粘的ScalersTalk第七轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day 65 211218

练习材料：

Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police

Last Christmas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a children's hospital. Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by a 'guard of honour' of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo. He should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing. A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone along a side-street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic. Though Jimmy agreed to go at once, Jumbo refused to move. Fifteen policemen had to push very hard to get him off the main street. The police had a difficult time, but they were most amused. 'Jumbo must weigh a few tons,' said a policeman afterwards, 'so it was fortunate that we didn't have to carry him. Of course, we should arrest him, but as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time.'

ˈʤʌmboʊˈvɜrsəs ðə pəˈlis

læst ˈkrɪsməs, ðəˈsɜrkəs ˈoʊnər, ˈʤɪmi geɪts, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tu teɪk sʌm ˈprɛzənts tu əˈʧɪldrənz ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. drɛst ʌp æz ˈfɑðər ˈkrɪsməs ænd əˈkʌmpənid baɪə gɑrd ʌv ˈɑnər ʌv sɪks ˈprɪti gɜrlz, hi sɛt ɔf daʊn ðə meɪn strit ʌv ðəˈsɪti ˈraɪdɪŋ əˈbeɪbi ˈɛləfənt kɔld ˈʤʌmboʊ. hi ʃʊd hæv noʊn ðæt ðə pəˈlis wʊd ˈnɛvər əˈlaʊ ðɪs sɔrt ʌv θɪŋ. ə pəˈlismən əˈproʊʧt ˈʤɪmi ænd toʊld hɪm hi ɔt tu hæv gɔn əˈlɔŋ ə saɪd-strit æz ˈʤʌmboʊ wʌz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ʌp ðəˈtræfɪk. ðoʊˈʤɪmi əˈgrid tu goʊ æt wʌns, ˈʤʌmboʊ rɪˈfjuzd tu muv. fɪfˈtin pəˈlismən hæd tu pʊʃˈvɛri hɑrd tu gɛt hɪm ɔf ðə meɪn strit. ðə pəˈlis hæd əˈdɪfɪkəlt taɪm, bʌt ðeɪ wɜr moʊst əmˈjuzd. ˈʤʌmboʊ mʌst weɪə fju tʌnz,' sɛd ə pəˈlismən ˈæftərwərdz, soʊɪt wʌz ˈfɔrʧənət ðæt wi dɪdnt hæv tu ˈkæri hɪm. ʌv kɔrs, wi ʃʊd əˈrɛst hɪm, bʌt æz hi hæz ə gʊd ˈrɛkərd, wi ʃəl lɛt hɪm ɔf ðɪs taɪm.'

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

versus 对抗

circus 马戏团

accompany 陪伴，伴随

approach 接近

side street 小路

ought to do 应该

hold up the traffic 阻碍交通

let sb. off 绕过某人