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People will do anything to see a free show -- even if it is a bad one. When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it. We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began. Unfortunately, the show was one of the dullest we have ever seen. Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed, as many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come. The only funny things we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the programme. He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone. As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone burst out laughing. We all know what the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was: 'This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company. Good ladies, evening and gentlemen!"
Words & Expressions:
--It is now apparent that his statement was not a slip of the tongue.
--He had made an unfortunate slip of the tongue himself.
*dull/d?l/ 枯燥無(wú)趣伊者，遲鈍媳纬，陰暗
--a dull movie
--The weekly meeting tends to be deadly dull(=very dull).
--The pain was dull but persistent. 長(zhǎng)時(shí)間隱隱作痛
*tedious 乏味煩悶的 adv.tediously=flat
--a tediously long film
--Construction crews are hauling in heavy equipments to start the long and tedious clean-up process.
Sentences:
*People will do anything to see a free show -- even if it is a bad one.
虛擬語(yǔ)氣的一種：純條件的虛擬語(yǔ)氣，時(shí)態(tài)為一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)，表示若if的條件存在能庆，預(yù)期的結(jié)果會(huì)出現(xiàn)。如,If he is here, I will beat him.
連接副詞除了if,還可以是once, when, before, as soon as, unless等,用法與if相同分歇。主句中的助動(dòng)詞現(xiàn)在時(shí)+動(dòng)詞原形善炫。
--As soon as he arrives, I will let you know.
--When he finishes it, he may come.
Pronunciations:
*queue [kju]
*obviously /?ɑ?bvi?sli/
*nervous /?n??rv?s/
*present n&adj: /?prez?nt/ v:/pr??zent/
poor這個(gè)單詞認(rèn)識(shí)有二十年了原來(lái)一直讀錯(cuò)，類似pull吧捐韩，然而正確的是/p?r/退唠，r的音要發(fā)的完整！
