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Lesson24 It could be worse
/ˈlɛsən/24 /ɪt//kʊd/ /bi//wɜrs/
I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down.
/aɪ//ˈɛntərd/ /ðə/ /hoʊˈtɛl/ /ˈmænɪʤərz/ /ˈɔfəs//ænd/ /sæt//daʊn/.
I had just lost ￡50 and I felt very upset.'
/aɪ//hæd/ /ʤʌst//lɔst/ ￡50 /ænd//aɪ/ /fɛlt//ˈvɛri/ /əpˈsɛt/.'
I left the money in my room,' I said, 'and it's not there now.'
/aɪ//lɛft/ /ðə//ˈmʌni/ /ɪn//maɪ/ /rum/,' /aɪ//sɛd/, /ænd/ /ɪts/ /nɑt/ /ðɛr/ /naʊ/.'
The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing.
/ðə//ˈmænəʤər/ /wʌz/ /ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk/, /bʌt//hi/ /kʊd//du/ /ˈnʌθɪŋ/.
'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said.
/ˈɛvriˌwʌnz//ˈluzɪŋ/ /ˈmʌni//ðiz/ /deɪz/,' /hi//sɛd/.
He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a
knock at the door. /hi//ˈstɑrtəd/ /tu/ /kəmˈpleɪn//əˈbaʊt/ /ðɪs//ˈwɪkəd/ /wɜrld//bʌt/ /wʌz/ /ˌɪntəˈrʌptɪd/ /baɪ/ /ə/ /nɑk/ /æt/ /ðə/ /dɔr/.
A girl came in andputan envelope on his desk.
/ə//gɜrl/ /keɪm//ɪn/ /ænd//pʊt/ /ən//ˈɛnvəˌloʊp/ /ɑn/ /hɪz/ /dɛsk/.
It contained ￡5o. 'I found thisoutside this gentleman'sroom'she said.
/ɪt//kənˈteɪnd/ ￡5/oʊ/. /aɪ/ /faʊnd/ /ðɪs/ /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/ /ðɪs//ˈʤɛntəlˌmʌnz/ /rum/ /ʃi/ /sɛd/.
'Well,' I said to the manager, 'there is still some honesty in this
world!’
/wɛl/,' /aɪ//sɛd/ /tu//ðə/ /ˈmænəʤər/, /ðɛr/ /ɪz/ /stɪl/ /sʌm/ /ˈɑnəsti/ /ɪn/ /ðɪs/ /wɜrld/!’
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知识笔记
今日学习音标/ʊ/。发声方法：①舌身后缩，舌尖离开下齿②舌后部向软腭抬起，舌位比发/uː/时要低③双唇收圆，稍稍向外突出④是个短元音，发音时嘴型小而圆，嘴角肌肉放松。
①oo在K前发/ʊ/，例如cook，took②oul在重读音节中发/ʊ/，例如should，would③u在某些情况下发/ʊ/，例如put，bull
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想要学好英语，如果每天这个简单的英语练习口语都做不好，其他更做不好，所以借助这个事情在调教自己的坚持力和心态稳定力。只要坚持住，不断调整学习姿态，相信进步是能看见的。