Lesson95 A fantasy

When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home forlunch, his wife got a shock.

He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state. 'What has happened ?' she asked.

'How did your clothes get into such a mess ?'

'A fire-extinguisher, my dear,' answered the Ambassador drily. 'University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.'

'Good heavens!' exclaimed his wife. 'And where were you at the time ?'

'I was in my office as usual,' answered theAmbassador. 'The fire broke out in the basement. I went down immediately. of course, and that fool, Horst, aimed a fire- extinguisher at me. He thought Iwas on fire. I must definitely get that fellow posted.'

The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions,when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat. 'And how can you explain that ?' she asked.

'Oh, that,' said the Ambassador. 'Someone fired ashot through my office window. Accurate, don't you think ? Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time. If I had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch.'

wɛn] [ði] [æmˈbæsədər] [ɒv] Escalopia [rɪˈtɜːnd] [həʊm][fɔː] [lʌnʧ], [hɪz] [waɪf] [gɒt] [ə] [ʃɒk]. [hiː] [lʊkt] [peɪl] [ænd] [hɪz] [kləʊðz] [wɜːr] [ɪn][ə] [ˈfraɪtfʊl] [steɪt]. [wɒt] [hæz] [ˈhæpənd] ?' [ʃiː] [ɑːskt].[haʊ] [dɪd] [jɔː] [kləʊðz] [gɛt] [ˈɪntuː] [sʌʧ] [ə][mɛs] ?' [ə] [ˈfaɪərɪksˌtɪŋgwɪʃə], [maɪ] [dɪə],' [ˈɑːnsəd][ði] [æmˈbæsədə] [ˈdraɪli]. [ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsɪti] [ˈstjuːdənts] [sɛt] [ði] [ˈɛmbəsi][ɒn] [ˈfaɪə] [ðɪs] [ˈmɔːnɪŋ].' [gʊd] [ˈhɛvnz]!' [ɪksˈkleɪmd] [hɪz] [waɪf]. [ænd][weə] [wɜː] [juː] [æt] [ðə] [taɪm] ?' [aɪ] [wɒz] [ɪn] [maɪ] [ˈɒfɪs] [æz] [ˈjuːʒʊəl],' [ˈɑːnsəd][ði] [æmˈbæsədə]. [ðə] [ˈfaɪə] [brəʊk] [aʊt] [ɪn] [ðə] [ˈbeɪsmənt]. [aɪ] [wɛnt][daʊn] [ɪˈmiːdiətli]. [ɒv] [kɔːs], [ænd] [ðæt] [fuːl], Horst, [eɪmd] [ə][ˈfaɪə]- [ɪksˈtɪŋgwɪʃər] [æt] [miː]. [hiː] [θɔːt] [aɪ] [wɒz] [ɒn] [ˈfaɪə]. [aɪ][mʌst] [ˈdɛfɪnɪtli] [gɛt] [ðæt] [ˈfɛləʊ] [ˈpəʊstɪd].' [ði] [æmˈbæsədəz] [waɪf] [wɛnt] [ɒn] [ˈɑːskɪŋ][ˈkwɛsʧənz], [wɛn] [ʃiː] [ˈsʌdnli] [ˈnəʊtɪst] [ə] [bɪg] [həʊl] [ɪn] [hɜː][ˈhʌzbəndz] [hæt]. [ænd] [haʊ] [kæn] [juː] [ɪksˈpleɪn] [ðæt] ?' [ʃiː] [ɑːskt].[əʊ], [ðæt],' [sɛd] [ði] [æmˈbæsədə]. [ˈsʌmwʌn][ˈfaɪəd] [ə] [ʃɒt] [θruː] [maɪ] [ˈɒfɪs] [ˈwɪndəʊ]. [ˈækjʊrɪt], [dəʊnt] [juː] [θɪŋk]? [ˈfɔːʧnɪtli], [aɪ] [wɒznt] [ˈweərɪŋ] [ɪt] [æt] [ðə] [taɪm]. [ɪf] [aɪ] [hæd][biːn], [aɪ] [wʊd] [nɒt] [hæv] [biːn] [ˈeɪbl] [tuː] [gɛt] [həʊm] [fɔː] [lʌnʧ].'

任务配置：L0+L4

笔记：

1.听写错误

ambassador：n.大使; 使节

particularly

pale：adj. 灰白的; 苍白的;

mess：n. 肮脏; 杂乱; 不整洁;

extinguisher：灭火器

drily：adv. 幽默而不形于色地; 冷冰冰地; 冷淡地; "

embassy：n. 大使馆; (统称) 使馆官员

shot

wearing

2.知识点

（1）How did your clothes get into such a mess? 你的衣服怎么搞得一塌糊涂?

　　mess 表示“脏乱状态”时通常与in连用或与 get into连用

（2）.University students set the Embassy on fire this morning. 今天上午大学生们放火点着了大使馆。

　　set on fire 为固定短语，表示“使……燃烧”、“放火烧……”

（3）he fire broke out in the basement. 地下室突然着火。

　　break out 可以指火灾、战争等“突然发生”、“爆发”

（4）Someone fired a shot through my office window. 有人向我办公室窗户开了一枪。

　　fire 在这里是动词，表示“发射(枪、弹等)”

（5）good heavens 天哪; 天呐;

（6）I must definitely get that fellow posted.我一定要把那个家伙打发走。

get sb posted 把某人派往到其他职位，post是动词，“委派，派任”

练习感悟：

    今天喉咙针刺一样痛，不敢读，听写以及做笔记，明天能好一点再补上朗读。