练习材料：

The student hid in an archway nearby where he could watch and hear everything that went on. Sure enough, a policeman arrived on the scene and politely asked the workmen to go away. When he received a very rude reply from one of the workmen, he threatened to remove them by force. The workmen told him to do as he pleased and the policeman telephoned for help. Shortly afterwards, four more policemen arrived and remonstrated with the workmen.

As the men refused to stop working, the police attempted to seize the pneumatic drill. The workmen struggled fiercely and one of them lost his temper. He threatened to call the police. At this, the police pointed out ironically that this would hardly be necessary as the men were already under arrest. Pretending to speak seriously, one of the workmen asked if he might make a telephone call before being taken to the station. Permission was granted and a policeman accompanied him to a pay phone.

Only when he saw that the man was actually telephoning the police did he realize that they had all been the victims of a hoax.

/ðə/ /ˈstudənt/ /hɪd/ /ɪn/ /ən/ /ˈɑrʧˌweɪ/ /ˈnɪrˈbaɪ/ /wɛr/ /hi/ /kʊd/ /wɑʧ/ /ænd/ /hir/ /ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ/ /ðæt/ /wɛnt/ /ɑn/. /ʃʊr/ /ɪˈnʌf/, /ə/ /pəˈlismən/ /əˈraɪvd/ /ɑn/ /ðə/ /sin/ /ænd/ /pəˈlaɪtli/ /æskt/ /ðə/ /ˈwɜrkmɪn/ /tu/ /goʊ/ /əˈweɪ/. /wɛn/ /hi/ /rəˈsivd/ /ə/ /ˈvɛri/ /rud/ /rɪˈplaɪ/ /frʌm/ /wʌn/ /ʌv/ /ðə/ /ˈwɜrkmɪn/, /hi/ /ˈθrɛtənd/ /tu/ /riˈmuv/ /ðɛm/ /baɪ/ /fɔrs/. /ðə/ /ˈwɜrkmɪn/ /toʊld/ /hɪm/ /tu/ /du/ /æz/ /hi/ /plizd/ /ænd/ /ðə/ /pəˈlismən/ /ˈtɛləˌfoʊnd/ /fɔr/ /hɛlp/. /ˈʃɔrtli/ /ˈæftərwərdz/, /fɔr/ /mɔr/ /pəˈlismɪn/ /əˈraɪvd/ /ænd/ remonstrated /wɪð/ /ðə/ /ˈwɜrkmɪn/.

/æz/ /ðə/ /mɛn/ /rəˈfjuzd/ /tu/ /stɑp/ /ˈwɜrkɪŋ/, /ðə/ /pəˈlis/ /əˈtɛmptəd/ /tu/ /siz/ /ðə/ /nuˈmætɪk/ /drɪl/. /ðə/ /ˈwɜrkmɪn/ /ˈstrʌgəld/ /ˈfɪrsli/ /ænd/ /wʌn/ /ʌv/ /ðɛm/ /lɔst/ /hɪz/ /ˈtɛmpər/. /hi/ /ˈθrɛtənd/ /tu/ /kɔl/ /ðə/ /pəˈlis/. /æt/ /ðɪs/, /ðə/ /pəˈlis/ /ˈpɔɪntəd/ /aʊt/ /aɪˈrɑnɪkli/ /ðæt/ /ðɪs/ /wʊd/ /ˈhɑrdli/ /bi/ /ˈnɛsəˌsɛri/ /æz/ /ðə/ /mɛn/ /wɜr/ /ɔlˈrɛdi/ /ˈʌndər/ /əˈrɛst/. /priˈtɛndɪŋ/ /tu/ /spik/ /ˈsɪriəsli/, /wʌn/ /ʌv/ /ðə/ /ˈwɜrkmɪn/ /æskt/ /ɪf/ /hi/ /maɪt/ /meɪk/ /ə/ /ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/ /kɔl/ /bɪˈfɔr/ /ˈbiɪŋ/ /ˈteɪkən/ /tu/ /ðə/ /ˈsteɪʃən/. /pərˈmɪʃən/ /wʌz/ /ˈgræntəd/ /ænd/ /ə/ /pəˈlismən/ /əˈkʌmpənid/ /hɪm/ /tu/ /ə/ /peɪ/ /foʊn/.

/ˈoʊnli/ /wɛn/ /hi/ /sɔ/ /ðæt/ /ðə/ /mən/ /wʌz/ /ˈækʧuəli/ /ˈtɛləˌfoʊnɪŋ/ /ðə/ /pəˈlis/ /dɪd/ /hi/ /ˈriəˌlaɪz/ /ðæt/ /ðeɪ/ /hæd/ /ɔl/ /bɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈvɪktəmz/ /ʌv/ /ə/ /hoʊks/.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

archway /ˈɑrʧˌweɪ/ n.拱廊 a passage or entrance under an arch or arches.

nearby adj.附近的 not far away

afterwards adv.后来

shortly afterwards 不久后

remonstrate v.抗议，告诫 ～with

lose one's temper 发火

ironically /aɪˈrɑnɪkli/ adv.讽刺地

arrest n.逮捕，拘捕

be under arrest 拘禁

pretend v.假装

sure enough 果然

scene n.现场

练习感悟：

Never leave the things until tomorrw you can do today.