L49-2: The ideal servant
ɛl49-2: ði aɪˈdɪəl ˈsɜːvənt
Though my aunt pursued what was, in those days, an enlightened policy, in that she never allowed her domestic staff to work more than eight hours a day, she was extremely difficult to please. While she always criticized the fickleness of human nature, she carried on an unrelenting search for the ideal servant to the end of her days, even after she had been sadly disillusioned by Bessie.Bessie worked for Aunt Harriet for three years. During that time she so gained my aunt's confidence that she was put in charge of the domestic staff. Aunt Harriet could not find words to praise Bessie's industriousness and efficiency. In addition to all her other qualifications, Bessie was an expert cook. She acted the role of the perfect servant for three years before Aunt Harriet discovered her 'little weakness'. After being absent from the Gables for a week, my aunt unexpectedly returned one afternoon with a party of guests and instructed Bessie to prepare dinner.
ðəʊ maɪ ɑːnt pəˈsjuːd wɒt wɒz, ɪn ðəʊz deɪz, ən ɪnˈlaɪtnd ˈpɒlɪsi, ɪn ðæt ʃiː ˈnɛvər əˈlaʊd hɜː dəʊˈmɛstɪk stɑːf tuː wɜːk mɔː ðæn eɪt ˈaʊəz ə deɪ, ʃiː wɒz ɪksˈtriːmli ˈdɪfɪkəlt tuː pliːz. waɪl ʃiː ˈɔːlweɪz ˈkrɪtɪsaɪzd ðə ˈfɪklnɪs ɒv ˈhjuːmən ˈneɪʧə, ʃiː ˈkærid ɒn ən ˌʌnrɪˈlɛntɪŋ sɜːʧ fɔː ði aɪˈdɪəl ˈsɜːvənt tuː ði ɛnd ɒv hɜː deɪz, ˈiːvən ˈɑːftə ʃiː hæd biːn ˈsædli ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənd baɪ Bessie.Bessie wɜːkt fɔːr ɑːnt ˈhærɪət fɔː θriː jɪəz. ˈdjʊərɪŋ ðæt taɪm ʃiː səʊ geɪnd maɪ ɑːnts ˈkɒnfɪdəns ðæt ʃiː wɒz pʊt ɪn ʧɑːʤ ɒv ðə dəʊˈmɛstɪk stɑːf. ɑːnt ˈhærɪət kʊd nɒt faɪnd wɜːdz tuː preɪz Bessie's ɪnˈdʌstrɪəsnəs ænd ɪˈfɪʃənsi. ɪn əˈdɪʃ(ə)n tuː ɔːl hɜːr ˈʌðə ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃənz, Bessie wɒz ən ˈɛkspɜːt kʊk. ʃiː ˈæktɪd ðə rəʊl ɒv ðə ˈpɜːfɪkt ˈsɜːvənt fɔː θriː jɪəz bɪˈfɔːr ɑːnt ˈhærɪət dɪsˈkʌvəd hɜː ˈlɪtl ˈwiːknɪs. ˈɑːftə ˈbiːɪŋ ˈæbsənt frɒm ðə ˈgeɪblz fɔːr ə wiːk, maɪ ɑːnt ˌʌnɪksˈpɛktɪdli rɪˈtɜːnd wʌn ˈɑːftəˈnuːn wɪð ə ˈpɑːti ɒv gɛsts ænd ɪnˈstrʌktɪd Bessie tuː prɪˈpeə ˈdɪnə.
任务配置：L0、L3、L4
知识笔记：
/s/:先要将气流所通过的气流通道收窄，将舌前端抬起，靠近齿沿，但不要贴住发音时，气流由舌端与齿龈之间的窄缝中泄出，然后气流通过时发出可听擦音及气流泄出时伴有嘶嘶声，同时该音标是个清辅音，发音时声带不振动。
/z/:先要将气流所通过的气流通道收窄，将舌前端抬起，靠近齿沿，但不要贴住发音时，气流由舌端与齿龈之间的窄缝中泄出，然后气流通过时发出可听擦音及气流泄出时伴有嘶嘶声，同时该音标是个清辅音，发音时声带振动。
练习感悟：
今天练习了1个多小时，完成了2天的作业，感觉有些累。明天要安排早上的时间来练习。今天发音突然有点儿感觉：语调方面，比如第一段的最后一句的承转启合，小涌现的感觉。
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