练习材料：Lesson 22-2 By heart 时长：1’37
One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart.
wʌn naɪt, ðə ˈʤeɪlə dɪˈsaɪdɪd tuː pleɪ ə ʤəʊk ɒn hɪz ˈkɒliːg tuː faɪnd aʊt ɪf, ˈɑːftə səʊ ˈmɛni pəˈfɔːmənsɪz, hiː hæd ˈmænɪʤd tuː lɜːn ðə ˈkɒntɛnts ɒv ðə ˈlɛtə baɪ hɑːt.
The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell.
ðə ˈkɜːtn wɛnt ʌp ɒn ðə ˈfaɪnl ækt ɒv ðə pleɪ ænd rɪˈviːld ði ˈærɪstəkræt ˈsɪtɪŋ əˈləʊn bɪˈhaɪnd bɑːz ɪn hɪz dɑːk sɛl.
Just then, the gaoler appeared with the precious letter in his bands.
ʤʌst ðɛn, ðə ˈʤeɪlər əˈpɪəd wɪð ðə ˈprɛʃəs ˈlɛtər ɪn hɪz bændz.
He entered the cell and presented the letter to the aristocrat.
hiː ˈɛntəd ðə sɛl ænd prɪˈzɛntɪd ðə ˈlɛtə tuː ði ˈærɪstəkræt.
But the copy he gave him had not been written out in full as usual.
bʌt ðə ˈkɒpi hiː geɪv hɪm hæd nɒt biːn ˈrɪtn aʊt ɪn fʊl æz ˈjuːʒʊəl.
It was simply a blank sheet of paper.
ɪt wɒz ˈsɪmpli ə blæŋk ʃiːt ɒv ˈpeɪpə.
The gaoler looked on eagerly, anxious to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines.
ðə ˈʤeɪlə lʊkt ɒn ˈiːgəli, ˈæŋkʃəs tuː siː ɪf hɪz ˈfɛləʊ ˈæktə hæd æt lɑːst lɜːnt hɪz laɪnz.
The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds.
ðə ˈnəʊbl steəd æt ðə blæŋk ʃiːt ɒv ˈpeɪpə fɔːr ə fjuː ˈsɛkəndz.
Then, squinting his eyes, he said: "The light is dim. Read the letter to me”.
ðɛn,ˈskwɪntɪŋ hɪz aɪz, hiː sɛd: "ðə laɪt ɪz dɪm.riːdðə ˈlɛtə tuː miː”.
And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler.
ænd hiː ˈprɒmptli ˈhændɪd ðə ʃiːt ɒv ˈpeɪpə tuː ðə ˈʤeɪlə.
Finding that he could not remember a word of the letter either.
ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðæt hiː kʊd nɒt rɪˈmɛmbər ə wɜːd ɒv ðə ˈlɛtər ˈaɪðə
The gaoler replied: “The light is indeed dim, sire, I must get my glasses.”
ðə ˈʤeɪlə rɪˈplaɪd: “ðə laɪt ɪz ɪnˈdiːd dɪm, ˈsaɪə, aɪ mʌst gɛt maɪ ˈglɑːsɪz.”
With this, he hurried off the stage.
wɪð ðɪs, hiː ˈhʌrɪd ɒf ðə steɪʤ.
Much to the aristocrat's amusement, the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the usual copy of the letter with he proceeded to read to the prisoner.
mʌʧ tuː ði ˈærɪstəkræts əˈmjuːzmənt, ðə ˈʤeɪlə rɪˈtɜːnd ə fjuː ˈməʊmənts ˈleɪtə wɪð ə peər ɒv ˈglɑːsɪz ænd ðə ˈjuːʒʊəl ˈkɒpi ɒv ðiː ˈlɛtə wɪð hiː prəˈsiːdɪd tuː riːd tuː ðə ˈprɪznə.
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
dim 这个词好厉害~
LIGHT 光线
1. not bright 暗淡的；昏暗的；微弱的 This light is too dim to read by. 这光线太暗，看不了书
PLACE 地方
2. where you cannot see well because there is not much light 不明亮的；光线暗淡的；昏暗的 a dim room/street 昏暗的房间╱街道
SHAPE 形状
3. that you cannot see well because there is not much light 不分明的；不清楚的；朦胧的；隐约的
I could see a dim shape in the doorway. 我模模糊糊看见门口有个人影
EYES 眼睛
4. not able to see well 看不清的；视力差的；模糊的 His eyesight is getting dim. 他的视力越来越差。
MEMORIES 记忆
5. that you cannot remember or imagine clearly 不清晰的；模糊的
SYN vague
She had a dim recollection of the visit. 她依稀记得那次访问。
PERSON 人
6. ( informal ) ( especially BrE ) not intelligent 迟钝的；愚笨的；愚蠢的 He's very dim. 他很迟钝
SITUATION 境况
7. not giving any reason to have hope; not good 不明朗的；不乐观的
Her future career prospects look dim. 她的前程看来很暗淡
IDIOMS 习语
take a dim view of sb/sth
to disapprove of sb/sth; to not have a good opinion of sb/sth 对…持不赞成（或怀疑）态度；对…没有好感
练习感悟： My eyesight is getting dim becasuse the light is dim. My research work looks dim maybe I‘m a little dim？