Lesson 52
Mud is mud
實(shí)事求是
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
聽(tīng)錄音,然后回答以下問(wèn)題。
Why did Harry decide to give up his little game?
My cousin, Harry, keeps a large curiously-shaped bottle on permanent display in his study. Despite the fact that the bottle is tinted a delicate shade of green, an observant visitor would soon notice that it is filled with what looks like a thick, grayish substance. If you were to ask Harry what was in the bottle, he would tell you that it contained perfumed mud. If you expressed doubt or surprise, he would immediately invite you to smell it and then to rub some into your skin. This brief experiment would dispel any further doubts you might have. The bottle really does contain perfumed mud. How Harry came into the possession of this outlandish stuff makes an interesting story which he is fond of relating. Furthermore, the acquisition of this bottle cured him of a bad habit he had been developing for years.
Harry used to consider it a great joke to go into expensive cosmetic shops and make outrageous requests for goods that do not exist. He would invent fanciful names on the spot. On entering a shop, he would ask for a new perfume called 'Scented Shadow' or for 'insoluble bath cubes'. If a shop assistant told him she had not heard of it, he would pretend to be considerably put out. He loved to be told that one of his imaginary products was temporarily out of stock and he would faithfully promise to call again at some future date, but of course he never did. How Harry managed to keep a straight face during these performances is quite beyond me.
Harry does not need to be prompted to explain how he bought his precious bottle of mud. One day, he went to an exclusive shop in London and asked for 'Myrolite', the shop assistant looked puzzled and Harry repeated the word, slowly stressing each syllable. When the woman shook her head in bewilderment, Harry went on to explain that 'myrolite' was a hard, amber-like substance which could be used to remove freckles. This explanation evidently conveyed something to the woman who searched shelf after shelf. She produced all sorts of weird concoctions, but none of them met with Harry's requirements. When Harry put on his act of being mildly annoyed, the assistant promised to order some for him. Intoxicated by his success, Harry then asked for perfumed mud. He expected the assistant to look at him in blank astonishment. However, it was his turn to be surprised, for the woman's eyes immediately lit up and she fetched several bottles which she placed on the counter for Harry to inspect. For once, Harry had to admit defeat. He picked up what seemed to be the smallest bottle and discreetly asked the price. He was glad to get away with a mere twenty pounds and he beat a hasty retreat, clutching the precious bottle under his arm. From then on, Harry decided that this little game he had invented might prove to be expensive. The curious bottle, which now adorns the bookcase in his study, was his first and last purchase of rare cosmetics.
New words and expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)
permanent
adj. 永久的
tint
v. 給……染色
delicate
adj. 淡色的
shade
n. 色度
observant
adj. 觀察力敏銳的
dispel
v. 驅(qū)散,消除
outlandish
adj. 稀奇古怪的
acquisition
n. 獲得
cosmetic
n. 化妝品
outrageous
adj. 無(wú)理的,令人不能容忍的
fanciful
adj. 想像出來(lái)的
insoluble
adj. 不可溶解的
prompt
v. 敦促,激勵(lì)
exclusive
adj. 專(zhuān)售高檔商品的
syllable
n. 音節(jié)
bewilderment
n. 迷惑,糊涂
freckle
n. 雀斑
evidently
adv. 顯然的,明顯地
weird
adj. 奇異的,古怪的
concoction
n. 調(diào)制品
intoxicate
v. 陶醉,得意忘形
blank
adj. 無(wú)表情的,茫然的
discreetly
adv. 謹(jǐn)慎地
clutch
v. 抓住
adorn
v. 裝飾,打扮
我的堂兄哈里在他的書(shū)房里一直擺著一只形狀古怪的大瓶子。盡管那只瓶子呈淡綠色,但細(xì)心的客人很快就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)瓶里裝的是一種看上去黏稠,顏色發(fā)灰的東西。要是你問(wèn)哈里瓶里裝著什么,他會(huì)告訴你是香水泥。如果你表示懷疑或驚奇,他會(huì)立即請(qǐng)你聞一聞,然后取出一些抹在你的皮膚上。這一簡(jiǎn)單的試驗(yàn)會(huì)消除你可能存有的一切疑慮。瓶里裝的的確是香水泥。哈里如何得到這種稀奇古怪的東西的,這里有個(gè)有趣的故事,而且他挺愛(ài)把它講給別人聽(tīng)。此外,得到這瓶香水泥還治好了他多年的一個(gè)壞習(xí)慣。 哈里曾認(rèn)為走進(jìn)一家名貴化妝品商店,荒唐地提出要買(mǎi)一種根本不存在的商品是件開(kāi)心的事兒。他會(huì)當(dāng)場(chǎng)編造出一些稀奇古怪的貨名。他走進(jìn)商店后,會(huì)提出要一種名叫“香影”的新型香水或什么“不溶浴皂”。要是女售貨員告訴他從未聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)這些東西,他會(huì)裝出十分遺憾和不安的樣子。他愛(ài)聽(tīng)售貨員說(shuō)他想像出來(lái)的那種東西暫時(shí)脫銷(xiāo),于是他就煞有介事地許諾改天再來(lái)光顧。當(dāng)然,他再也不會(huì)來(lái)了。我實(shí)在想像不出哈里在這些表演中是怎樣裝出一本正經(jīng)的樣子的。 毋須暗示哈里就會(huì)向你講起他買(mǎi)下那瓶珍貴香水泥的經(jīng)過(guò)。一天,他去倫敦一家高級(jí)商店要買(mǎi)一種叫“密諾萊特”的東西,店員露出詫異的神色。哈里又慢慢地,一字一頓說(shuō)了一遍這個(gè)詞,那個(gè)女售貨員還是迷惑不解地?fù)u了搖頭。哈里便進(jìn)一步解釋“密諾萊特”是一種質(zhì)地堅(jiān)硬、狀似琥珀的東西,可以用來(lái)除去雀斑。他的解釋顯然對(duì)女售貨員有些啟示。她一個(gè)貨架接著一個(gè)貨架地尋找,拿出各種各樣稀奇古怪的化妝品,但沒(méi)有一樣能夠符合哈里的要求。哈里裝出不高興的樣子時(shí),女售貨員答應(yīng)為他定貨。哈里為他的騙術(shù)而感到洋洋得意,又提出要買(mǎi)香水泥。他原想女售貨員會(huì)驚奇地望著他,不知所措,沒(méi)料到這回該輪到他自己吃驚了。因?yàn)槟桥圬泦T聽(tīng)完哈里的話(huà)后,馬上眼睛一亮,拿出幾瓶東西放在柜臺(tái)上讓哈里挑選。哈里只好認(rèn)輸。他挑出一個(gè)看上去最小的瓶子,謹(jǐn)慎地問(wèn)了價(jià)。他慶幸自己只破費(fèi)了20英鎊便得以脫身。他把那寶貴的瓶子放在腋下夾著,溜之大吉。從那以后,他認(rèn)識(shí)到自己發(fā)明的小小惡作劇是要付出很大的代價(jià)的。在他書(shū)房的書(shū)柜里擺著那瓶形狀古怪的香水泥就是他第一次也是最后一次購(gòu)買(mǎi)的稀有化妝品。
◆permanent adj. 永久的
permanent job / house
temporary 臨時(shí)的
◆tint v. 給……染色
tint the paper yellow 把紙染成黃色 (雙賓語(yǔ))
◆delicate adj. 淡色的
Eg: I like the delicate dress. 我喜歡淡顏色,比較雅致的裙子。
◆shade n. 色度
shade 蔭涼
in the shade 在蔭涼處
shady adj.
in the shady street 在有蔭涼的街道上
in the shady spot 在有蔭涼的地方
◆◆observant adj. 觀察力敏銳的
◆greyish adj. 淺灰色的
light grey
◆dispel v. 驅(qū)散,消除
◆outlandish adj. 稀奇古怪的
odd
strange
fantastic
queer
peculiar
weird
eccentric
L31
Eg: I can’t get along well with the weird.
outlandish: queer
strange and unpleasant
weird: strange and unnatural
difficult to understand
L52-01 end 5’35”
L52-02 begin 12’21”
◆◆◆acquisition n. 獲得
acquire
acquire confidence
acquire courage
acquire knowledge
acquire skills
acquisition: the act of acquiring
Eg: He devotes his time to the acquisition of knowledge.他把全部的精力都用在知識(shí)的獲得上。
the acquisition of sth. (通常形式)
Eg: Acquiring confidence is essential.
The acquisition of confidence is essential.
The acqisition of skills is necessary in the modern society.
acquirement: 僅指精神上的獲得
acquisition: 可以指泛泛的概念
the acquisition / acquirement of knowledge 知識(shí)的獲得
the acquisition of money 金錢(qián)的獲得
Eg:The acquisition of money is what a large number of people run after.
◆cosmetic n. 化妝品
◆outrageous adj. 無(wú)理的,令人不能容忍的
He found my offer outrageous
unreasonable
irrational
illogical
ridiculous
unpleasant
unpleasing
(L28)
◆fanciful adj. 想像出來(lái)的
imaginable
imagining doing
fancying doing
◆insoluble adj. 不可溶解的
solve 解決
insolve 不可溶解
◆◆◆prompt v. 敦促,激勵(lì)
vt. urge sb. to do sth.
persuade sb. to do sth.
prompt sb. to do
Eg: What prompted him to be so generous.
Our discussion prompted some questions. 我們的討論引出了幾個(gè)問(wèn)題。
lead to; cause; result in;
Eg: What prompts you to study English so hard?
promptly adv.
prompt: quick
take measure 采取措施
Eg: He took a prompt measure. 他作出了一個(gè)果斷的決定。
He made a prompt decision.
swift 沒(méi)有任何干擾,一點(diǎn)也不費(fèi)力地連續(xù)不斷地迅速,形容相當(dāng)快
Eg: His rise to fame was swift.
The car is going fast.
The car is going swiftly.
He made rapid / swift progress.
rapid 迅速的 (某事發(fā)生的速度快)
rapid recovery 快速康復(fù)
Eg: He is still young, so his recovery is rapid.
speedy
don’t do it in such a speedy way.
haste
more haste less speed. 欲速則不達(dá)
hasty 匆匆忙忙,草率
Eg: Sometimes we make a decision hastily.
Sometimes we make a decision in a haste way.
◆exclusive adj. 專(zhuān)售高檔商品的
◆syllable n. 音節(jié)
◆bewilderment n. 迷惑,糊涂
bewilder : puzzle
L52-02 end 12’21”
L52-03 begin 12’11”
Eg: Your question puzzled me.
bewilder: 令人眼花繚亂
Eg: Yesterday I went shopping, but countless beautiful dresses bewildered me.
in bewilderment
◆freckle n. 雀斑
◆evidently adv. 顯然的,明顯地
evident 顯眼的,突出的
Eg: She is evident at party.
in evidence 相當(dāng)于evident, 也相當(dāng)于evidently
◆weird adj. 奇異的,古怪的
◆concoction n. 調(diào)制品
◆intoxicate v. 陶醉,得意忘形
excite greatly beyond self-control
be intoxicated by
be intoxicated with
Eg: When we pass out important examinations, we are intoxiacated with our success.
intoxicate 喝醉
Eg: If you drink too much whiskey, you will get intoxicated.
get drunk
become intoxicated.
intoxicating 令人陶醉的
Eg: He failed in his examination, but he was intoxicated with that, and his intoxication was beyond my understanding.
◆blank adj. 無(wú)表情的,茫然的
◆discreetly adv. 謹(jǐn)慎地
discreet ==careful in speech and action
Eg: He’s discreet in giving his opinion.
He’s discreet in airing his views.
When you have to make a big decision, particularly in front of a large number of people, you must be discreet.
be discreet in doing sth.
careful 細(xì)心的 (不表示謹(jǐn)慎)
Eg: Whatever we do, we must be careful.
Be careful, a car is rushing towards you.
cautious 謹(jǐn)慎的 (既表示細(xì)心,又表示謹(jǐn)慎)
Eg: He is a cautious person, so whatever he does, he is not only discreet but careful as well.
considerate: 考慮周到的,細(xì)心的 (thoughtful)
Eg: You will live easily if you have a considerate friend with you.
prudent 慎重的
Eg: You must make a prudent decision.
wary 小心翼翼的
tactful 機(jī)智的,考慮周全的
tact 機(jī)智
discreet / careful / cautious / considerate / prudent
L52-03 end 12’11”
L52-04 begin 12’29”
◆clutch v. 抓住
snatch
seize
grasp
clutch
clasp
◆adorn v. 裝飾,打扮
well decorated walls 裝飾得很漂亮的墻壁
adorn 打扮,佩戴
Eg: We adorn our rooms with flowers.
decorate: 裝修
Eg: Newly weds embark on the task of decorating their new house.新婚夫婦忙著裝修自己的新房子。
adorn 裝點(diǎn)
Eg: He adoned his story with all sorts of adventures that never happened.
She adorned her dress with a lace.
ornament v. 增添細(xì)節(jié)或裝飾物
Eg: The dress is ornamented / adorned with lace.
a woman adorned in jewelry and fur 一位珠光寶氣、穿著皮衣的婦女
in jeans 穿著牛仔褲
in jewelry 佩戴首飾
in fur 穿著裘皮大衣
a miss adorned in mink coat 一位穿著貂皮大衣的小姐
a beautifully adorned room
a beautifully decorated house
這是一篇記敘文
keep sth. on permanent display
duriously-shaped 形狀奇怪的
wine bottles of all shapes and sizes
despite the fact that 盡管事實(shí)如此
in spite of the fact that
used to 過(guò)去常常而現(xiàn)在不
would現(xiàn)在有可能存在
Eg: He would often have clas in the morning.
if you should 和 if you were to 可以互換
should + 動(dòng)詞原形 可能性大
were to + 動(dòng)詞原形 可能性極小
L52-04 end 12’29”
Lesson52A end 42:29
Lesson52B begin 39:06
L52-05 begin 12’10”
背熟:If you expressed doubt or surprise
背熟:This brief experiment would dispel any further doubts you might have.
brief: 簡(jiǎn)單的 simple
does 用來(lái)加強(qiáng)語(yǔ)氣
背熟:How Harry came into the possession of this outlandish stuff makes an interesting story which he is fond of relating.
come into the possession of sth. 獲得的過(guò)程
Eg: How harry married his beautiful wife makes an interesting story. 哈里是怎么樣娶了這樣一位漂亮的妻子還有一段有趣的故事。
he is fond of relating == he is fond of talking about
stuff==material == substance
furthermore == what is more == moreover
背熟:the acquisition of this bottle cured him of a bad habit he had been developing for years.
own habits by heart 積習(xí)難改,本性難移
背熟:Harry used to consider it a great joke to go into expensive cosmetic shops and make outrageous requests for goods that do not exist.
consider it a great joke to do sth. 把做某事看作是巨大的樂(lè)趣
consider it great fun
consider it great amusement
consider it a great joy
He would invent fanciful names on the spot. == He would invent names imaginable on the sopt.
on the sopt 當(dāng)場(chǎng),當(dāng)時(shí)
on entering a shop== as soon as he enters a shop
背熟:he would pretend to be considerably put out.
pretend to do 裝做......
put out == upset == annoy
Eg: He was put out by my rude words.
imaginary 虛構(gòu)的,想象的
out of stock 脫銷(xiāo)
L52-05 end 12’10”
L52-06 begin (56-03) 13’29”
背熟:he would faithfully promise to call again at some future date
faithfully permise 信誓旦旦地說(shuō)
at some future date == some day == one day
背熟:How Harry managed to keep a straight face during these performances is quite beyond me.
keep a straight face == keep serious
is quite beyond me == is quite beyond my understanding == is quite beyond my imagination
重點(diǎn):how引導(dǎo)主語(yǔ)從句
keep sth. on permanent display 永遠(yuǎn)展示,陳列
Eg: We don’t know how he came into ( the ) possession of the farm.
Paragraph 3
You needn’t encourage him to explain his story.
of his own accord 自然而然地,相當(dāng)于willingly
背熟:Harry does not need to be prompted to explain
exclusive shop: only wealthy people can visit such expensive shop
exclusive right to publish their stories
exclusive: 獨(dú)家的,獨(dú)占的;不相容的
The school is exclusive.
exclusive shop 專(zhuān)售高檔商品的商店
背熟:the shop assistant looked puzzled and Harry repeated the word,slowly stressing each syllable.
puzzled 茫然不知所措
bewildered
stressing 加重每一個(gè)音節(jié)
go on to do sth. 繼續(xù)做別的事情
cat-like; dog-like
amber-like 象琥珀一樣的
be used to do 被用來(lái)干 ......
be used to doing 習(xí)慣于做......
背熟:This explanation evidently conveyed something to the woman who searched shelf after shelf.
shelf after shelf == one shelf after another
produced == showed
He produced a cigaret to me. 他拿出了一顆煙給我。
背熟:She produced all sorts of weird concoctions, but none of them met with Harry's requirements.
meet with sb’s requirments / need 滿(mǎn)足某人的需要
requirments == demands
When Harry put on his act of being mildly annoyed
put on his act of doing 裝模作樣
put on == pretend
Eg: She said that she felt ill, but she was just putting it on.
He put on the act of understanding me / what I said. 他裝出理解我的話(huà)的樣子。
He pretends to be wealthy.
He put on an act of being wealthy.
L52-06 end 13’29”
L52-07 begin 13’35”
背熟:Intoxicated by his success, Harry then asked for perfumed mud.
in blank astonishment 茫然驚奇地
背熟:However, it was his turn to be surprised, for the woman's eyes immediately lit up and she fetched several bottles which she placed on the counter for Harry to inspect.
surprised == amazed 驚奇地
Eg: The custom officer’s face lit up as soon as he saw the tiny bottle on the bottom of my suitcase.
inspect ==choose == select
admit defeat == take a beating 認(rèn)輸
My aunt Harriet found piles of bottles of all shapes and sizes in what had been Bessie’s wordrobe.
what was in those days enlighted policy 當(dāng)時(shí)所謂的開(kāi)明政策
seemed to be == looked like
discreet 言行小心
背熟:He was glad to get away with a mere twenty pounds and he beat a hasty retreat,
不定式to 表示原因
retreat 撤退
beat a retreat 溜走
hasty == speedy
Eg: He left the shop as quickly as possible.
clutching現(xiàn)在分詞做伴隨狀況狀語(yǔ)
Eg: I got away with pricious chalk marks on my luggage. (L11)
pay the price 付出代價(jià)
‘The curious bottle, which now adorns the bookcase in his study, was his first and last purchase of rare cosmetics.’
非限制性定語(yǔ)從句
Eg: The girl studies English well who lives in my neighbourhood.
The girl, who lives in my neighbourhood, studies English well.
重點(diǎn)結(jié)構(gòu)表達(dá):
admit defeat 認(rèn)輸
beat a hasty retreat 匆忙溜掉
stress each syllable 加強(qiáng)音節(jié)
in bewilderment
in blank astonishment
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