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练习材料：Lesson28(1) Five pounds too dear 时长：1'17

Small boats loaded with wares sped to the great liner as she was entering the harbour. 

smɔl boʊts ˈloʊdəd wɪð wɛrz spɛd tu ðə greɪt ˈlaɪnər æz ʃi wʌz ˈɛntərɪŋ ðə ˈhɑrbər.

Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board and the decks were soon covered with colorful rugs from Persia,

 bɪˈfɔr ʃi hæd ˈæŋkərd, ðə mɛn frʌm ðə boʊts hæd klaɪmd ɑn bɔrd ænd ðə dɛks wɜr sun ˈkʌvərd wɪð ˈkʌlərfəl rʌgz frʌm ˈpɜrʒə,

 silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware. It was difficult not to be tempted.

 sɪlks frʌm ˈɪndiə, ˈkɑpər ˈkɑfi pɑts, ænd ˈbjutəfəl ˈhændˈmeɪd ˈsɪlvərˌwɛr. ɪt wʌz ˈdɪfəkəlt nɑt tu bi ˈtɛmptəd. 

Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen, 

ˈmɛni ʌv ðə ˈtʊrəsts ɑn bɔrd hæd bɪˈgʌn ˈbɑrgɪnɪŋ wɪð ðə ˈtreɪdzmən, 

but I decided not to buy anything until I had disembarked.

bʌt aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tu baɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ənˈtɪl aɪ hæd dɪsɛmˈbɑrkt.

I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring. 

 aɪ hæd noʊ ˈsunər gɑt ɔf ðə ʃɪp ðæn aɪ wʌz əˈseɪld baɪ ə mən hu ˈwɑntəd tu sɛl mi ə ˈdaɪmənd rɪŋ.

I had no intention of buying one, but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds. 

aɪ hæd noʊ ɪnˈtɛnʧən ʌv ˈbaɪɪŋ wʌn, bʌt aɪ kʊd nɑt kənˈsil ðə fækt ðæt aɪ wʌz ɪmˈprɛst baɪ ðə saɪz ʌv ðə ˈdaɪməndz. 

Some of them were as big as marbles. The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real. 

sʌm ʌv ðɛm wɜr æz bɪg æz ˈmɑrbəlz. ðə mən wɛnt tu greɪt lɛŋkθs tu pruv ðæt ðə ˈdaɪməndz wɜr riəl.

As we were walking past a shop, he held a diamond firmly against the window and made a deep impression in the glass. 

æz wi wɜr ˈwɔkɪŋ pæst ə ʃɑp, hi hɛld ə ˈdaɪmənd ˈfɜrmli əˈgɛnst ðə ˈwɪndoʊ ænd meɪd ə dip ɪmˈprɛʃən ɪn ðə glæs.

It took me over half an hour to get rid of him.

 ɪt tʊk mi ˈoʊvər hæf ən ˈaʊər tu gɛt rɪd ʌv hɪm.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

disembark  to leave a ship, aircraft, etc. after a journey 登陆，下车；上岸

Equipment and supplies were disembarked safely. (主语可以是人也可以是物)

go to great lengths to try very hard to achieve something

Some people go to great lengths to make their homes attractive.

练习感悟：I will go to great lengths to become a better person. 英语真的是很简单直白的一种语言啊，如果直接翻译中文的话，就会多了一些莫名其妙的多余的词出来。

阅读上还是遇到生词就不太能够按照原速都下来，最后总是在争分夺秒的追赶原文，继续努力吧