练习材料：

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/ /aɪˈdiə/ /ˈnɛvər/ /əˈpild/ /tu/ /mi/ /'vɛri/ /mʌʧ/, /bʌt/ /wʌn/ /deɪ/, /ˈæftər/ /ˈhɛvi/ /ˈʃaʊər/, /aɪ/ /'hæpənd/ /tu/ /bi/ /ˈwɔkɪŋ/ /ɪn/ /maɪ/ /ˈgɑrdən/ /wɛn/ /aɪ/ /ˈnoʊtəst/ /ə/ /hjuʤ/ /'nʌmbər/ /ʌv/ /sneɪlz/ /'teɪkɪŋ/ /ə/ /stroʊl/ /ɑn/ /sʌm/ /ʌv/ /maɪ/ /praɪz/ /plænts/. /'æktɪŋ/ /ɑn/ /ə/ /ˈsʌdən/ /ˈɪmpəls/, /aɪ/ /kəˈlɛktəd/ /'sɛvrəl/ /ˈdʌzən/, /pʊt/ /ðɛm/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /ˈpeɪpər/ /bæg/, /ænd/ /tʊk/ /ðɛm/ /tu/ /ˈrɑbərt/. /ˈrɑbərt/ /wʌz/ /dɪˈlaɪtəd/ /tu/ /si/ /mi/ /ænd/ /ˈikwəli/ /plizd/ /wɪð/ /maɪ/ /ˈlɪtəl/ /gɪft/. /aɪ/ /lɛft/ /ðə/ /bæg/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /hɔl/ /ænd/ /ˈrɑbərt/ /ænd/ /aɪ/ /wɛnt/ /ˈɪntu/ /ðə/ /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ /rum/ /wɛr/ /wi/ /tɔkt/ /fɔr/ /ə/ /ˈkʌpəl/ /ʌv/ /ˈaʊərz/. /aɪ/ /hæd/ /fərˈgɑtən/ /ɔl/ /əˈbaʊt/ /ðə/ /sneɪlz/ /wɛn/ /ˈrɑbərt/ /ˈsʌdənli/ /sɛd/ /ðæt/ /aɪ/ /mʌst/ /steɪ/ /tu/ /ˈdɪnər/. /sneɪlz/ /wʊd/, /ʌv/ /kɔrs/, /bi/ /ðə/ /meɪn/ /dɪʃ/. /aɪ/ /dɪd/ /nɑt/ /'fænsi/ /ði/ /aɪˈdiə/ /ænd/ /aɪ/ /rɪˈlʌktəntli/ /ˈfɑloʊd/ /ˈrɑbərt/ /aʊt/ /ʌv/ /ðə/ /rum/. /tu/ /ˈaʊər/ /dɪˈsmeɪ/, /wi/ /sɔ/ /ðæt/ /ðɛr/ /wɜr/ /sneɪlz/ /ˈɛvriˌwɛr/: /ðeɪ/ /hæd/ /ɪˈskeɪpt/ /frʌm/ /ðə/ /ˈpeɪpər/ /bæg/ /ænd/ /hæd/ /ˈteɪkən/ /kəmˈplit/ /pəˈzɛʃən/ /ʌv/ /ðə/ /hɔl/! /aɪ/ /hæv/ /ˈnɛvər/ /bɪn/ /ˈeɪbəl/ /tu/ /lʊk/ /æt/ /ə/ /sneɪl/ /sɪns/ /ðɛn/.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

stroll n.溜达

on a sudden impulse 一时冲动

equally adv.同样地

little gift 薄礼

fancy v.喜爱，喜欢

to one's dismay 使某人惊愕的是

have /take possession of 拥有，占有

补充一下昨天在练习朗读时的错误，这还得感谢群友“@[S1382]Clover-潍坊-教育”，注意事项如下：

1.stomach的读音需要注意，最后一个元音是/ə/；

2.stick to them中的stick/k/；

3.despised的-ed别忘记读。

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