Lesson 52 A pretty carpet
What is the writer's carpet made of?
We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning. I have been trying to get my new room in order. This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books. To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor. At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room. A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs. She went into my room and got a big surprise when she saw all those books on the floor. 'This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen,' she said. She gazed at it for some time then added, 'You don't need bookcases at all. You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet!'
ˈlɛsn 52 ə ˈprɪti ˈkɑːpɪt
wɒt ɪz ðə ˈraɪtəz ˈkɑːpɪt meɪd ɒv?
wiː hæv ʤʌst muːvd ˈɪntuː ə njuː haʊs ænd aɪ hæv biːn ˈwɜːkɪŋ hɑːd ɔːl ˈmɔːnɪŋ. aɪ hæv biːn ˈtraɪɪŋ tuː gɛt maɪ njuː ruːm ɪnˈɔːdə.
ðɪs hæz nɒt biːn ˈiːzi bɪˈkɒz aɪ əʊn ˈəʊvər ə ˈθaʊzənd bʊks.
tuː meɪk ˈmætəz wɜːs, ðə ruːm ɪz ˈrɑːðə smɔːl, səʊ aɪ hævˈtɛmpərərɪli pʊt maɪ bʊks ɒn ðə flɔː.
æt ðə ˈməʊmənt, ðeɪ ˈkʌvər ˈɛvri ɪnʧ ɒv flɔː speɪs ænd aɪ ˈækʧʊəli hæv tuː wɔːk ɒn ðɛm tuː gɛt ɪn ɔːr aʊt ɒv ðə ruːm.
ə ʃɔːt waɪl əˈgəʊ,
maɪ ˈsɪstə hɛlpt miː tuː ˈkæri wʌn ɒv maɪ əʊld ˈbʊkkeɪsɪz ʌp ðə steəz.
ʃiː wɛnt ˈɪntuː maɪ ruːm ænd gɒt ə bɪg səˈpraɪz
wɛn ʃiː sɔː ɔːl ðəʊz bʊks ɒn ðə flɔː. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈprɪtɪɪst ˈkɑːpɪt aɪ hæv ˈɛvə siːn,' ʃiː sɛd. ʃiː geɪzd æt ɪt
fɔːsʌm taɪm ðɛn ˈædɪd, juː dəʊnt niːd ˈbʊkkeɪsɪz æt ɔːl. juː kæn sɪt hɪər ɪn jɔː speə taɪm ænd riːd ðə ˈkɑːpɪt!'
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
carpet 英 /'kɑːpɪt/ vt. 在…上铺地毯，把地毯铺在…上；斥责 n. 地毯；地毯状覆盖物
get my new room in order 把我的新房间收拾整齐
To make matters worse 更糟糕的是
temporarily 英 /'temp(ə)r(ər)ɪlɪ/ adv. 临时地，临时
bookcases 英 /'bʊkkeɪs/ n. [家具] 书柜，书架
actually 英 /ˈæktʃuəli/ adv. 实际上；事实上
gaze 英 /geɪz/ vi. 凝视；注视 n. 凝视；注视
stare 英 /steə/ vi. 凝视，盯着看；显眼 vt. 凝视，盯着看 n. 凝视；注视
peer 英 /pɪə/ n. 贵族；同等的人；同龄人 vi. 凝视，盯着看；窥视 vt. 封为贵族；与…同等
练习感情：
这篇较简单
到了第52篇，都不知道自己进步了没，是不是两个月看一场美剧电影？
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