瘦肉–ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day94 20190314

L31-2：Alovableeccentric

Dickie left the shop without a word and returned carrying a large cloth bag. As it was extremely 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 and reprimanded the assistant severely. When Dickie was given the watch, he presented the assistant with the cloth bag. It contained $300 in pennies. He insisted on the assistant's counting the money before he left -- 30,000 pennies in all! On another occasion, he invited a number of important critics to see his private collection of modern paintings. This exhibition received a great deal of attention in the press, for though the pictures were supposed to be the work of famous artists, they had in fact been painted by Dickie. It took him four years to stage this elaborate joke simply to prove that critics do not always know what they are talking about.

音标:ɛl31-2：ə ˈlʌvəbl ɪkˈsɛntrɪk

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:1.beddraggled拖泥带水的

2.dump把……砰的一声抛下

3.reprimand训斥

4.apologetic道歉的

5.stage暗中策划

6.elaborate精心构思的

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7.be  caught in作“突然遇上，碰上”

练习感悟:1.摸着摸着时间就过去了，忽然想着要不明天来补作业。后来想想自己的能力和精力不能兼顾，一口气吃不了大胖子。这种撂摊子的行为还是扼杀在摇篮里比较好。说啥呢，干了再说。