Lesson 11-15

I’m going to give these books back to the library.
/aɪm ˈɡoʊɪŋ tə ɡɪv ðiz bʊks bæk tə ðə ˈlaɪˌbrɛri/
His fiancé gave back the engagement ring and called off the wedding.
/hɪz fiˈɑnseɪ ɡeɪv bæk ði ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt rɪŋ ənd kɔld ɔf ðə ˈwɛdɪŋ/
The billionaire CEO gave back to his hometown by building a new high school.
/ðə ˌbɪljəˈnɛr ˌsiːiˈoʊ ɡeɪv bæk tə hɪz ˌhoʊmˈtaʊn baɪ ˈbɪldɪŋ ə nu haɪ skul/
Take off the blue shirt and wear this red one instead.
/teɪk ɔf ðə blu ʃɝt ənd wɛr ðɪs rɛd (wʌn) ɪnˈstɛd/
Why are you taking off so soon?! The party is just starting!
/waɪ ɚ ju ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔf soʊ sun ðə ˈpɑrti ɪz dʒʌst ˈstɑrtɪŋ/
I read in a magazine that darts is starting to take off in Japan.
/aɪ rɛd ɪn ə ˌmæɡəˈzin ðət dɑrts ɪz ˈstɑrtɪŋ tə teɪk ɔf ɪn dʒəˈpæn/
The businessman put his briefcase down next to the table.
/ðə ˈbɪznəsmæn pʊt hɪz ˈbrifˌkeɪs daʊn nɛkst tə ðə ˈteɪbəl/
People are always putting him down because he wears thick glasses.
/ˈpipəl ɚ ˈɔlweɪz ˈpʊtɪŋ hɪm daʊn bɪˈkɔz hi wɛrz θɪk ˈɡlæsəz/
The revolt was quickly put down by government forces.
/ðə rɪˈvoʊlt wəz ˈkwɪkli pʊt daʊn baɪ ˈɡʌvɚnmənt ˈfɔrsəz/
I had to do my laundry over because I forgot to add detergent.
/aɪ hæd tə du maɪ ˈlɔndri ˈoʊvɚ bɪˈkɔz aɪ fɚˈɡɑt tə æd dɪˈtɝdʒənt/
If I could do it over again, I wouldn’t get married so young.
/ɪf aɪ kʊd du ɪt ˈoʊvɚ əˈɡɛn, aɪ ˈwʊdənt ɡɛt ˈmærid soʊ jʌŋ/
I was two hours late to work because my car broke down.
/aɪ wəz tu ˈaʊɚz leɪt tə wɝk bɪˈkʌz maɪ kɑr broʊk daʊn/
The actor broke down during his speech at the award ceremony.
/ði ˈæktɚ broʊk daʊn ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz spitʃ ət ði əˈwɔrd ˌsɛrəˌmoʊni/