Sophie的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读续力训持练D

练习材料：

Lesson49 The end of a dream

Tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed. For the first time in his life, he became the proud owner of a bed which had springs and a mattress. Because the weather was very hot, he carried the bed on to the roof of his house. He slept very well for the first two nights, but on the third night, a storm blew up. A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and sent it crashing into the courtyard below. The young man did not wake up until the bed had struck the ground. Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt. When he woke up, he was still on the mattress. Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house. After he had put it on the floor, he promptly went to sleep again.

ˈtaɪəd ɒv ˈsliːpɪŋ ɒn ðə flɔː, ə jʌŋ mæn ɪn Teheran seɪvd ʌp fɔː jɪəz tuː baɪ ə rɪəl bɛd. fɔː ðə fɜːst taɪm ɪn hɪz laɪf, hiː bɪˈkeɪm ðə praʊd ˈəʊnər ɒv ə bɛd wɪʧ hæd sprɪŋz ænd ə ˈmætrɪs. bɪˈkɒz ðə ˈwɛðə wɒz ˈvɛri hɒt, hiː ˈkærid ðə bɛd ɒn tuː ðə ruːf ɒv hɪz haʊs. hiː slɛpt ˈvɛri wɛl fɔː ðə fɜːst tuː naɪts, bʌt ɒn ðə θɜːd naɪt, ə stɔːm bluː ʌp. ə gʌst ɒv wɪnd swɛpt ðə bɛd ɒf ðə ruːf ænd sɛnt ɪt ˈkræʃɪŋ ˈɪntuː ðə ˈkɔːtˌjɑːd bɪˈləʊ. ðə jʌŋ mæn dɪd nɒt weɪk ʌp ənˈtɪl ðə bɛd hæd strʌk ðə graʊnd. ɔːlˈðəʊ ðə bɛd wɒz smæʃt tuː ˈpiːsɪz, ðə mæn wɒz mɪˈrækjʊləsli ʌnˈhɜːt. wɛn hiː wəʊk ʌp, hiː wɒz stɪl ɒn ðə ˈmætrɪs. ˈglɑːnsɪŋ æt ðə bɪts ɒv wʊd ænd ˈmɛtl ðæt leɪ əˈraʊnd hɪm, ðə mæn ˈsædli pɪkt ʌp ðə ˈmætrɪs ænd ˈkærid ɪt ˈɪntuː hɪz haʊs. ˈɑːftə hiː hæd pʊt ɪt ɒn ðə flɔː, hiː ˈprɒmptli wɛnt tuː sliːp əˈgɛn.

任务配置：

L0＋L4

练习感悟：

mattress [mætrɪs] 褥垫；

courtyard 庭院；

smash 猛力打碎；