2020-03-16

小丁的ScalersTalk第五轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day146-20200316

1.练习材料

Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric

Dickie left the shop without a word and returned carrying a large cloth bag. As it was extremely heavy, he dumped it on the counter. The assistant asked him to leave, but Dickie paid no attention to him and requested to see the manager. Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the assistant severely. When Dickie was given the watch, he presented the assistant with the cloth bag. It contained $300 in pennies. He insisted on the assistant's counting the money before he left -- 30,000 pennies in all! On another occasion, he invited a number of important critics to see his private collection of modern paintings. This exhibition received a great deal of attention in the press, for though the pictures were supposed to be the work of famous artists, they had in fact been painted by Dickie. It took him four years to stage this elaborate joke simply to prove that critics do not always know what they are talking about.

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3.知识笔记

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/ˈlɛsn/ 31 /ə/ /ˈlʌvəbl/ /ɪkˈsɛntrɪk/ 

Dickie /lɛft/ /ðə/ /ʃɒp/ /wɪˈðaʊt/ /ə/ /wɜːd/ /ænd/ /rɪˈtɜːnd/ /ˈkæriɪŋ/ /ə/ /lɑːʤ/ /klɒθ/ /bæg/. /æz/ /ɪt/ /wɒz/ /ɪksˈtriːmli/ /ˈhɛvi/, /hiː/ /dʌmpt/ /ɪt/ /ɒn/ /ðə/ /ˈkaʊntə/. /ði/ /əˈsɪstənt/ /ɑːskt/ /hɪm/ /tuː/ /liːv/, /bʌt/ Dickie /peɪd/ /nəʊ/ /əˈtɛnʃ(ə)n/ /tuː/ /hɪm/ /ænd/ /rɪˈkwɛstɪd/ /tuː/ /siː/ /ðə/ /ˈmænɪʤə/. /ˈrɛkəgnaɪzɪŋ/ /huː/ /ðə/ /ˈkʌstəmə/ /wɒz/, /ðə/ /ˈmænɪʤə/ /wɒz/ /məʊst/ /əˌpɒləˈʤɛtɪk/ /ænd/ /ˈrɛprɪmɑːndɪd/ /ði/ /əˈsɪstənt/ /sɪˈvɪəli/. /wɛn/ Dickie /wɒz/ /ˈgɪvn/ /ðə/ /wɒʧ/, /hiː/ /prɪˈzɛntɪd/ /ði/ /əˈsɪstənt/ /wɪð/ /ðə/ /klɒθ/ /bæg/. /ɪt/ /kənˈteɪnd/ $300 /ɪn ˈpɛnɪz/. /hiː/ /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/ /ɒn/ /ði/ /əˈsɪstənts/ /ˈkaʊntɪŋ/ /ðə/ /ˈmʌni/ /bɪˈfɔː/ /hiː/ /lɛft/ -- 30,000 /ˈpɛnɪz/ /ɪn/ /ɔːl/! /ɒn/ /əˈnʌðər/ /əˈkeɪʒən/, /hiː/ /ɪnˈvaɪtɪd/ /ə/ /ˈnʌmbər/ /ɒv/ /ɪmˈpɔːtənt/ /ˈkrɪtɪks/ /tuː/ /siː/ /hɪz/ /ˈpraɪvɪt/ /kəˈlɛkʃən/ /ɒv/ /ˈmɒdən/ /ˈpeɪntɪŋz/. /ðɪs/ /ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃən/ /rɪˈsiːvd/ /ə/ /greɪt/ /diːl/ /ɒv/ /əˈtɛnʃ(ə)n/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /prɛs/, /fɔː/ /ðəʊ/ /ðə/ /ˈpɪkʧəz/ /wɜː/ /səˈpəʊzd/ /tuː/ /biː/ /ðə/ /wɜːk/ /ɒv/ /ˈfeɪməs/ /ˈɑːtɪsts/, /ðeɪ/ /hæd/ /ɪn/ /fækt/ /biːn/ /ˈpeɪntɪd/ /baɪ/ Dickie. /ɪt/ /tʊk/ /hɪm/ /fɔː/ /jɪəz/ /tuː/ /steɪʤ/ /ðɪs/ /ɪˈlæbərɪt/ /ʤəʊk/ /ˈsɪmpli/ /tuː/ /pruːv/ /ðæt/ /ˈkrɪtɪks/ /duː/ /nɒt/ /ˈɔːlweɪz/ /nəʊ/ /wɒt/ /ðeɪ/ /ɑː/ /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/ /əˈbaʊt/.