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Lesson52Mudismud实事求是Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.听录音，然后回答以下问题。WhydidHarrydecidetogiveuphislittlegame?Mycousin,Harry,keepsalargecuriously-shapedbottleonpermanentdisplayinhisstudy.Despitethefactthatthebottleistintedadelicateshadeofgreen,anobservantvisitorwouldsoonnoticethatitisfilledwithwhatlookslikeathick,grayishsubstance.IfyouweretoaskHarrywhatwasinthebottle,hewouldtellyouthatitcontainedperfumedmud.Ifyouexpresseddoubtorsurprise,hewouldimmediatelyinviteyoutosmellitandthentorubsomeintoyourskin.Thisbriefexperimentwoulddispelanyfurtherdoubtsyoumighthave.Thebottlereallydoescontainperfumedmud.HowHarrycameintothepossessionofthisoutlandishstuffmakesaninterestingstorywhichheisfondofrelating.Furthermore,theacquisitionofthisbottlecuredhimofabadhabithehadbeendevelopingforyears.Harryusedtoconsideritagreatjoketogointoexpensivecosmeticshopsandmakeoutrageousrequestsforgoodsthatdonotexist.Hewouldinventfancifulnamesonthespot.Onenteringashop,hewouldaskforanewperfumecalled'ScentedShadow'orfor'insolublebathcubes'.Ifashopassistanttoldhimshehadnotheardofit,hewouldpretendtobeconsiderablyputout.Helovedtobetoldthatoneofhisimaginaryproductswastemporarilyoutofstockandhewouldfaithfullypromisetocallagainatsomefuturedate,butofcourseheneverdid.HowHarrymanagedtokeepastraightfaceduringtheseperformancesisquitebeyondme.Harrydoesnotneedtobepromptedtoexplainhowheboughthispreciousbottleofmud.Oneday,hewenttoanexclusiveshopinLondonandaskedfor'Myrolite',theshopassistantlookedpuzzledandHarryrepeatedtheword,slowlystressingeachsyllable.Whenthewomanshookherheadinbewilderment,Harrywentontoexplainthat'myrolite'wasahard,amber-likesubstancewhichcouldbeusedtoremovefreckles.Thisexplanationevidentlyconveyedsomethingtothewomanwhosearchedshelfaftershelf.Sheproducedallsortsofweirdconcoctions,butnoneofthemmetwithHarry'srequirements.WhenHarryputonhisactofbeingmildlyannoyed,theassistantpromisedtoordersomeforhim.Intoxicatedbyhissuccess,Harrythenaskedforperfumedmud.Heexpectedtheassistanttolookathiminblankastonishment.However,itwashisturntobesurprised,forthewoman'seyesimmediatelylitupandshefetchedseveralbottleswhichsheplacedonthecounterforHarrytoinspect.Foronce,Harryhadtoadmitdefeat.Hepickedupwhatseemedtobethesmallestbottleanddiscreetlyaskedtheprice.Hewasgladtogetawaywithameretwentypoundsandhebeatahastyretreat,clutchingthepreciousbottleunderhisarm.Fromthenon,Harrydecidedthatthislittlegamehehadinventedmightprovetobeexpensive.Thecuriousbottle,whichnowadornsthebookcaseinhisstudy,washisfirstandlastpurchaseofrarecosmetics.Newwordsandexpressions生词和短语permanentadj.永久的tintv.给……染色delicateadj.淡色的shaden.色度observantadj.观察力敏锐的dispelv.驱散，消除outlandishadj.稀奇古怪的acquisitionn.获得cosmeticn.化妆品outrageousadj.无理的，令人不能容忍的fancifuladj.想像出来的insolubleadj.不可溶解的promptv.敦促，激励exclusiveadj.专售高档商品的syllablen.音节bewildermentn.迷惑，糊涂frecklen.雀斑evidentlyadv.显然的，明显地weirdadj.奇异的，古怪的concoctionn.调制品intoxicatev.陶醉，得意忘形blankadj.无表情的，茫然的discreetlyadv.谨慎地clutchv.抓住adornv.装饰，打扮参考译文我的堂兄哈里在他的书房里一直摆着一只形状古怪的大瓶子。尽管那只瓶子呈淡绿色，但细心的客人很快就会发现瓶里装的是一种看上去黏稠，颜色发灰的东西。要是你问哈里瓶里装着什么，他会告诉你是香水泥。如果你表示怀疑或惊奇，他会立即请你闻一闻，然后取出一些抹在你的皮肤上。这一简单的试验会消除你可能存有的一切疑虑。瓶里装的的确是香水泥。哈里如何得到这种稀奇古怪的东西的，这里有个有趣的故事，而且他挺爱把它讲给别人听。此外，得到这瓶香水泥还治好了他多年的一个坏习惯。哈里曾认为走进一家名贵化妆品商店，荒唐地提出要买一种根本不存在的商品是件开心的事儿。他会当场编造出一些稀奇古怪的货名。他走进商店后，会提出要一种名叫“香影”的新型香水或什么“不溶浴皂”。要是女售货员告诉他从未听说过这些东西，他会装出十分遗憾和不安的样子。他爱听售货员说他想像出来的那种东西暂时脱销，于是他就煞有介事地许诺改天再来光顾。当然，他再也不会来了。我实在想像不出哈里在这些表演中是怎样装出一本正经的样子的。毋须暗示哈里就会向你讲起他买下那瓶珍贵香水泥的经过。一天，他去伦敦一家高级商店要买一种叫“密诺莱特”的东西，店员露出诧异的神色。哈里又慢慢地，一字一顿说了一遍这个词，那个女售货员还是迷惑不解地摇了摇头。哈里便进一步解释“密诺莱特”是一种质地坚硬、状似琥珀的东西，可以用来除去雀斑。他的解释显然对女售货员有些启示。她一个货架接着一个货架地寻找，拿出各种各样稀奇古怪的化妆品，但没有一样能够符合哈里的要求。哈里装出不高兴的样子时，女售货员答应为他定货。哈里为他的骗术而感到洋洋得意，又提出要买香水泥。他原想女售货员会惊奇地望着他，不知所措，没料到这回该轮到他自己吃惊了。因为那女售货员听完哈里的话后，马上眼睛一亮，拿出几瓶东西放在柜台上让哈里挑选。哈里只好认输。他挑出一个看上去最小的瓶子，谨慎地问了价。他庆幸自己只破费了20英镑便得以脱身。他把那宝贵的瓶子放在腋下夹着，溜之大吉。从那以后，他认识到自己发明的小小恶作剧是要付出很大的代价的。在他书房的书柜里摆着那瓶形状古怪的香水泥就是他第一次也是最后一次购买的稀有化妆品。Newwordsandexpression生词和短语学习词汇时仅知道汉语语义是不够的，要把单词放在语句中体会其应用学习关键句结构是则要把它放在段落结构或文章里mudismud实事求是同义spadeisspade实事求是factisfactpermanentadj.永久的~job/house----temporary临时的tintv.给...染色一般了解eg.Tintthepaperyellow把纸染成黄色delicateadj.淡色的清淡的,雅致的eg.Ilikethedelicatedressshaden.色度荫凉intheshade在萌凉处shadyadj.短语intheshadystreet/intheshadyspotobservantadj.观察力敏锐的grayishadj.浅灰色的lightgraydispelv.驱散,消除outlandishadj.稀奇古怪的odd/strange/fantastic,queer,peculiar,weird强调奇异的古怪的,相当于odd同义eccentric古怪的eg.Ican'tgetalongwellwiththeweird.因为离奇而让人产生奇怪outlandish:queerodd----strangeandunpleasant奇怪也让人感觉到不开心weird:strangeandunnatural----difficulttounderstand不可思议的,荒唐的acquisitionn.获得*acquiregetgainobtain获得技能，信息勇气acquireconfidence/courage/knowledge/skillsacquisition:theactofacquiringeg.Hedevoteshistimetotheacquisitionofknowledgedevoteone'stimeto既包括精神上的也包括物质上的theacquisitionofsth.(通常形式)Acquiringconfidenceisessential.Theacquisitionofconfidenceisessential.Theacquisitionofskillsisnecessaryinthemodernsociety.acquirement仅指精神上的获得acquisition可以指泛泛的概念theacquisition/acquirementofknowledge知识的获得theacquisitionofmoney金钱的获得Theacquisitionofmoneyiswhatalargenumberofpeoplerunafter.the~ofsth.cosmeticn.化妆品outrageousadj.无理的Hefoundmy