Lesson 14 Do you speak English?
原文：I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, 'Do you speak English?' As I soon learnt, he was English himself!
音标:［ˈlɛsən］ 14 ［dʊ］［jʊ］［spik］［ˈɪŋglɪʃ］? ［aɪ］［həd］［ən］［əmˈjuzɪŋ］［ɪkˈspɪriəns］［læst］［jɪr］. ［ˈæftər］［aɪ］［həd］［lɛft］［ə］［smɔl］［ˈvɪləʤ］［ɪn］［ðə］［saʊθ］［əv］［fræns］, ［aɪ］［droʊv］［ɑn］［tə］［ðə］［nɛkst］［taʊn］. ［ɑn］［ðə］［weɪ］, ［ə］［jʌŋ］［mæn］［weɪvd］［tə］［mi］. ［aɪ］［stɑpt］［ənd］［hi］［æskt］［mi］［fər］［ə］［lɪft］. ［əz］［sun］［əz］［hi］［həd］［gɑt］［ˈɪntə］［ðə］［kɑr］, ［aɪ］［sɛd］［gʊd］［ˈmɔrnɪŋ］［tə］［ɪm］［ɪn］［frɛnʧ］［ənd］［hi］［rɪˈplaɪd］［ɪn］［ðə］［seɪm］［ˈlæŋgwəʤ］. ［əˈpɑrt］［frəm］［ə］［fju］［wɜrdz］, ［aɪ］［dʊ］［nɑt］［noʊ］［ˈɛni］［frɛnʧ］［ət］［ɔl］. ［ˈniðər］［əv］［əs］［spoʊk］［ˈdʊrɪŋ］［ðə］［ˈʤɜrni］. ［aɪ］［həd］［ˈnɪrli］［riʧt］［ðə］［taʊn］, ［wɛn］［ðə］［jʌŋ］［mæn］［ˈsʌdənli］［sɛd］, ［ˈvɛri］［ˈsloʊli］, ［dʊ］［jʊ］［spik］［ˈɪŋglɪʃ］?' ［əz］［aɪ］［sun］［lɜrnt］, ［hi］［wəz］［ˈɪŋglɪʃ］［hɪmˈsɛlf］!
任务配置：L0＋L4
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Lesson 4 An exciting trip
原文：I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.
音标:［ˈlɛsən］ 4 ［ən］［ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ］［trɪp］ ［aɪ］［həv］［ʤəst］［rəˈsivd］［ə］［ˈlɛtər］［frəm］［maɪ］［ˈbrʌðər］, ［tɪm］. ［hi］［əz］［ɪn］［ɔˈstreɪljə］. ［hi］［həz］［bɪn］［ðɛr］［fər］［sɪks］［mʌnθs］. ［tɪm］［əz］［ən］［ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr］. ［hi］［əz］［ˈwɜrkɪŋ］［fər］［ə］［bɪg］［fɜrm］［ənd］［hi］［həz］［ɔlˈrɛdi］［ˈvɪzətəd］［ə］［greɪt］［ˈnʌmbər］［əv］［ˈdɪfərənt］［ˈpleɪsəz］［ɪn］［ɔˈstreɪljə］. ［hi］［həz］［ʤəst］［bɑt］［ən］［ɔˈstreɪljən］［kɑr］［ənd］［həz］［gɔn］［tʊ］［ˈæləs］［sprɪŋz］, ［ə］［smɔl］［taʊn］［ɪn］［ðə］［ˈsɛntər］［əv］［ɔˈstreɪljə］. ［hi］［wɪl］［sun］［ˈvɪzət］［ˈdɑrwɪn］. ［frəm］［ðɛr］, ［hi］［wɪl］［flaɪ］［tə］［pɜrθ］. ［maɪ］［ˈbrʌðər］［həz］［ˈnɛvər］［bɪn］［əˈbrɔd］［bɪˈfɔr］, ［soʊ］［hi］［əz］［ˈfaɪndɪŋ］［ðɪs］［trɪp］［ˈvɛri］［ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ］.
Lesson 5 No wrong numbers
原文：Mr. James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private telephone service.
音标:［ˈlɛsən］ 5 ［noʊ］［rɔŋ］［ˈnʌmbərz］ ［ˈmɪstər］. ［ʤeɪmz］［skɑt］［həz］［ə］［gəˈrɑʒ］［ɪn］Silbury ［ənd］［naʊ］［hi］［həz］［ʤəst］［bɑt］［əˈnʌðər］［gəˈrɑʒ］［ɪn］Pinhurst. Pinhurst ［əz］［ˈoʊnli］［faɪv］［maɪlz］［frəm］Silbury, ［bət］［ˈmɪstər］. ［skɑt］［ˈkænɑt］［gɛt］［ə］［ˈtɛləˌfoʊn］［fər］［hɪz］［nu］［gəˈrɑʒ］, ［soʊ］［hi］［həz］［ʤəst］［bɑt］［twɛlv］［ˈpɪʤənz］. ［ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ］, ［ə］［ˈpɪʤən］［ˈkærid］［ðə］［fɜrst］［ˈmɛsəʤ］［frəm］Pinhurst ［tə］Silbury. ［ðə］［bɜrd］［ˈkʌvərd］［ðə］［ˈdɪstəns］［ɪn］［θri］［ˈmɪnəts］. ［ʌp］［tə］［naʊ］, ［ˈmɪstər］. ［skɑt］［həz］［sɛnt］［ə］［greɪt］［ˈmɛni］［rɪˈkwɛsts］［fər］［spɛr］［pɑrts］［ənd］［ˈʌðər］［ˈɜrʤənt］［ˈmɛsəʤəz］［frəm］［wʌn］［gəˈrɑʒ］［tə］［ði］［ˈʌðər］. ［ɪn］［ðɪs］［weɪ］, ［hi］［həz］［bɪˈgʌn］［ɪz］［oʊn］［ˈpraɪvət］［ˈtɛləˌfoʊn］［ˈsɜrvəs］.