水风的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day 8
练习材料：
Lesson89 A slip of the tongue
People will do anything to see a free show--even if it is a bad one. When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it. We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began. Unfortunately, the show was one of the dullest we have ever seen. Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed as many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come. The only funny things we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the programme. He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone. As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone burst out laughing. We all know what the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was: 'This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company. Good ladies, evening and gentlemen!’
/ˈlɛsən/ /ˈeɪti/-/naɪn/ /ə/ /slɪp/ /əv/ /ðə/ /tʌŋ/
/ˈpipəl/ /wɪl/ /dʊ/ /ˈɛniˌθɪŋ/ /tə/ /si/ /ə/ /fri/ /ʃoʊ/--/ˈivɪn/ /ɪf/ /ɪt/ /əz/ /ə/ /bæd/ /wʌn/. /wɛn/ /ðə/ /nuz/ /gɑt/ /raʊnd/ /ðət/ /ə/ /ˈkɑmədi/ /ʃoʊ/ /wəd/ /bi/ /priˈzɛntəd/ /ət/ /ˈaʊər/ /ˈloʊkəl/ /ˈsɪnəmə/ /baɪ/ /ðə/ /pi/. /ənd/ /ju/. /bɜrd/ /sid/ /ˈkʌmpəni/, /wi/ /ɔl/ /rʌʃt/ /tə/ /si/ /ɪt/. /wi/ /həd/ /tə/ /kju/ /fər/ /ˈaʊərz/ /tə/ /gɛt/ /ɪn/ /ənd/ /ðɛr/ /məst/ /həv/ /bɪn/ /ˈsɛvrəl/ /ˈhʌndrəd/ /ˈpipəl/ /ˈprɛzənt/ /ʤəst/ /bɪˈfɔr/ /ðə/ /ʃoʊ/ /bɪˈgæn/. /ənˈfɔrʧənətli/, /ðə/ /ʃoʊ/ /wəz/ /wʌn/ /əv/ /ðə/ /ˈdʌləst/ /wi/ /həv/ /ˈɛvər/ /sin/. /ðoʊz/ /hu/ /feɪld/ /tə/ /gɛt/ /ɪn/ /nid/ /nɑt/ /həv/ /fɛlt/ /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/ /əz/ /ˈmɛni/ /əv/ /ði/ /ˈɑrtəsts/ /hu/ /ʃəd/ /həv/ /əˈpɪrd/ /dɪd/ /nɑt/ /kʌm/. /ði/ /ˈoʊnli/ /ˈfʌni/ /θɪŋz/ /wi/ /hɜrd/ /ðət/ /ˈivnɪŋ/ /keɪm/ /frəm/ /ði/ /ˈædvərˌtaɪzər/ /ət/ /ðə/ /bɪˈgɪnɪŋ/ /əv/ /ðə/ /ˈproʊˌgræm/. /hi/ /wəz/ /ˈɑbviəsli/ /ˈvɛri/ /ˈnɜrvəs/ /ənd/ /fər/ /səm/ /ˈmɪnəts/ /stʊd/ /ˈɔkwərdli/ /bɪˈfɔr/ /ðə/ /ˈmaɪkrəˌfoʊn/. /əz/ /sun/ /əz/ /hi/ /ˈoʊpənd/ /ɪz/ /maʊθ/, /ˈɛvriˌwʌn/ /bɜrst/ /aʊt/ /ˈlæfɪŋ/. /wi/ /ɔl/ /noʊ/ /wʌt/ /ðə/ /pur/ /mæn/ /ʃəd/ /həv/ /sɛd/, /bət/ /wʌt/ /hi/ /ˈækʧuəli/ /sɛd/ /wʌz/: /ðɪs/ /ɪz/ /ðə/ /pu/ /ənd/ /i/ /sid/ /bɜrd/ /ˈkʌmpəni/. /gʊd/ /ˈleɪdiz/, /ˈivnɪŋ/ /ənd/ /ˈʤɛntəlmɪn/!’
任务配置：
L0+L4
知识笔记：
- 朗读（L0）：awkwardly/ˈɔkwərdli/，来源 https://tophonetics.com/。
- 其他：
a slip of the tongue
英[ə slip ɔv ðə tʌŋ]
美[e slɪp ʌv ði tʌŋ]
[词典] 失言，口误;
[例句]I know he didn't mean to say that. It was only a slip of the tongue.
我知道他讲话的原意不是那样，仅仅是失言罢了。
（来源：百度翻译）
练习感悟：
- 朗读感受：有些词还是想当然地去读了，比如presented/priˈzɛntəd/，会读成/ˈprɛzənt/，查音标和听原音的意义就在于此。
- 能否改进：有些重读的词在重读的时候会不自觉读快，听起来有些突兀。一旦速度放慢读得从容些，听起来效果会好很多。
- 打鸡血：加油～
