听力材料
Suddenly everything seems to get out of control. What invariably happens is that a great number of things choose to go wrong at precisely the same moment. It is as if a single unimportant event set up a chain of reactions. Let us suppose that you are preparing a meal and keeping an eye on the baby at the same time. The telephone rings and this marks the prelude to an unforeseen series of catastrophes. While you are on the phone, the baby pulls the tablecloth off the table, smashing half your best crockery and cutting himself in the process. You hang up hurriedly and attend to baby, crocke ry, etc. Meanwhile, the meal gets burnt. As if this were not enough to reduce you to tears, your husband arrives, unexpectedly bringing three guests to dinner.
ˈsʌdnli ˈɛvrɪθɪŋ siːmz tuː gɛt aʊt ɒv kənˈtrəʊl. wɒt ɪnˈveərɪəbli ˈhæpənz ɪz ðæt ə greɪt ˈnʌmbər ɒv θɪŋz ʧuːz tuː gəʊ rɒŋ æt prɪˈsaɪsli ðə seɪm ˈməʊmənt. ɪt ɪz æz ɪf ə ˈsɪŋgl ˌʌnɪmˈpɒtənt ɪˈvɛnt sɛt ʌp ə ʧeɪn ɒv ri(ː)ˈækʃənz. lɛt ʌs səˈpəʊz ðæt juː ɑː prɪˈpeərɪŋ ə miːl ænd ˈkiːpɪŋ ən aɪ ɒn ðə ˈbeɪbi æt ðə seɪm taɪm. ðə ˈtɛlɪfəʊn rɪŋz ænd ðɪs mɑːks ðə ˈprɛljuːd tuː ən ˌʌnfɔːˈsiːn ˈsɪəriːz ɒv kəˈtæstrəfiz. waɪl juː ɑːr ɒn ðə fəʊn, ðə ˈbeɪbi pʊlz ðə ˈteɪb(ə)lˌklɒθ ɒf ðə ˈteɪbl, ˈsmæʃɪŋ hɑːf jɔː bɛst ˈkrɒkəri ænd ˈkʌtɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ðə ˈprəʊsɛs. juː hæŋ ʌp ˈhʌrɪdli ænd əˈtɛnd tuː ˈbeɪbi, ˈkrɒkəri, ɪtˈsɛtrə. ˈmiːnˈwaɪl, ðə miːl gɛts bɜːnt. æz ɪf ðɪs wɜː nɒt ɪˈnʌf tuː rɪˈdjuːs juː tuː teəz, jɔː ˈhʌzbənd əˈraɪvz, ˌʌnɪksˈpɛktɪdli ˈbrɪŋɪŋ θriː gɛsts tuː ˈdɪnə.
任务配置L0+L4
知识点: set up a chain of reactions 引起一连串的连锁反应；you are on the phone 你在接电话；reduce you to tears 使你流泪；
学习感悟
内容难易适中，但读起来并不轻松，幸好周末早晨打卡。工作日的早晨要5:30起床，难度大时因早晨时间紧张不能按时打卡，需占用晚上的时间，努力吧!
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