Lesson 95?A fantasy

When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock. He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.

'What has happened ?' she asked.

'How did your clothes get into such a mess ?'

'A fire-extinguisher, my dear,' answered the Ambassador drily. 'University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.'

'Good heavens!' exclaimed his wife. 'And where were you at the time ?'

'I was in my office as usual,' answered the Ambassador. 'The fire broke out in the basement. I went down immediately. of course, and that fool, Horst, aimed a fire-extinguisher at me. He thought I was on fire. I must definitely get that fellow posted.'

The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions, when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat. 'And how can you explain that ?' she asked.

'Oh, that,' said the Ambassador. 'Someone fired a shot through my office window. Accurate, don't you think ? Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time. If I had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch.'

看了下時(shí)間，來(lái)不及了，所以就聽(tīng)了早上給我點(diǎn)評(píng)的兩位朗讀。

drily：?in a way that shows no emotion

?冷冰冰地；冷淡地；不動(dòng)感情地:

??He smiled drily and leaned back in his chair.

post：

to send sb to a place for a period of time as part of their job

? 派駐:

?She's been posted to Washington for ten years.

??她被派往華盛頓工作兩年。

??Most of our employees get posted abroad at some stage.

??我們的大部份雇員都會(huì)在某一時(shí)期派駐國(guó)外。

任務(wù)配置：

L0+L1+L4

練習(xí)感悟：

1. 今天繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)Matering the American Accent,覺(jué)得有點(diǎn)無(wú)聊，放水這么嚴(yán)重了嗎？

一定要弄清楚一個(gè)單詞的重音在哪兒。不知道就查詞確認(rèn)。