Ivan的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day65 20181211

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Lesson65 Jumbo versus the police

Last Christmas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a children's hospital. Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by a 'guard of honour' of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo. He should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing. A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone along a side-street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic. Though Jimmy agreed to go at once, Jumbo refused to move. Fifteen policemen had to push very hard to get him off the main street. The police had a difficult time, but they were most amused. 'Jumbo must weigh a few tons,' said a policeman afterwards, 'so it was fortunate that we didn't have to carry him. Of course, we should arrest him, but as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time.'

ˈlɛsn65 ˈʤʌmbəʊ ˈvɜːsəs ðə pəˈliːs 

lɑːst ˈkrɪsməs, ðə ˈsɜːkəs ˈəʊnə, ˈʤɪmi geɪts, dɪˈsaɪdɪd tuː teɪk sʌm ˈprɛznts tuː ə ˈʧɪldrənz ˈhɒspɪtl. drɛst ʌp æz ˈfɑːðə ˈkrɪsməsænd əˈkʌmpənid baɪ ə gɑːd ɒv ˈɒnə ɒv sɪks ˈprɪti gɜːlz, hiː sɛt ɒf daʊn ðə meɪn striːt ɒv ðə ˈsɪti ˈraɪdɪŋ ə ˈbeɪbi ˈɛlɪfənt kɔːldˈʤʌmbəʊ. hiː ʃʊd hæv nəʊn ðæt ðə pəˈliːs wʊd ˈnɛvər əˈlaʊ ðɪs sɔːt ɒv θɪŋ. ə pəˈliːsmən əˈprəʊʧt ˈʤɪmi ænd təʊld hɪm hiː ɔːt tuːhæv gɒn əˈlɒŋ ə saɪd-striːt æz ˈʤʌmbəʊ wɒz ˈhəʊldɪŋ ʌp ðə ˈtræfɪk. ðəʊ ˈʤɪmi əˈgriːd tuː gəʊ æt wʌns, ˈʤʌmbəʊ ˌriːˈfjuːzd tuːmuːv. ˈfɪfˈtiːn pəˈliːsmən hæd tuː pʊʃ ˈvɛri hɑːd tuː gɛt hɪm ɒf ðə meɪn striːt. ðə pəˈliːs hæd ə ˈdɪfɪkəlt taɪm, bʌt ðeɪ wɜː məʊstəˈmjuːzd. ˈʤʌmbəʊ mʌst weɪ ə fjuː tʌnz,' sɛd ə pəˈliːsmən ˈɑːftəwədz, səʊ ɪt wɒz ˈfɔːʧnɪt ðæt wiː dɪdnt hæv tuː ˈkæri hɪm. ɒvkɔːs, wiː ʃʊd əˈrɛst hɪm, bʌt æz hiː hæz ə gʊd ˈrɛkɔːd, wiː ʃæl lɛt hɪm ɒf ðɪs taɪm.'

任务配置：L0+L4

笔记：sircus 马戏团，accompany陪伴，随行 approach走进，hold up the traffic阻碍交通，let him off 饶恕。

感悟：时间永远是不够的，只有做事才能不断去挤出来，而不是说要等空出一大段时间才去做事情。