Lesson 17 Always young
My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five years old. In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, 'Darling, it must be terrible to be grown up !'
/maɪ/ /ænt/ /ˈʤɛnəfər/ /ɪz/ /ən/ /ˈæktrəs/. /ʃi/ /məst/ /bi/ /ət/ /list/ /ˈθɜrdi/-/faɪv/ /jɪrz/ /oʊld/. /ɪn/ /spaɪt/ /əv/ /ðɪs/, /ʃi/ /ˈɔfən/ /əˈpɪrz/ /ɑn/ /ðə/ /steɪʤ/ /əz/ /ə/ /jʌŋ/ /gɜrl/. /ˈʤɛnəfər/ /wɪl/ /həv/ /tə/ /teɪk/ /pɑrt/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /nu/ /pleɪ/ /sun/. /ðɪs/ /taɪm/, /ʃi/ /wɪl/ /bi/ /ə/ /gɜrl/ /əv/ /ˈsɛvənˈtin/. /ɪn/ /ðə/ /pleɪ/, /ʃi/ /məst/ /əˈpɪr/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /braɪt/ /rɛd/ /drɛs/ /ənd/ /lɔŋ/ /blæk/ /ˈstɑkɪŋz/. /læst/ /jɪr/ /ɪn/ /əˈnʌðər/ /pleɪ/, /ʃi/ /həd/ /tə/ /wɛr/ /ʃɔrt/ /sɑks/ /ənd/ /ə/ /braɪt/, /ˈɔrənʤ/-/ˈkʌlərd/ /drɛs/. /ɪf/ /ˈɛniˌwʌn/ /ˈɛvər/ /æskt/ /hər/ /haʊ/ /oʊld/ /ʃi/ /ɪz/, /ʃi/ /ˈɔlˌweɪz/ /ˈænsərz/, /ˈdɑrlɪŋ/, /ɪt/ /məst/ /bi/ /ˈtɛrəbəl/ /tə/ /bi/ /groʊn/ /ʌp/!
知识笔记：
1.比较难发的音：young darling
2.play时尾音要嘴巴往两边裂开一下，拖长一点
3.两个形容词，其中有一个是颜色的形容词颜色的放到后面。
感悟：知道这几天要出差，所以前两天了就没有抓紧时间练任务，想着出差的时候可以专心补回来。实际上这就是一种偷懒、放水的心理，出差真的有时间练习吗？一般很难有。
