新概念英語第三冊(美音版)Mud is mud

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keep sth. on permanent display
duriously-shaped 形狀奇怪的
wine bottles of all shapes and sizes
despite the fact that 盡管事實如此
in spite of the fact that
used to 過去常常而現在不
would現在有可能存在
Eg: He would often have clas in the morning.
if you should 和if you were to 可以互換
should + 動詞原形 可能性大
were to + 動詞原形 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: 簡單的simple
does 用來加強語氣
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 當場，當時
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 虛構的，想象的
out of stock 脫銷

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
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：how引導主語從句
keep sth. on permanent display 永遠展示，陳列
Eg: We don’t know how he came into ( the ) possession of the farm.

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You needn’t encourage him to explain his story.
of his own accord 自然而然地，相當于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: 獨家的，獨占的；不相容的
The school is exclusive.
exclusive shop 專售高檔商品的商店
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 被用來干......
be used to doing 習慣于做......

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 當時所謂的開明政策
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現在分詞做伴隨狀況狀語
Eg: I got away with pricious chalk marks on my luggage. (L11)
pay the price 付出代價

‘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.

重點結構表達：
admit defeat 認輸
beat a hasty retreat 匆忙溜掉
stress each syllable 加強音節(jié)
in bewilderment
in blank astonishment