练习材料：Lesson 65：Jumbo versus the police 时长：81s
Last Christmas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a children's hospital.
lɑːst ˈkrɪsməs, ðə ˈsɜːkəs ˈəʊnə, ˈʤɪmi geɪts, dɪˈsaɪdɪd tuː teɪk sʌmˈprɛzntstuː ə ˈʧɪldrənz ˈhɒspɪtl.
Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by a 'guard of honour' of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo.
drɛst ʌp æz ˈfɑːðə ˈkrɪsməs ænd əˈkʌmpənid baɪ ə gɑːd ɒv ˈɒnə ɒv sɪks ˈprɪti gɜːlz, hiː sɛt ɒf daʊn ðə meɪn striːt ɒv ðə ˈsɪti ˈraɪdɪŋə ˈbeɪbi ˈɛlɪfənt kɔːld ˈʤʌmbəʊ.
He should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing.
hiː ʃʊd hæv nəʊn ðæt ðə pəˈliːs wʊd ˈnɛvər əˈlaʊ ðɪs sɔːt ɒv θɪŋ.
A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone along a side-street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic.
ə pəˈliːsmən əˈprəʊʧt ˈʤɪmi ænd təʊld hɪm hiː ɔːt tuː hæv gɒn əˈlɒŋ ə saɪd-striːt æz ˈʤʌmbəʊ wɒz ˈhəʊldɪŋ ʌp ðə ˈtræfɪk.
Though Jimmy agreed to go at once, Jumbo refused to move.
ðəʊ ˈʤɪmi əˈgriːd tuː gəʊ æt wʌns, ˈʤʌmbəʊˌriːˈfjuːzdtuː muːv.
Fifteen policemen had to push very hard to get him off the main street.
ˈfɪfˈtiːn pəˈliːsmən hæd tuː pʊʃ ˈvɛri hɑːd tuː gɛt hɪm ɒf ðə meɪn striːt.
The police had a difficult time, but they were most amused.
ðə pəˈliːs hæd ə ˈdɪfɪkəlt taɪm, bʌt ðeɪ wɜː məʊst əˈmjuːzd.
'Jumbo must weigh a few tons,' said a policeman afterwards, 'so it was fortunate that we didn't have to carry him.
ˈʤʌmbəʊ mʌst weɪ ə fjuːtʌnz,' sɛd ə pəˈliːsmən ˈɑːftəwədz, səʊ ɪt wɒz ˈfɔːʧnɪt ðæt wiː dɪdnt hæv tuː ˈkæri hɪm.
Of course, we should arrest him, but as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time.
ɒv kɔːs, wiː ʃʊd əˈrɛst hɪm, bʌt æz hiː hæz ə gʊd ˈrɛkɔːd, wiː ʃæl lɛt hɪm ɒf ðɪs taɪm.
任务配置：L0+L1+L4
知识笔记：
/t/
1）/t/是爆破音，嘴巴微微张开，舌尖先紧贴上齿龈，憋住气。
2）舌尖迅速下降，使气流冲出口腔，形成爆破音。
3）/t/是清辅音，声带不震动，只能听到气流的声音。
纠错：不要用汉语拼音中的"t（特）"来代替这个发音。在词尾出现时，千万不要加上一个弱读的元音/ə/！这是中国人最容易犯的错误之一！
注意：/t/与辅音/r/、/w/、/l/或/s/相连构辅音连缀的发音。
circus 马戏团 guard of honor 仪仗队
dress up with sth 装扮成什么 go along a side street 走一条小路
let him off 放过某人
练习感悟：ought to可以连读，听起来很像 auto 所以每次在这里会停一下跟不上原文，多联系几遍就好很多啦
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