case is atypical example of the Ombudsman's work. A foreigner living in a Swedish villagewrote to the Ombudsman complaining that he had been ill-treated by the police,simply because he was a foreigner.

ɪn ðə ˈpʌblɪk ˈɪntrɪst

ði ˈɒmbʊdzmən ɪz nɒt

ˈsʌbʤɪkt tuː pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈprɛʃə. hiː ɪnˈvɛstɪgeɪts kəmˈpleɪnts lɑːʤ ænd smɔːl ðæt kʌm tuː hɪm frɒm ɔːl ˈlɛvlz

ɒv səˈsaɪəti. æz kəmˈpleɪnts mʌst biː meɪd ɪn ˈraɪtɪŋ, ði ˈɒmbʊdzmən rɪˈsiːvz ən

ˈævərɪʤ ɒv 1,200 ˈlɛtəz ə jɪə. hiː hæz eɪt ˈlɔːjər əˈsɪstənts tuː hɛlp hɪm ænd

hiː ɪgˈzæmɪnz ˈɛvri ˈsɪŋgl ˈlɛtər ɪn ˈdiːteɪl. ðeər ɪz ˈnʌθɪŋ sɪˈkriːtɪv əˈbaʊt

ði ˈɒmbʊdzmənz wɜːk fɔː hɪz ˌkɒrɪsˈpɒndəns ɪz ˈəʊpən tuː ˈpʌblɪk ɪnˈspɛkʃən. ɪf

ə ˈsɪtɪznz kəmˈpleɪnt ɪz ˈʤʌstɪfaɪd, ði ˈɒmbʊdzmən wɪl ækt ɒn hɪz bɪˈhɑːf. ði ˈækʃ(ə)n hiː teɪks ˈveəriz əˈkɔːdɪŋ

tuː ðə ˈneɪʧər ɒv ðə kəmˈpleɪnt. hiː meɪ ˈʤɛntli ˈrɛprɪmɑːnd ən əˈfɪʃəl ɔːr ˈiːvən səˈʤɛst tuː ˈpɑːləmənt ðæt ə lɔː biː ˈɔːltəd.ðə ˈfɒləʊɪŋ

keɪs ɪz ə ˈtɪpɪk(ə)l ɪgˈzɑːmpl ɒv ði ˈɒmbʊdzmənz wɜːk. ə ˈfɒrɪnə ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ə ˈswiːdɪʃ ˈvɪlɪʤ rəʊttuː ði ˈɒmbʊdzmən kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ ðæt hiː hæd biːn ˈɪlˈtriːtɪd baɪ ðə pəˈliːs, ˈsɪmplibɪˈkɒz hiː wɒz ə ˈfɒrɪnə.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、secretive：隐秘的，2、correspondence：一致，通讯，对应，3、reprimand：惩戒，训斥，申斥，4、alter：改变，修改，更改，5、typical：典型的，6、ill-treated：虐待，7、

音标：虽然读起来比较拗口，不过时长比较短，所以录了两三遍也就达标了。