练习材料:
Lesson40 Food andtalk
Last week at adinner-party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold. Mrs. Rumboldwas a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress. She did not even look upwhen I took my seat beside her. Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a shorttime, she was busy eating. I tried to make conversation.
' A new play is coming to" The Globe"soon,' I said. 'Will you be seeing it ?' ' No,' she answered. 'Will you bespending your holidays abroad this year ?' I asked. ' No,' she answered.
' Will you be staying in England?' I asked.' No,' she answered. In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying herdinner.
' Young man,' she answered,' if you ate moreand talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!'
fuːd ænd tɔːk
lɑːst wiːk æt ə ˈdɪnəˌpɑːti, ðə ˈhəʊstɪs ɑːskt miː tuː sɪt nɛkst tuː Mrs. Rumbold.
Mrs. Rumbold wɒz ə lɑːʤ, ˌʌnˈsmaɪlɪŋ ˈleɪdi ɪn ə taɪt blæk drɛs. ʃiː dɪd nɒt ˈiːvən lʊk ʌp wɛnaɪ tʊk maɪ siːt bɪˈsaɪd hɜː. hɜːr aɪz wɜː fɪkst ɒn hɜː pleɪt ænd ɪn ə ʃɔːt taɪm,ʃiː wɒz ˈbɪzi ˈiːtɪŋ. aɪ traɪd tuː meɪk ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən.
' ə njuː pleɪ ɪz
ˈkʌmɪŋ tuː" ðə ˈgləʊb" suːn,' aɪ sɛd. wɪl juː biː ˈsiːɪŋ ɪt ?' ' nəʊ,'
ʃiː ˈɑːnsəd. wɪl juː biː ˈspɛndɪŋ jɔː ˈhɒlədeɪz əˈbrɔːd
ðɪs jɪə ?' aɪ ɑːskt. ' nəʊ,' ʃiː ˈɑːnsəd.' wɪl juː biː ˈsteɪɪŋ
ɪn ˈɪŋglənd?' aɪ ɑːskt. ' nəʊ,' ʃiː ˈɑːnsəd. ɪn dɪsˈpeə, aɪ ɑːskt hɜː ˈwɛðə ʃiː wɒz ɪnˈʤɔɪɪŋ hɜː ˈdɪnə.
' jʌŋ mæn,' ʃiː ˈɑːnsəd,' ɪf juː ɛt mɔːr ænd tɔːkt lɛs, wiː wʊdbəʊθ ɪnˈʤɔɪ ˈaʊə ˈdɪnə!'
任务配置:L0+L1+ L4
知识笔记:
单词:1、hostess:女主人,主妇,2、tight:紧,严密,3、fix on:固定住,4、despair:绝望,5、
音标:/∫/ 双唇微开,向前突出,舌尖升近上龈,用力将气息送出来,发“师”音。
练习感悟: 读来读去都无法刚刚好达标,最后快了一点点,放水了