练习材料：

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.

ði aɪˈdɪə ˈnɛvər əˈpiːld tuː miː ˈvɛri mʌʧ, bʌt wʌn deɪ, ˈɑːftə ˈhɛvi ˈʃaʊə, aɪ ˈhæpənd tuː biː ˈwɔːkɪŋ ɪn maɪ ˈgɑːdn wɛn aɪ ˈnəʊtɪst ə hjuːʤ ˈnʌmbər ɒv sneɪlz ˈteɪkɪŋ ə strəʊl ɒn sʌm ɒv maɪ praɪz plɑːnts. ˈæktɪŋ ɒn ə ˈsʌdn ˈɪmpʌls, aɪ kəˈlɛktɪd ˈsɛvrəl ˈdʌzn, pʊt ðɛm ɪn ə ˈpeɪpə bæg, ænd tʊk ðɛm tuː ˈrɒbət. ˈrɒbət wɒz dɪˈlaɪtɪd tuː siː miː ænd ˈiːkwəli pliːzd wɪð maɪ ˈlɪtl gɪft. aɪ lɛft ðə bæg ɪn ðə hɔːl ænd ˈrɒbət ænd aɪ wɛnt ˈɪntuː ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ ruːm weə wiː tɔːkt fɔːr ə ˈkʌpl ɒv ˈaʊəz. aɪ hæd fəˈgɒtn ɔːl əˈbaʊt ðə sneɪlz wɛn ˈrɒbət ˈsʌdnli sɛd ðæt aɪ mʌst steɪ tuː ˈdɪnə. sneɪlz wʊd, ɒv kɔːs, biː ðə meɪn dɪʃ. aɪ dɪd nɒt ˈfænsi ði aɪˈdɪə ænd aɪ rɪˈlʌktəntli ˈfɒləʊd ˈrɒbət aʊt ɒv ðə ruːm. tuː ˈaʊə dɪsˈmeɪ, wiː sɔː ðæt ðeə wɜː sneɪlz ˈɛvrɪweə: ðeɪ hæd ɪsˈkeɪpt frɒm ðə ˈpeɪpə bæg ænd hæd ˈteɪkən kəmˈpliːt pəˈzɛʃən ɒv ðə hɔːl! aɪ hæv ˈnɛvə biːn ˈeɪbl tuː lʊk æt ə sneɪl sɪns ðɛn.

任务配置：

L0＋L4

知识笔记：

新词：appeal 有吸引力；stroll 漫步，闲逛；impulse 凭冲动行事；equally 相等地；reluctantly 不情愿地；

词组：appeal to 对…有吸引力；prize plant 心爱的植物；acting on a sudden impulse 一时冲动；to one's dismay 让某人沮丧的是；

练习感悟：

今天可能因为懒散的原因稍稍起晚了一点，但是以最快的速度爬起来还是仅仅只晚了五分钟，没有破坏任何纪律。当我往书桌扑过来看见偶像在照片中看着我、竖着拇指时，内心好像一点都不疲劳了……

我这条路，很有可能选得对。