伊卡莱姆的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day

练习材料:

Lesson65 Jumbo versus the police

Last Christmas, 

the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a children's hospital. 

Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by a 'guard of honour' of six pretty girls, 

he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo. 

He should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing. 

A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone along a side-street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic. 

Though Jimmy agreed to go at once, 

Jumbo refused to move. 

Fifteen policemen had to push very hard to get him off the main street. 

The police had a difficult time, 

but they were most amused.

'Jumbo must weigh a few tons,' said a policeman afterwards, 

'so it was fortunate that we didn't have to carry him. 

Of course, 

we should arrest him, 

but as he has a good record, 

we shall let him off this time.'

应用配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：versus/ˈvɜːsəs    circus/sɜːkəs     accompanied/əˈkʌmpənid   elephant/ɛlɪfənt    approached/əˈprəʊʧt     fortunate/fɔːʧnɪt

练习感悟：不算太难的课文，朗读了几遍，都是应为几个单词的原因重新再来。最终总算搞定。