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  One man's meat is another man's poison——Part 2

wʌn mænz miːt ɪz əˈnʌðə mænz ˈpɔɪzn——pɑːt 2

The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants. Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert. Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift. I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours. I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner. Snails would, of course, be the main dish. I did not fancy the idea and I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room. To our dismay, we saw that there were snails everywhere: they had escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete possession of the hall! I have never been able to look at a snail since then.

ði aɪˈdɪə ˈnɛvər əˈpiːld tuː miː ˈvɛri mʌʧ, bʌt wʌn deɪ, ˈɑːftə ˈhɛvi ˈʃaʊə, aɪ ˈhæpənd tuː biː ˈwɔːkɪŋ ɪn maɪ ˈgɑːdn wɛn aɪ ˈnəʊtɪst ə hjuːʤ ˈnʌmbər ɒv sneɪlz ˈteɪkɪŋ ə strəʊl ɒn sʌm ɒv maɪ praɪz plɑːnts. ˈæktɪŋ ɒn ə ˈsʌdn ˈɪmpʌls, aɪ kəˈlɛktɪd ˈsɛvrəl ˈdʌzn, pʊt ðɛm ɪn ə ˈpeɪpə bæg, ænd tʊk ðɛm tuː ˈrɒbət. ˈrɒbət wɒz dɪˈlaɪtɪd tuː siː miː ænd ˈiːkwəli pliːzd wɪð maɪ ˈlɪtl gɪft. aɪ lɛft ðə bæg ɪn ðə hɔːl ænd ˈrɒbət ænd aɪ wɛnt ˈɪntuː ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ ruːm weə wiː tɔːkt fɔːr ə ˈkʌpl ɒv ˈaʊəz. aɪ hæd fəˈgɒtn ɔːl əˈbaʊt ðə sneɪlz wɛn ˈrɒbət ˈsʌdnli sɛd ðæt aɪ mʌst steɪ tuː ˈdɪnə. sneɪlz wʊd, ɒv kɔːs, biː ðə meɪn dɪʃ. aɪ dɪd nɒt ˈfænsi ði aɪˈdɪə ænd aɪ rɪˈlʌktəntli ˈfɒləʊd ˈrɒbət aʊt ɒv ðə ruːm. tuː ˈaʊə dɪsˈmeɪ, wiː sɔː ðæt ðeə wɜː sneɪlz ˈɛvrɪweə: ðeɪ hæd ɪsˈkeɪpt frɒm ðə ˈpeɪpə bæg ænd hæd ˈteɪkən kəmˈpliːt pəˈzɛʃən ɒv ðə hɔːl! aɪ hæv ˈnɛvə biːn ˈeɪbl tuː lʊk æt ə sneɪl sɪns ðɛn.

一开始，他的这一想法没有引起我多大兴趣。后来有一天，一场大雨后，我在花园里漫无目的散步，突然注意到许许多多蜗牛在我的一些心爱的花木上慢悠悠的蠕动着。我一时冲动，逮了几十只，装进一只纸袋里，带着去找罗伯特。罗伯特见到我很高兴，对我的薄礼也感到满意。我把纸袋放在门厅里，与罗伯特一起进了起居室，在那里聊了好几个钟头。我把蜗牛的事已忘得一干二净，罗伯特突然提出一定要我留下来吃晚饭，这才提醒了我。蜗牛当然是道主菜。我并不喜欢这个主意，所以我勉强跟着罗伯特走进了起居室。使我们惊愕的是门厅里到处爬满了蜗牛：它们从纸袋里逃了出来，爬得满厅都是！从那以后，我再也不能看一眼蜗牛了。

任务配置：L0、L3、L4

知识笔记：

单词和短语

The idea never appealed to me 这一想法没有引起我多大兴趣

be delighted to do sth 很高兴做某事

be pleased with sth对某物感到满意

after heavy shower一场大雨后

happened to be doing sth突然做某事

taking a stroll on慢悠悠的蠕动

Acting on a sudden impulse一时冲动

a couple of hours 好几个钟头

fancy the idea 不喜欢这个主意

reluctantly / rɪˈlʌktəntli/

to sb's dismay使某人惊愕

take possession of sp满地都是

have never been able to do sth since then再也不能做某事了

练习感悟：最近时间重新安排，新概念的精进计划暂时停止，等考完基金从业资格证后，再拾起来。以后会保底完成L0、L3、L4。