LemonIce的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训

Lesson95 A fantasy

When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, 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 the Ambassador. '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 I was 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 a shot 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.'

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

词音:

Escalopia，extinguisher，Ambassador，drily，Embassy，Accurate。

词义：

frightful  可怕的，惊人的，非常的；fire-extinguisher  灭火器；drily干燥地；冷淡的。

练习感悟：

个人觉得，看美剧大多数情况都是用来娱乐，用来练英语那得刷完多少部美剧啊，况且能把注意力放在学习过程上而不是放在剧情上，那就是需要意志力的事情了，看美剧的乐趣哪里还会有呢？不如用专门的材料认真练，省时也省事。

一句话，就是干。