练习材料：
L49-3: The idealservant
Not only was themeal well below the usual standard, but Bessie seemed unable to walk steadily.She bumped into the furniture and kept mumbling about the guests. When she camein with the last course -- a huge pudding -- she tripped on the carpet and thepudding went flying through the air, narrowly missed my aunt, and crashed onthe dining table with considerable force. Though this caused great mirth amongthe guests, Aunt Harriet was horrified. She reluctantly came to the conclusionthat Bessie was drunk. The guests had, of course, realized this from the momentBessie opened the door for them and, long before the final catastrophe, had hada difficult time trying to conceal their amusement. The poor girl was dismissedinstantly. After her departure, Aunt Harriet discovered that there were pilesof empty wine bottles of all shapes and sizes neatly stacked in what had oncebeen Bessie's wardrobe. They had mysteriously found their way there from thewine cellar!
ði aɪˈdɪəl ˈsɜːvənt
nəʊ ˈəʊnli wɒz ðə miːl wɛl bɪˈləʊ ðə ˈjuːʒʊəl ˈstændəd, bʌt Bessie siːmd ʌnˈeɪbl tuː wɔːk ˈstɛdɪli. ʃiː bʌmpt ˈɪntuː ðə ˈfɜːnɪʧər ænd kɛpt ˈmʌmblɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə gɛsts. wɛn ʃiː keɪm ɪn wɪð ðə lɑːst kɔːs -- ə hjuːʤ ˈpʊdɪŋ -- ʃiː trɪpt ɒn ðə ˈkɑːpɪt ænd ðə ˈpʊdɪŋ wɛnt ˈflaɪɪŋ θruː ði eə, ˈnærəʊli mɪst maɪ ɑːnt, ænd kræʃt ɒn ðə ˈdaɪnɪŋ ˈteɪbl wɪð kənˈsɪdərəbl fɔːs. ðəʊ ðɪs kɔːzd greɪt mɜːθ əˈmʌŋ ðə gɛsts, ɑːnt ˈhærɪət wɒz ˈhɒrɪfaɪd. ʃiː rɪˈlʌktəntli keɪm tuː ðə kənˈkluːʒən ðæt Bessie wɒz drʌŋk. ðə gɛsts hæd, ɒv kɔːs, ˈrɪəlaɪzd ðɪs frɒm ðə ˈməʊmənt Bessie ˈəʊpənd ðə dɔː fɔː ðɛm ænd, lɒŋ bɪˈfɔː ðə ˈfaɪnl kəˈtæstrəfi, hæd hæd ə ˈdɪfɪkəlt taɪm ˈtraɪɪŋ tuː kənˈsiːl ðeər əˈmjuːzmənt. ðə pʊə gɜːl wɒz dɪsˈmɪst ˈɪnstəntli. ˈɑːftə hɜː dɪˈpɑːʧə, ɑːnt ˈhærɪət dɪsˈkʌvəd ðæt ðeə wɜː paɪlz ɒv ˈɛmpti waɪn ˈbɒtlz ɒv ɔːl ʃeɪpsænd ˈsaɪzɪz ˈniːtli stækt ɪn wɒt hæd wʌns biːn Bessie's ˈwɔːdrəʊb. ðeɪ hæd mɪsˈtɪərɪəslifaʊnd ðeə weɪ ðeə frɒm ðə waɪn ˈsɛlə!
任务配置：L0+L1+ L4
知识笔记：
单词：1、bump：撞，2、pudding：布丁，3、carpet：地毯，4、narrowly：险些，5、considerable：大量，可观，6、mirth：欢笑，7、horrified：吓坏了，8、amusement：娱乐，9、dismissed：被解雇，10、instantly：即刻，马上，11、wardrobe：衣柜，12、mysteriously：神秘地，13、cellar：地窖，地下室
音标：/ʒ/ 双唇微开，向前突出，舌尖升近上龈，用力将气息送出来，须振动声带。
练习感悟： 今天人不太舒服，读起来很困难，而且这篇文章读起来还是比较拗口的，不过还好还是达标了
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