Lesson 59 In or out?
Why did Rex run away?
Our dog, Rex, used to sit outside our front gate and bark. Every time he wanted to come into the garden he would bark until someone opened the gate. As the neighbours complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in. Rex soon became an expert at opening the gate. However, when I was going out shopping last week, I noticed him in the garden near the gate. This time he was barking so that someone would let him out! Since then, he has developed another bad habit. As soon as he opens the gate from the outside, he comes into the garden and waits until the gate shuts. Then he sits and barks until someone lets him out. After this he immediately lets himself in and begins barking again. Yesterday my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since.
ˈlɛsn 59 ɪn ɔːr aʊt?
waɪ dɪd rɛks rʌn əˈweɪ?
ˈaʊə dɒg, rɛks, juːzd tuː sɪt ˌaʊtˈsaɪd ˈaʊə frʌnt geɪt ænd bɑːk.
ˈɛvri taɪm hiː ˈwɒntɪd tuː kʌm ˈɪntuː ðə ˈgɑːdn hiː wʊd bɑːk ənˈtɪlˈsʌmwʌn ˈəʊpənd ðə geɪt.
æz ðə ˈneɪbəz kəmˈpleɪnd ɒv ðə nɔɪz, maɪ ˈhʌzbənd spɛnt wiːks ˈtreɪnɪŋ hɪm tuː prɛs hɪz pɔː ɒn ðə læʧtuː lɛt hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn.
rɛks suːn bɪˈkeɪm ən ˈɛkspɜːt æt ˈəʊpnɪŋ ðə geɪt.
haʊˈɛvə, wɛn aɪ wɒz ˈgəʊɪŋ aʊt ˈʃɒpɪŋ lɑːst wiːk,
aɪ ˈnəʊtɪst hɪm ɪn ðə ˈgɑːdn nɪə ðə geɪt.
ðɪs taɪm hiː wɒz ˈbɑːkɪŋ səʊ ðæt ˈsʌmwʌn wʊd lɛt hɪm aʊt! sɪns ðɛn, hiː hæz dɪˈvɛləpt əˈnʌðə bædˈhæbɪt.
æz suːn æz hiː ˈəʊpənz ðə geɪt frɒm ði ˌaʊtˈsaɪd, hiː kʌmz ˈɪntuː ðə ˈgɑːdn ænd weɪts ənˈtɪl ðə geɪt ʃʌts. ðɛn hiː sɪts ænd bɑːks ənˈtɪl ˈsʌmwʌn lɛts hɪm aʊt.
ˈɑːftə ðɪs hiː ɪˈmiːdiətli lɛts hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ænd bɪˈgɪnz ˈbɑːkɪŋ əˈgɛn.
ˈjɛstədeɪ maɪ ˈhʌzbəndrɪˈmuːvd ðə geɪt ænd rɛks gɒt səʊ əˈnɔɪd wiː hæv nɒt siːn hɪm sɪns.
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
bark 英 /bɑːk/ n. 树皮；深青棕色；毛皮；皮肤；狗叫 vt. 狗叫；尖叫；剥皮
paw 英 /pɔː/ vt. 抓，扒；亲昵地抚摸 vi. 用爪子抓；翻找 n. 爪子；手
latch 英 /lætʃ/ vi. 占有，抓住；闭锁 vt. 闩上；纠缠住某人 n. 门闩
annoy 英 /ə'nɒɪ/ vt. 骚扰；惹恼；打搅 vi. 惹恼；令人讨厌；打搅 n. 烦恼（等于annoyance)
练习感情：
想读得好，但是读着读着会分心，是为什么呢？——不熟。