Lesson 23-2 One man’s meat is another man’s poison 时长：1’10
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.
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.
Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert.
ˈæktɪŋ ɒn ə ˈsʌdn ˈɪmpʌls, aɪ kəˈlɛktɪd ˈsɛvrəl ˈdʌzn, pʊt ðɛm ɪn ə ˈpeɪpə bæg, ænd tʊk ðɛm tuː ˈrɒbət.
Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift.
ˈrɒbət wɒz dɪˈlaɪtɪd tuː siː miː ænd ˈiːkwəli pliːzd wɪð maɪ ˈlɪtl gɪft.
I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours.
aɪ lɛft ðə bæg ɪn ðə hɔːl ænd ˈrɒbət ænd aɪ wɛnt ˈɪntuː ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ ruːm weə wiː tɔːkt fɔːr ə ˈkʌpl ɒv ˈaʊəz.
I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner.
aɪ hæd fəˈgɒtn ɔːl əˈbaʊt ðə sneɪlz wɛn ˈrɒbət ˈsʌdnli sɛd ðæt aɪ mʌst steɪ tuː ˈdɪnə.
Snails would, of course, be the main dish. I did not fancy the idea and I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room.
sneɪlz wʊd, ɒv kɔːs, biː ðə meɪn dɪʃ. aɪ dɪd nɒt ˈfænsi ði aɪˈdɪə ænd aɪ rɪˈlʌktəntli ˈfɒləʊd ˈrɒbət aʊt ɒv ðə ruːm.
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!
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!
I have never been able to look at a snail since then.
aɪ hæv ˈnɛvə biːn ˈeɪbl tuː lʊk æt ə sneɪl sɪns ðɛn.
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
stroll： to walk in a slow relaxed way, especially for pleasure
The two girls strolled arm-in-arm down John Street.
练习感悟：最近应该都是没有好好练习吧~总感觉没什么进步
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