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.'

看了下时间，来不及了，所以就听了早上给我点评的两位朗读。

drily： in a way that shows no emotion

•冷冰冰地；冷淡地；不动感情地:

 »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

• 派驻:

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

  她被派往华盛顿工作两年。

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

  我们的大部份雇员都会在某一时期派驻国外。

任务配置：

L0+L1+L4

练习感悟：

1. 今天继续学习Matering the American Accent,觉得有点无聊，放水这么严重了吗？

一定要弄清楚一个单词的重音在哪儿。不知道就查词确认。