Lesson 7 Too late
The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!
ˈlɛsən 7 tu leɪt
ðə pleɪn wəz leɪt ənd dɪˈtɛktɪvz wər ˈweɪtɪŋ ət ði ˈɛrˌpɔrt ɔl ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ðeɪ wər ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ə ˈvæljəbəl ˈpɑrsəl əv ˈdaɪməndz frəm saʊθ ˈæfrəkə. ə fju ˈaʊərz ˈɜrliər, ˈsʌmˌwʌn həd toʊld ðə pəˈlis ðət θivz wəd traɪ tə stil ðə ˈdaɪməndz. wɛn ðə pleɪn əˈraɪvd, səməv ðə dɪˈtɛktɪvz wər ˈweɪtɪŋ ɪnˈsaɪd ðə meɪn ˈbɪldɪŋ waɪl ˈʌðərz wər ˈweɪtɪŋ ɑn ði ˈɛrˌfild. tu mɛn tʊk ðə ˈpɑrsəl ɔf ðə pleɪn əndˈkærid ɪt ˈɪntə ðə ˈkʌstəmz haʊs. waɪl tu dɪˈtɛktɪvz wər ˈkipɪŋ gɑrd ət ðə dɔr, tu ˈʌðərz ˈoʊpənd ðə ˈpɑrsəl. tə ðɛr sərˈpraɪz, ðəˈprɛʃəs ˈpɑrsəl wəz fʊl əv stoʊnz ənd sænd!
任务配置：
L0+L1+L4
笔记：
1. parcel：
a thing or collection of things wrapped in paper in order to be carried or sent by mail. 包裹，小包
synonyms:package, packet
a quantity or amount of something, especially as dealt with in one commercial transaction.
"a parcel of shares"
a piece of land, especially one considered as part of an estate. 一块地，一片地
synonyms:plot, piece, patch, tract, allotment, lot, plat
"a parcel of land"
也可以当动词用，parcel sth out把...分发出去；分配
parcel out the gifts to the other children.她把礼物分给其他孩子。
parcel sth up mainly UK 把...打包；捆扎
A parcel is a part of something, or a division. It can also be a package or a collection of things wrapped together.
Parcel comes from the Anglo-Norman word for "part." Often when we use parcel to mean a part, we're talking about land, which is divided into definable (and purchasable) tracts. As a verb, parcel means to divide something into parts, just as after trick-or-treating you might parcel your candy stash into piles of chocolates, peppermints, or toffees. If you're selling the family farm, you might parcel it into four small plots.
2. 蝴蝶音的不完全化现象，sand，可以一个个收集，然后打包啦。
sank /sæŋ/ drank /dræŋk/ (Lesson 6 Percy Buttons)
sand /sænd/
3. airfield
an area of land set aside for the takeoff, landing, and maintenance of aircraft. 飞机场
4. guard v. n.
n. the act or duty of protecting property, places or people from attack or danger; the act or duty of preventing prisoners from escaping. 警戒；保卫；保护；看守
be at guard
to do guard duty
under armed guard
under police guard
keep guard
A person who protects something is called a guard. You might see a security guard at the mall, a crossing guard on the street outside a school, or a palace guardat Buckingham Palace.
To guard something is to watch over it or keep it from danger. You should ask someone to guard your backpack when you go to the restroom at the restaurant — or take it with you. The verb guard also means to protect against unintended consequences. To guard against overeating at the party, you could have a light snack before you go, so you aren't as tempted by all the delicious snacks and desserts.
5. diamond
A diamond is a valuable gemstone that's often used to make expensive jewelry. You might admire your friend's diamond earrings, but secretly wonder if they're real.
An engagement ring is typically set with one or more diamonds. Diamonds used for jewelry are cut and polished, and they're evaluated for quality and price by weight, or carat, as well as by their cut, clarity, and color. Another kind of diamond is the geometrical shape, which is also seen on playing cards called diamonds, and echoed in the shape of a baseball field, also known as a diamond.
--- a diamond ring/necklace/bracelet
习语diamond cut diamond， 针锋相对；棋逢对手
整个习语当名词用
例如：Whenever he argues with his brother, it is diamond cut diamond.
rough diamond (BrE) (NAmE, diamond in the rough) 外粗内秀的人
a person who has many good qualities even though they do not seem to be very polite, educated, etc.
---菱形
---（纸牌中的）方块 one of the four suits/sets in a pack/deck of cards. The cards are marked with red diamond shapes.
---内场；棒球场 the space inside the lines that connects the four bases; also used to mean the whole baseball field.
L1
UH sound /ʊ/
单词： took full
1. To make this sound, the corners of the lips comes in a little so the lips flare away from the face
2. The back of the tongue lifts towards the back of the roof of the mouth
3. The front of the tongue remains down, but it might be pulled slight back, so it's not quite touching the back of the bottom front teeth.
in the stressed syllable, the vowel curves up, then down took
in an unstressed syllable, it's lower and flatter in pitch, as well as quieter and quicker. e.g goodbye.
练习感悟：
1.觉得UH sound /ʊ/这个音发的够好了，今天看了下在非重读音节中的口型，还是做得不够到位，嘴型还是长得太大，做成了重读音节中的嘴型。
2. 边做笔记边模仿，得不偿失。所以写下这一条，我要去认真模仿并且朗读了。
3. 21:41录音完毕。录了很多遍，发现都在48秒，差的4秒到底在哪儿？发现是有些句子与句子之间的停顿把握的不好，更重要的是，还有一些词读得要更长一点，比如while, surprise, stones and sand可以再长一点。
4.men跟man的发音
men /mɛn/发的不够好，张口太大，不够标准，嘴型不到位；
复习man /mæn/
5.刻意对口型的时候，发出的音要多练习几遍才能口型跟声音对上，对着手机相机练习的时候，还是很不错的，可以看到自己嘴型，丑到不行，哈哈。