练习材料
L13(2):
"It's only me”
"ɪts ˈəʊnli miː”
Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was
ʤʌst æz Mrs. ˈrɪʧədz wɒz ˈɛntərɪŋ ðə ˈdaɪnɪŋ ruːm, ðeə wɒz
a knock on the front door. She knew that it must be the baker.
ə nɒk ɒn ðə frʌnt dɔː. ʃiː njuː ðæt ɪt mʌst biː ðə ˈbeɪkə.
She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open
ʃiː hæd təʊld hɪm tuː kʌm streɪt ɪn ɪf ˈɛvə ʃiː feɪld tuː ˈəʊpən
the door and to leave the bread on the kitchen table. Not
ðə dɔːr ænd tuː liːv ðə brɛd ɒn ðə ˈkɪʧɪn ˈteɪbl. nɒt
wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs.
ˈwɒntɪŋ tuː ˈfraɪtn ðə pʊə mæn, Mrs.
Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs.
ˈrɪʧədz ˈkwɪkli hɪd ɪn ðə smɔːl ˈstɔːrʊm ˈʌndə ðə steəz.
She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the
ʃiː hɜːd ðə frʌnt dɔːr ˈəʊpən ænd ˈhɛvi ˈfʊtstɛps ɪn ðiː
hall. Suddenly the door of the storeroom was opened and a
hɔːl. ˈsʌdnli ðə dɔːr ɒv ðə ˈstɔːrʊm wɒz ˈəʊpənd ænd eɪ
man entered. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man
mæn ˈɛntəd. Mrs. ˈrɪʧədz ˈrɪəlaɪzd ðæt ɪt mʌst biː ðə mæn
from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre.
frɒm ði ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪti bɔːd huː hæd kʌm tuː riːd ðə ˈmiːtə.
She tried to explain the situation, saying 'It's only me', but it
ʃiː traɪd tuː ɪksˈpleɪn ðə ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃən, ˈseɪɪŋ ɪts ˈəʊnli miː, bʌt ɪt
was too late. The man let out cry and jumped back several
wɒz tuː leɪt. ðə mæn lɛt aʊt kraɪ ænd ʤʌmpt bæk ˈsɛvrəl
paces.
ˈpeɪsɪz.
When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming
wɛn Mrs. ˈrɪʧədz wɔːkt təˈwɔːdz hɪm, hiː flɛd, ˈslæmɪŋ
the door behind him.
ðə dɔː bɪˈhaɪnd hɪm.
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
1/ 單詞
flee -v. 逃跑
slamming -v. shout the door
2/音標
dinghy /ˈdɪŋgi/