Lesson89：A slip of the tongue
Who made the only funny joke that evening and why?
People will do anything to see a free show -- even if it is a bad one. 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. We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began. Unfortunately, the show was one of the dullest we have ever seen. Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed, as many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come. The only funny things we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the programme. He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone. As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone burst out laughing. 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!"
ˈlɛsn89：ə slɪp ɒv ðə tʌŋ
huː meɪd ði ˈəʊnli ˈfʌni ʤəʊk ðæt ˈiːvnɪŋ ænd waɪ?
ˈpiːpl wɪl duː ˈɛnɪθɪŋ tuː siː ə friː ʃəʊ -- ˈiːvən ɪf ɪt ɪz ə bæd wʌn. wɛn ðə njuːz gɒt raʊnd ðæt ə ˈkɒmɪdi ʃəʊ wʊd biː prɪˈzɛntɪd æt ˈaʊəˈləʊkəl ˈsɪnəmə baɪ ðə piː. ænd juː. bɜːd siːd ˈkʌmpəni, wiː ɔːl rʌʃt tuː siː ɪt. wiː hæd tuː kjuː fɔːr ˈaʊəz tuː gɛt ɪn ænd ðeə mʌst hævbiːn ˈsɛvrəl ˈhʌndrəd ˈpiːpl ˈprɛznt ʤʌst bɪˈfɔː ðə ʃəʊ bɪˈgæn. ʌnˈfɔːʧnɪtli, ðə ʃəʊ wɒz wʌn ɒv ðə ˈdʌlɪst wiː hæv ˈɛvə siːn. ðəʊz huːfeɪld tuː gɛt ɪn niːd nɒt hæv fɛlt ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd, æz ˈmɛni ɒv ði ɑːˈtiːsts huː ʃʊd hæv əˈpɪəd dɪd nɒt kʌm. ði ˈəʊnli ˈfʌni θɪŋz wiː hɜːdðæt ˈiːvnɪŋ keɪm frɒm ði ˈædvətaɪzər æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɒv ðə ˈprəʊgræm. hiː wɒz ˈɒbvɪəsli ˈvɛri ˈnɜːvəs ænd fɔː sʌm ˈmɪnɪts stʊdˈɔːkwədli bɪˈfɔː ðə ˈmaɪkrəfəʊn. æz suːn æz hiː ˈəʊpənd hɪz maʊθ, ˈɛvrɪwʌn bɜːst aʊt ˈlɑːfɪŋ. wiː ɔːl nəʊ wɒt ðə pʊə mæn ʃʊd hævsɛd, 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+L1+L4
知识笔记：
生词：
slip 英 /slɪp/ vi. 滑动；滑倒；犯错；失足；减退 vt. 使滑动；滑过；摆脱；塞入；闪开 n. 滑，滑倒；片，纸片；错误；下跌；事故 adj. 滑动的；有活结的；活络的 abbr. 串行线路接口协议，是旧式的协议（Serial Line Interface Protocol）
tongue 英 /tʌŋ/ n. 舌头；语言 vt. 舔；斥责；用舌吹 vi. 说话；吹管乐器
comedy 英 /'kɒmɪdɪ/ n. 喜剧；喜剧性；有趣的事情
queue 英 /kjuː/ n. 队列；长队；辫子 vi. 排队；排队等候 vt. 将…梳成辫子；使…排队
dull 英 /dʌl/ adj. 钝的；迟钝的；无趣的；呆滞的；阴暗的 vt. 使迟钝；使阴暗；缓和 vi. 减少；变迟钝
awkwardly 英 /'ɔ:kwə:dli/ adv. 笨拙地；无技巧地
burst 英 /bɜːst/ vi. 爆发，突发；爆炸 vt. 爆发，突发；爆炸 n. 爆发，突发；爆炸
present 英 /prɪˈzent;(for n.)ˈpreznt/ vt. 提出；介绍；呈现；赠送 vi. 举枪瞄准 adj. 现在的；出席的 n. 现在；礼物；瞄准
发音：
前元音 .[e]
舌位：舌尖抵下齿，舌中部向硬腭抬起
口型：口形扁平，但是比[i:]、[i]张得大
气流从口腔泄出，声带振动
注意：上下齿尖能容纳一根食指的宽度
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.
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