Lily的Scalers Talk第八轮新概念朗读持续力训练Da

 Lesson 23-2 One man’s meat is another man’s poison

The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants. Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert. Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift. I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours. I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner.

Snails would, of course, be the main dish. I did not fancy the idea and I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room. To our dismay, we saw that there were snails everywhere: they had escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete possession of the hall! I have never been able to look at a snail since then.

appeal [əˈpiːl] 引起兴致

shower  阵雨

stroll [stroʊl] 溜达、散步

impulse  [ˈɪmpʌls] 冲动

dozen  [ˈdʌzn] 12个

fancy[ˈfænsi]  喜爱、喜欢

prize  珍视;高度重视，此处译为心爱

equally [ˈiːkwəli] 平等地;同样地;

dismay [dɪsˈmeɪ] 惊愕、沮丧

possession [pəˈzeʃn] 个人财产;拥有;具有;  take (have) possession of  拥有、占有

通篇读完这一课，突然又觉得不难了，除了文章长一点，生词什么的都不是事。本来我就不喜欢蜗牛，这下，我更加无法直视蜗牛了。