练习材料：
L31-2：A lovableeccentric
Dickie left theshop without a word and returned carrying a large cloth bag. As it wasextremely heavy, he dumped it on the counter. The assistant asked him to leave,but Dickie paid no attention to him and requested to see the manager.Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic andreprimanded the assistant severely. When Dickie was given the watch, hepresented the assistant with the cloth bag. It contained $300 in pennies. Heinsisted on the assistant's counting the money before he left -- 30,000 penniesin all! On another occasion, he invited a number of important critics to seehis private collection of modern paintings. This exhibition received a greatdeal of attention in the press, for though the pictures were supposed to be thework of famous artists, they had in fact been painted by Dickie. It took himfour years to stage this elaborate joke simply to prove that critics do notalways know what they are talking about.
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Dickie lɛft ðə ʃɒp wɪˈðaʊt ə wɜːd ænd rɪˈtɜːnd ˈkæriɪŋ ə lɑːʤ klɒθ bæg. æz ɪt wɒz ɪksˈtriːmli ˈhɛvi, hiː dʌmpt ɪt ɒn ðə ˈkaʊntə. ði əˈsɪstənt ɑːskt hɪm tuː liːv, bʌt Dickie peɪd nəʊ əˈtɛnʃ(ə)n tuː hɪm ænd rɪˈkwɛstɪd tuː siː ðə ˈmænɪʤə. ˈrɛkəgnaɪzɪŋ huː ðə ˈkʌstəmə wɒz, ðə ˈmænɪʤə wɒz məʊst əˌpɒləˈʤɛtɪk ænd ˈrɛprɪmɑːndɪd ði əˈsɪstənt sɪˈvɪəli. wɛn Dickie wɒz ˈgɪvn ðə wɒʧ, hiː prɪˈzɛntɪd ði əˈsɪstənt wɪð ðə klɒθ bæg. ɪt kənˈteɪnd $300 ɪn ˈpɛnɪz. hiː ɪnˈsɪstɪd ɒn ði əˈsɪstənts ˈkaʊntɪŋ ðə ˈmʌni bɪˈfɔː hiː lɛft -- 30,000 ˈpɛnɪz ɪn ɔːl! ɒn əˈnʌðər əˈkeɪʒən, hiː ɪnˈvaɪtɪd ə ˈnʌmbər ɒv ɪmˈpɔːtənt ˈkrɪtɪks tuː siː hɪz ˈpraɪvɪt kəˈlɛkʃən ɒv ˈmɒdən ˈpeɪntɪŋz. ðɪs ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃən rɪˈsiːvd ə greɪt diːl ɒv əˈtɛnʃ(ə)n ɪn ðə prɛs, fɔː ðəʊ ðə ˈpɪkʧəz wɜː səˈpəʊzd tuː biː ðə wɜːk ɒv ˈfeɪməs ˈɑːtɪsts, ðeɪ hæd ɪn fækt biːn ˈpeɪntɪd baɪ Dickie. ɪt tʊk hɪm fɔː jɪəz tuː steɪʤ ðɪs ɪˈlæbərɪt ʤəʊk ˈsɪmpli tuː pruːv ðæt ˈkrɪtɪks duː nɒt ˈɔːlweɪz nəʊ wɒt ðeɪ ɑː ˈtɔːkɪŋ əˈbaʊt.
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
单词：1、dump：倾倒，倾销，抛弃，2、apologetic：抱歉的，歉然，遗憾，3、reprimand：惩戒，训斥，4、severely：严重，严厉，5、critic：评论家，批评家，6、elaborate：精心制作的，缜密，7、stage：表演，阶段，舞台
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练习感悟： 看起来好像不难，生词也不多，但是语速快，今晚录了七八遍才终于勉强达标了，看这个情况，以后会越来越难了
