Lesson 60 The future
Does what Madam Bellinsky said come true?
At a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune-teller called Madam Bellinsky. I went into her tent and she told me to sit down. After I had given her some money, she looked into a crystal ball and said: 'A relation of yours is coming to see you. She will be arriving this evening and intends to stay for a few days. The moment you leave this tent, you will get a big surprise. A woman you know well will rush towards you. She will speak to you and then she will lead you away from this place. That is all.'
As soon as I went outside, I forgot all about Madam Bellinsky because my wife hurried towards me. 'Where have you been hiding?' she asked impatiently. 'Your sister will be here in less than an hour and we must be at the station to meet her. We are late already.' As she walked away, I followed her out of the fair.
ˈlɛsn 60 ðə ˈfjuːʧə
dʌz wɒt ˈmædəm Bellinsky sɛd kʌm truː?
æt ə ˈvɪlɪʤ feə, aɪ dɪˈsaɪdɪd tuː ˈvɪzɪt ə ˈfɔːʧənˌtɛlə kɔːld ˈmædəm Bellinsky.
aɪ wɛnt ˈɪntuː hɜː tɛnt ænd ʃiː təʊld miː tuː sɪtdaʊn.
ˈɑːftər aɪ hæd ˈgɪvn hɜː sʌm ˈmʌni, ʃiː lʊkt ˈɪntuː ə ˈkrɪstl bɔːl ænd sɛd:
ə rɪˈleɪʃən ɒv jɔːz ɪz ˈkʌmɪŋ tuː siː juː. ʃiː wɪl biː əˈraɪvɪŋ ðɪs ˈiːvnɪŋ
ænd ɪnˈtɛndz tuː steɪ fɔːr ə fjuː deɪz.
ðə ˈməʊmənt juː liːv ðɪs tɛnt, juː wɪl gɛt ə bɪg səˈpraɪz. ə ˈwʊmən juː nəʊ wɛl wɪl rʌʃ
təˈwɔːdz juː. ʃiː wɪl spiːk tuː juː ænd ðɛn ʃiː wɪl liːd juː əˈweɪ frɒm ðɪs pleɪs.
ðæt ɪz ɔːl.'
æz suːn æz aɪ wɛnt ˌaʊtˈsaɪd, aɪ fəˈgɒt ɔːl əˈbaʊt ˈmædəm Bellinsky bɪˈkɒz maɪ waɪf ˈhʌrɪd
təˈwɔːdz miː
. weə hæv juː biːnˈhaɪdɪŋ?' ʃiː ɑːskt ɪmˈpeɪʃəntli.
jɔː ˈsɪstə wɪl biː hɪər ɪn lɛs ðæn ən ˈaʊər ænd wiː mʌst biː æt ðə ˈsteɪʃən tuː miːt hɜː.
wiː ɑː leɪt ɔːlˈrɛdi.' æz ʃiː wɔːkt əˈweɪ, aɪ ˈfɒləʊd hɜːr aʊt ɒv ðə feə.
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
fair 英 /feə/ adj. 公平的；美丽的，白皙的；[气象] 晴朗的 adv. 公平地；直接地；清楚地 vi. 转晴
n. 展览会；市集；美人
fortune-teller /'fɔ:tʃən,telə/ n. 算命者；占卜者；用算命来欺诈的人
tent 英 /tent/ n. 帐篷；住处；帷幕 vt. 用帐篷遮盖；使在帐篷里住宿 vi. 住帐蓬；暂时居住
impatiently 英 /ɪm'peɪʃəntli/ adv. 无耐性地
练习感情：
故事简单，而且语句顺畅