Lesson49 Theend of a dream
Tired ofsleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a realbed. For the first time in his life, he became the proud owner of a bed whichhad springs and a mattress. Because the weather was very hot, he carried thebed on to the roof of his house. He slept very well for the first two nights,but on the third night, a storm blew up. A gust of wind swept the bed offthe roof and sent it crashing into the courtyard below. The young man did notwake up until the bed had struck the ground. Although the bed was smashed topieces, the man was miraculously unhurt. When he woke up, he was still on themattress. Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, the mansadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house. After he had put iton the floor, he promptly went to sleep again.
ˈtaɪəd ɒv ˈsliːpɪŋ ɒn ðə flɔː, ə jʌŋmænɪnTeheranseɪvd ʌp fɔː jɪəz tuː baɪ ərɪəlbɛd. fɔː ðə fɜːst taɪm ɪn hɪz laɪf, hiː bɪˈkeɪm ðə praʊd ˈəʊnər ɒv ə bɛd wɪʧ hæd sprɪŋz ænd ə ˈmætrɪs. bɪˈkɒz ðə ˈwɛðə wɒz ˈvɛri hɒt, hiː ˈkærid ðə bɛd ɒn tuː ðə ruːf ɒv hɪzhaʊs. hiː slɛpt ˈvɛri wɛl fɔː ðə fɜːst tuː naɪts, bʌt ɒn ðə θɜːd naɪt, ə stɔːm bluː ʌp. ə gʌst ɒvwɪndswɛpt ðə bɛd ɒf ðə ruːf ænd sɛnt ɪt ˈkræʃɪŋ ˈɪntuː ðə ˈkɔːtˌjɑːd bɪˈləʊ. ðə jʌŋmændɪd nɒt weɪk ʌp ənˈtɪl ðə bɛd hæd strʌk ðə graʊnd. ɔːlˈðəʊ ðə bɛd wɒz smæʃt tuː ˈpiːsɪz, ðəmænwɒz mɪˈrækjʊləsli ʌnˈhɜːt. wɛn hiː wəʊk ʌp, hiː wɒz stɪl ɒn ðə ˈmætrɪs. ˈglɑːnsɪŋ æt ðə bɪts ɒv wʊd ænd ˈmɛtl ðæt leɪ əˈraʊnd hɪm, ðəmænˈsædli pɪkt ʌp ðə ˈmætrɪs ænd ˈkærid ɪt ˈɪntuː hɪzhaʊs. ˈɑːftə hiː hæd pʊt ɪt ɒn ðə flɔː, hiː ˈprɒmptli wɛnt tuː sliːp əˈgɛn.
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