练习材料：

  Nothing to sell  and nothing to buy——Part 2

          不卖也不买

A tramp may ask you for money, but he will never ask you to feel sorry for him. He has deliberately chosen to lead the life he leads and is fully aware of the consequences. He may never be sure where the next meal is coming from, but he is free from the thousands of anxieties which afflict other people. His few material possessions make it possible for him to move from place to place with ease. By having to sleep in the open, he gets far closer to the world of nature than most of us ever do. He may hunt, beg, or steal occasionally to keep himself alive; he may even, in times of real need, do a little work; but he will never sacrifice his freedom. We often speak of tramps with contempt and put them in the same class as beggars, but how many of us can honestly say that we have not felt a little envious of their simple way of life and their freedom from care?

ə træmp meɪ ɑːsk juː fɔː ˈmʌni, bʌt hiː wɪl ˈnɛvər ɑːsk juː tuː fiːl ˈsɒri fɔː hɪm. hiː hæz dɪˈlɪbərɪtli ˈʧəʊzn tuː liːd ðə laɪf hiː liːdz ænd ɪz ˈfʊli əˈweər ɒv ðə ˈkɒnsɪkwənsɪz. hiː meɪ ˈnɛvə biː ʃʊə weə ðə nɛkst miːl ɪz ˈkʌmɪŋ frɒm, bʌt hɪz ɪz friː frɒm ðə ˈθaʊzəndz ɒv æŋˈzaɪətiz wɪʧ əˈflɪkt ˈʌðə ˈpiːpl. hɪz fjuː məˈtɪərɪəl pəˈzɛʃənz meɪk ɪt ˈpɒsəbl fɔː hɪm tuː muːv frɒm pleɪs tuː pleɪs wɪð iːz. baɪ ˈhævɪŋ tuː sliːp ɪn ði ˈəʊpən, hiː gɛts fɑː ˈkləʊsə tuː ðə wɜːld ɒv ˈneɪʧə ðæn məʊst ɒv ʌs ˈɛvə duː. hiː meɪ hʌnt, bɛg, ɔː stɛd əˈkeɪʒnəli tuː kiːp hɪmˈsɛlf əˈlaɪv; hiː meɪ ˈiːvən, ɪn taɪmz ɒv rɪəl niːd, duː ə ˈlɪtl wɜːk; bʌt hiː wɪl ˈnɛvə ˈsækrɪfaɪs hɪz ˈfriːdəm. wiː ˈɒf(ə)n spiːk ɒv træmps wɪð kənˈtɛmpt ænd pʊt ðɛm ɪn ðə seɪm klɑːs æz ˈbɛgəz, bʌt haʊ ˈmɛni ɒv ʌs kæn ˈɒnɪstli seɪ ðæt wiː hæv nɒt fɛlt ə ˈlɪtl ˈɛnvɪəs ɒv ðeə ˈsɪmpl weɪ ɒv laɪf ænd ðeə ˈfriːdəm frɒm keə?

游浪汉可能会向你讨钱，但他从来不要你可怜他。他是故意在选择过那种生活的，并完全清楚以这种方式生活的后果。他可能从不知道下顿饭有无着落，但他不像有人那样被千万桩愁事所折磨。他几乎没有什么财产，这使他能够轻松自如地在各地奔波。由于被迫在露天睡觉，他比我们中许多人都离大自然近得多。为了生存，他可能会去打猎、乞讨，偶尔偷上一两回；确实需要的时候，他甚至可能干一点儿活，但他决不会牺牲自由。说起流浪汉，我们常常带有轻蔑并把他们与乞丐归为一类。但是，我们中有多少人能够坦率地说我们对流浪汉的简朴生活与无忧无虑的境况不感到有些羡慕呢？

任务配置：L0、L1、L3、L4

知识笔记：

单词与短语

may/meɪ/

might

ask sb for  sth/ask sb to do sth

aware of the consequences清楚后果

free from sth不被折磨

make it possible for sb to do sth使某人能够做某事

with ease 轻松的

in times of real need确实需要的时候

put sth in the same class as sth把某物与某物归为一类

freedom from care无忧无虑

envious of羡慕

envious / ˈɛnvɪəs/：full of, feeling, or expressing envy。

音标

/p/发音要点:爆破音，先紧闭双唇阻止气流流出；突然分开双唇，气流冲出口腔，同时发出爆破的声音；发音时，声带不振动。

练习感悟：读的时候感觉不明显，但开始背诵时就会发现脑子里有很多的问号：为什么用过去完成时？为什么后面加s?为什么这里有个that,可以删除么？为什么用at a,而不是in？我觉得坚持背会解决很多问题，“少见多怪”吧。只是半篇就背了一个小时，超过了预期。