练习材料：Lesson 89 A slip of the tongue 时长: 82s
People will do anything to see a free show--even if it is a bad one.
ˈpiːpl wɪl duː ˈɛnɪθɪŋ tuː siː ə friː ʃəʊ--ˈiːvən ɪf ɪt ɪz ə bæd wʌn.
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.
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.
We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began.
wiː hæd tuː kjuː fɔːr ˈaʊəz tuː gɛt ɪn ænd ðeə mʌst hæv biːn ˈsɛvrəl ˈhʌndrəd ˈpiːpl ˈprɛznt ʤʌst bɪˈfɔː ðə ʃəʊ bɪˈgæn.
Unfortunately, the show was one of the dullest we have ever seen.
ʌnˈfɔːʧnɪtli, ðə ʃəʊ wɒz wʌn ɒv ðə ˈdʌlɪst wiː hæv ˈɛvə siːn.
Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed as many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come.
ðəʊz huː feɪld tuː gɛt ɪn niːd nɒt hæv fɛlt ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd æz ˈmɛni ɒv ði ɑːˈtiːsts huː ʃʊd hæv əˈpɪəd dɪd nɒt kʌm.
The only funny things we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the programme.
ði ˈəʊnli ˈfʌni θɪŋz wiː hɜːd ðæt ˈiːvnɪŋ keɪm frɒm ði ˈædvətaɪzər æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɒv ðə ˈprəʊgræm.
He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone.
hiː wɒz ˈɒbvɪəsli ˈvɛri ˈnɜːvəs ænd fɔː sʌm ˈmɪnɪts stʊd ˈɔːkwədli bɪˈfɔː ðə ˈmaɪkrəfəʊn.
As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone burst out laughing.
æz suːn æz hiː ˈəʊpənd hɪz maʊθ, ˈɛvrɪwʌn bɜːst aʊt ˈlɑːfɪŋ.
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!’
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：
A slip of the tongue na.失言 口误
burst out laughing 放声大笑
queue
n.
1.（人、汽车等的）队，行列a line of people, cars, etc. waiting for sth or to do sth
2.（存储的数据）队列a list of items of data stored in a particular order
v.
1.[i]~ (up) (for sth)
（人、车等）排队等候to wait in a line of people, vehicles, etc. in order to do sth, get sth or go somewhere
2.[t][i]~ (sth)
（使）排队；列队等待to add tasks to other tasks so that they are ready to be done in order; to come together to be done in order
Please queue up for a ticket. Do not jump the queue.
练习感悟：一句话的节奏掌握不好，很容易一口气憋到最后就没气了，所以被点评道有些地方的语气应该重一些，语速慢一些。
