1.练习材料
Lesson 49 The ideal servant
It is a good thing my aunt Harriet died years ago. If she were alive today she would not be able to air her views on her favourite topic of conversation: domestic servants. Aunt Harriet lived in that leisurely age when servants were employed to do housework. She had a huge, rambling country house called 'The Gables'. She was sentimentally attached to this house, for even though it was far too big for her needs, she persisted in living there long after her husband's death. Before she grew old, Aunt Harriet used to entertain lavishly. I often visited The Gables when I was a boy. No matter how many guests were present, the great house was always immaculate. The parquet floors shone like mirrors; highly polished silver was displayed in gleaming glass cabinets; even my uncle's huge collection of books was kept miraculously free from dust. Aunt Harriet presided over an invisible army of servants that continuously scrubbed, cleaned, and polished. She always referred to them as 'the shifting population', for they came and went with such frequency that I never even got a chance to learn their names.
2.任务配置:L0
3.知识笔记
(1)查音标
/ˈlɛsn/ 49 /ði/ /aɪˈdɪəl/ /ˈsɜːvənt/
/ɪt/ /ɪz/ /ə/ /gʊd/ /θɪŋ/ /maɪ/ /ɑːnt/ /ˈhærɪət/ /daɪd/ /jɪəz/ /əˈgəʊ/. /ɪf/ /ʃiː/ /wɜːr/ /əˈlaɪv/ /təˈdeɪ/ /ʃiː/ /wʊd/ /nɒt/ /biː/ /ˈeɪbl/ /tuː/ /eə/ /hɜː/ /vjuːz/ /ɒn/ /hɜː/ /ˈfeɪvərɪt/ /ˈtɒpɪk/ /ɒv/ /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən:/ /dəʊˈmɛstɪk/ /ˈsɜːvənts/. /ɑːnt/ /ˈhærɪət/ /lɪvd/ /ɪn/ /ðæt/ /ˈlɛʒəli/ /eɪʤ/ /wɛn/ /ˈsɜːvənts/ /wɜːr/ /ɪmˈplɔɪd/ /tuː/ /duː/ /ˈhaʊswɜːk/. /ʃiː/ /hæd/ /ə/ /hjuːʤ/, /ˈræmblɪŋ/ /ˈkʌntri/ /haʊs/ /kɔːld/ /ðə/ /ˈgeɪblz/. /ʃiː/ /wɒz/ /ˌsɛntɪˈmɛntli/ /əˈtæʧt/ /tuː/ /ðɪs/ /haʊs/, /fɔːr/ /ˈiːvən/ /ðəʊ/ /ɪt/ /wɒz/ /fɑː/ /tuː/ /bɪg/ /fɔː/ /hɜː/ /niːdz/, /ʃiː/ /pəˈsɪstɪd/ /ɪn/ /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ /ðeə/ /lɒŋ/ /ˈɑːftə/ /hɜː/ /ˈhʌzbəndz/ /dɛθ/. /bɪˈfɔː/ /ʃiː/ /gruː/ /əʊld/, /ɑːnt/ /ˈhærɪət/ /juːzd/ /tuː/ /ˌɛntəˈteɪn/ /ˈlævɪʃli/. /aɪ/ /ˈɒf(ə)n/ /ˈvɪzɪtɪd/ /ðə/ /ˈgeɪblz/ /wɛn/ /aɪ/ /wɒz/ /ə/ /bɔɪ/. /nəʊ/ /ˈmætə/ /haʊ/ /ˈmɛni/ /gɛsts/ /wɜː/ /ˈprɛznt/, /ðə/ /greɪt/ /haʊs/ /wɒz/ /ˈɔːlweɪz/ /ɪˈmækjʊlɪt/. /ðə/ /ˈpɑːkeɪ/ /flɔːz/ /ʃɒn/ /laɪk/ /ˈmɪrəz/; /ˈhaɪli/ /ˈpɒlɪʃt/ /ˈsɪlvə/ /wɒz/ /dɪsˈpleɪd/ /ɪn/ /ˈgliːmɪŋ/ /glɑːs/ /ˈkæbɪnɪts/; /ˈiːvən/ /maɪ/ /ˈʌŋklz/ /hjuːʤ/ /kəˈlɛkʃən/ /ɒv/ /bʊks/ /wɒz/ /kɛpt/ /mɪˈrækjʊləsli/ /friː/ /frɒm/ /dʌst/. /ɑːnt/ /ˈhærɪət/ /prɪˈzaɪdɪd/ /ˈəʊvər/ /ən/ /ɪnˈvɪzəbl/ /ˈɑːmi/ /ɒv/ /ˈsɜːvənts/ /ðæt/ /kənˈtɪnjʊəsli/ /skrʌbd/, /kliːnd/, /ænd/ /ˈpɒlɪʃt/. /ʃiː/ /ˈɔːlweɪz/ /rɪˈfɜːd/ /tuː/ /ðɛm/ /æz/ /ðə/ /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/ /ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən/, /fɔː/ /ðeɪ/ /keɪm/ /ænd/ /wɛnt/ /wɪð/ /sʌʧ/ /ˈfriːkwənsi/ /ðæt/ /aɪ/ /ˈnɛvər/ /ˈiːvən/ /gɒt/ /ə/ /ʧɑːns/ /tuː/ /lɜːn/ /ðeə/ /neɪmz/.
(2) 学单词
1) rambling /ˈræmblɪŋ/ a. 散漫的，杂乱无章的
2) sentimentally /ˌsɛntɪˈmɛntli/ adv. 多情地
3) immaculate /ɪˈmækjʊlɪt/ a. 清洁的
4) lavishly /ˈlævɪʃli/ adv. 慷慨地，大方地
5) parquet /ˈpɑːkeɪ/ n. 镶木地板
6) gleam /gliːm/ v. 发光，闪亮
7 preside /prɪˈzaɪd/ v. 指挥
8) invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəbl/ a. 看不见的，无形的
9) scrub /skrʌb/ v. 擦拭，洗刷
10) enlightened /ɪnˈlaɪtnd/ a. 开明
11) fickleness /ˈfɪklnɪs/ n. 变化无常
12) unrelenting /ˌʌnrɪˈlɛntɪŋ/ a. 无情的，不松懈的
13) disillusion /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒən/ v. 使幻想破灭的
14) qualification /ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ n. 资格，能力
15) mirth /mɜːθ/ n. 欢笑，高兴
16) stack /stæk/ v. 整齐地堆放
17) cellar /ˈsɛlə/ n. 地窖
网友评论