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Lesson 52 Mud is mud
本课重点
词汇 permanent, dispel, intoxicated
句型 形式宾语
feel put out
permanent adj.
continuing to exist for a long time or for all the time in the future
永久的，固定的，永恒的
他放弃了固定工作而去从事自由职业。
He gave up a permanent job in order to freelance.
李先生申请了美国的永久居民。
Mr. Lee has applied for permanent residence in the U.S..
那场车祸对他的视力造成了永久的损伤。
The car accident has caused permanent damage to his eyesight.
tint v.
to slightly change the colour of something, especially hair
v. 给…染颜色
tinted glasses
有色眼镜
她头发剪了且染得像一个肥皂剧女演员。
Her hair is cut and tinted like a soap opera actress.
delicate adj.
a taste, smell, or colour that is delicate is pleasant and not strong
柔和的，清淡可口的，清香的
a delicate pink
a delicate gold necklace
shade n.
a particular type of red, green, blue etc.
delicate/pale/rich/soft shade of …(color)
淡/浅/艳/柔和的色…
Valerie的眼睛是漂亮的蓝色。
Valerie’s eyes are a beautiful shade of blue.
上文： I found makeup on Mandy’s blouse.
上文： The killer used hair extensions to repair the area he’d cut off in the elevator.
observant adj.
good or quick at noticing things
观察力敏锐的
syn:
Sharp-eyed
眼尖的
An observant/sharp-eyed reader has pointed out an error on page 26.
也可能对眼皮底下的事熟视无睹。
Can miss what’s going on right in front of them.
greyish adj.
slightly grey
dispel v.
to make something go away, especially a belief, idea, or feeling
消除，驱散
中央银行试图消除有可能金融危机的流言。
The Central Bank attempted to dispel rumours of a possible financial crisis.
You stay away from me. You stay away from my son.
is to address it directly. 是对公众坦诚相告。
outlandish adj.
strange and unusual
稀奇古怪的
outlandish clothes
上文： We turned you into a monster.
acquisition n.
(countable) something that you have obtained by buying it or being given it.
获得
The Art Society is holding an exhibition of recent acquisitions.
iron out:解决影响…的问题（困难）
机密情报的获取和售卖
cosmetics n.
creams, powders etc. that you use on your face and body in order to look more attractive
People with acne problems should look for oil-free cosmetics.
outrageous adj.
very shocking and unacceptable
无理的，令人不能容忍的
无理要求
make outrageous requests
无理指责
make an outrageous accusation
.
All right,well, I haven’t said a single word
fanciful adj.
imagined rather than based on facts – often used to show disapproval
想象的；
decorated in an unusual style that shows imagination
样式奇特的；花哨的
fanciful gold border
别出心裁的金色镶边
The suggestion that there was a conspiracy is not entirely fanciful.
insoluble:
（of a substance物质）that does not dissolve in a liquid
不能溶解的，不溶的
sth that can not be solved or explained
不能解释的，无法解决的
prompt v.
To encourage sb to speak by asking them questions or suggestion words that they could say
提示，鼓励，提醒（某人说话）,
“and then what happened ” he prompted.
他鼓励对方说下去
他紧张地说不出话来，只好听人提示。
He was too nervous to speak and had to be prompted.
exclusive:
Of high quality and expensive and therefore not often bought or used by most people
高档的，豪华的，高级的
高级酒店
an exclusive hotel
高档品牌服装
exclusive designer clothes
syllable：
Any of the units into which a word is divided, containing a vowel sound and usually one or more consonants
音节
双音节单词：
A word with two syllables
A two-syllable word
Potato is stressed on the second syllable.
Potato 一词的重音在第二个音节上。
bewilderment
n. A feeling of being completely confused
迷惘，迷惑，糊涂
look/stare in bewilderment
迷惑地看着/盯着
You are not bewildered, you are afraid.
freckle n.
freckles are small brown spots on someone’s skin, especially on their face, which the sun can cause to increase in number and become darker
雀斑
weird adj.
very strange and unusual, and difficult to understand or explain
奇异的，古怪的
It’s really weird seeing yourself on TV.
看到自己上电视感觉怪怪的
我晚上真的不想跟Mary一起度过，她好怪啊。
I don’t really want to spend the evening with Mary - she's so weird.
evidently adv.
clearly, that can be seen or understood easily
明显地，显然地
Syn
obviously
apparently
concoction n.
A strange or unusual mixture of things ,esp drinks or medicines
（古怪或少见的）混合物，调配品（尤指饮料或药物）
A concoction of cream and rum
奶油和朗姆酒调制的怪味饮品
intoxicated
(formal) drunk
He was arrested for DWI (=driving while intoxicated)
他因酒驾而被捕
intoxicated
Intoxicated by/with sth:
very excited by sth, so that you cannot think clearly
陶醉的，忘乎所以的，极度兴奋的
Intoxicated with success
被成功冲昏了头脑
Jensen 被判酒后驾驶
Jensen was found guilty of driving while intoxicated.
Our policy is not to serve alcohol to anyone who is already intoxicated.
blank:
showing no feeling, understanding or interest
不理解的，没表情的，不感兴趣的
史蒂夫显得很迷惑，说他不知道我在说什么。
Steve looked blank and said he had no idea what I was talking about.
discreetly adv.
careful in what you say or do ,in order to keep sth secret or to avoid causing embarrassment or difficulty for sb.
（言行）谨慎的，慎重的；考虑周到的
clutch
v. to hold sb/sth tightly
紧握；抱紧；抓紧
SYN= grip
clutch sth adv./prep.
他紧紧地抱住小孩。
He clutched the child to him.
她站在那里手里仍然握紧花束。
She stood there, the flowers still clutched in her hand.
adorn v.
to decorate something to make sth/sb look more attractive
装饰，装扮
adorn sth/sb with sth
她的手指戴着几枚戒指。
Rings and gems adorned the fingers of both her hands.
孩子们佩戴着鲜花
The children adorned themselves with flowers.
教堂的墙上装饰了绘画
The church walls adorned with religious paintings
WORD DRILL
cosmetic
acquisition
prompt
evidently
permanent
syllable
freckle
concoction
adorn
discreetly
clutch
tint
outlandish
dispel
shade
observant
greyish
fanciful
insoluble
delicate
blank
outrageous
exclusive
weird
intoxicate
bewilderment
LISTENING
TEXT
1
My cousin, Harry, keeps a large curiously-shaped bottle on permanent display in his study.
My cousin, Harry, keeps a large curiously-shaped bottle on permanent display in his study.
复习：……shaped
Oddly shaped forms that are suspended from the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to everybody.
Lesson 18
人们所熟悉的是悬挂在天花板上，造型奇特随风飘荡的雕塑品
My cousin, Harry, keeps a large curiously-shaped bottle on permanent display in his study.
on display: show
: show
临时/长期展出某物
Put sth/be/go on temporary/permanent display
One of the world’s oldest cars has gone on display in Brighton today.
2
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.
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.
Despite the fact that … = Although
尽管她的医生告诉她要休息，她还是去了西班牙。
She went to Spain despite the fact that her doctor had told her to rest.
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.
5
If you were to ask Harry what was in the bottle, he would tell you that it contained perfumed mud.
If you were to ask Harry what was in the bottle, he would tell you that it contained perfumed mud.
对将来的虚拟：
If … should do, …
If … were to do, …
如果警察抓住他，他至少要坐牢五年。
If the police were to catch him, he would spend at least five years in prison.
如果这项技术可用，我们就能够扩张生意。
If the technology were to become available, we would be able to expand the business.
If you were to ask Harry what was in the bottle, he would tell you that it contained perfumed mud.
perfumed adj. 充满香气的
perfumed soap
6
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.
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.
further: more or additional
还有问题吗？
Are there any further questions
欲知更多细节，请访问我们的网站。
Please visit our website for further details.
8
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.
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.
come into the possession of sth.
= get sth.
The bottle really does contain perfumed mud.
9
How Harry came into the possession of this outlandish stuff makes an interesting story which he is fond of relating.
How 引导的陈述句，做主语从句
表示某事是怎么样发生的
How you got into this university is quite beyond me.
你是怎么进来这所学校的，我完全想不通。
我是怎么来到这所大学的，是一个很有趣的故事。
How I got to this university makes an interesting story.
9
How Harry came into the possession of this outlandish stuff makes an interesting story which he is fond of relating.
=receive/get 占有，得到
她父亲死后，她继承了一大笔财产
On her father’s death, she came into possession of (=received) a vast fortune.
你是怎么搞到火车票的？
How did you come into possession of the train ticket
获得了具体信息
come into the possession of detailed information
我们获得了新知识。
We come into the possession of knowledge.
9
How Harry came into the possession of this outlandish stuff makes an interesting story which he is fond of relating.
outlandish: extremely strange
outlandish clothes
9
How Harry came into the possession of this outlandish stuff makes an interesting story which he is fond of relating.
make: 能成为，使成为
你会成为一个很好的母亲的。
You will make a good mother.
他们会成为非常好的学生的。
They will make good students.
9
How Harry came into the possession of this outlandish stuff makes an interesting story which he is fond of relating.
be fond of doing sth
relate: (formal) to tell
讲述，讲（故事）
He was fond of swimming when he was yet a child .
他还是一个孩子的时候，就喜欢游泳。
我们所有的人都喜欢某些运动。
All of us are fond of some sports.
One girl related a story about a friend who had accidentally become pregnant.
10
Furthermore, the acquisition of this bottle cured him of a bad habit he had been developing for years.
Furthermore, the acquisition of this bottle cured him of a bad habit he had been developing for years.
furthermore adv.
=moreover
The drug has powerful side effects. Moreover/furthermore, it can be addictive.
Furthermore, the acquisition of this bottle cured him of a bad habit he had been developing for years.
furthermore adv.
=moreover
acquire v. acquisition n. (土地、金钱、权力、知识技能）
the acquisition of language 语言习得
acquire knowledge
Furthermore, the acquisition of this bottle cured him of a bad habit he had been developing for years.
cure sb. of sth.
跑步治好了他的懒惰。
Running cured him of laziness.
爱治愈了他的心碎。
Love cured him of heart-breaking.
患这种病的90%的病人能被治好。
90% of patients can be cured of the disease.
Furthermore, the acquisition of this bottle cured him of a bad habit he had been developing for years.
develop a habit of
我养成了早睡早起的好习惯。
I have developed a good habit of going to bed early at night, and get up early in the morning.
仿写：
了解了这个信息，治愈好了我多年的焦虑。
The acquisition of the information cured me of my anxiety that has been developing for many years.
12
Harry used to consider it a great joke to go into expensive cosmetic shops and make outrageous requests for goods that do not exist.
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 sth. /sb sth. 认为某事/某物….
我认为你是一个很棒的人
I consider you a great man。
我觉得这部电影糟透了。
I consider the movie a bad one.
我很荣幸被邀请。
I consider it a great honour to be invited.
我不认为有必要报道这起事故。
I don’t consider it necessary to report the accident.
13
He would invent fanciful names on the spot.
Invent: to describe sth that is not ture, esp. in order to trick people
编造，虚构
What excuse did he invent this time
他这次又编造了什么借口？
He would invent fanciful names on the spot.
on the spot: 当场,现场
an on-the-spot parking fine
当场进行的违章停车罚款
We ought to find out the views of the people on the spot.
13
On entering a shop, he would ask for a new perfume called ‘Scented Shadow’ or for ‘insoluble bath cubes’.
14
If a shop assistant told him she had not heard of it, he would pretend to be considerably put out.
feel/be put out: to feel upset or offended
烦恼，不安，不高兴
我们有点不爽，因为没被邀请去这次婚礼。
We were a little put out that we hadn’t been invited to the wedding.
15
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.
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.
out of stock无货
有货
in stock
faithfully adv. in a loyal way
忠实地，忠诚地
17
How Harry managed to keep a straight face during these performances is quite beyond me.
How Harry managed to keep a straight face during these performances is quite beyond me.
straight face: not laughing or smiling
我觉得很难板起面孔。
I find it very difficult to keep a straight face.
How Harry managed to keep a straight face during these performances is quite beyond me.
beyond sb
超出某人能力
This book is quite beyond me.
这本书太深奥，我实在看不懂。
He has gone far beyond me in learning.
他的学识已经大大地超过了我。
17
How Harry managed to keep a straight face during these performances is quite beyond me.
19
Harry does not need to be prompted to explain how he bought his precious bottle of mud.
prompt sb to do …促使/鼓励某人做…
The incident prompted him to call a meeting of the staff.
那件事促使他召开了一次全体员工会议。
19
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.
21
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.
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.
amber
23
This explanation evidently conveyed something to the woman who searched shelf after shelf.
This explanation evidently conveyed something to the woman who searched shelf after shelf.
convey: to communicate or express something
广告传递了这样的信息：瘦就是美。
Ads convey the message that being thin is beautiful.
23
She produced all sorts of weird concoctions, but none of them met with Harry’s requirements.
She produced all sorts of weird concoctions, but none of them met with Harry’s requirements.
meet sb.’s need/demand/requirement
这项服务为你的需求量身定制。
The service is tailored to meet your needs.
24
When Harry put on his act of being mildly annoyed, the assistant promised to order some for him.
When Harry put on his act of being mildly annoyed, the assistant promised to order some for him.
put on = pretend
He said that he felt ill, but he was just putting it on.
他说他生病了，其实他只是装出来的。
25
Intoxicated by his success, Harry then asked for perfumed mud. He expected the assistant to look at him in blank astonishment.
Intoxicated
(formal) drunk
He was arrested for DWI (=driving while intoxicated)
intoxicated
Intoxicated by/with sth:
very excited by sth, so that you cannot think clearly
陶醉的，忘乎所以的，极度兴奋的
Intoxicated with success
25
Intoxicated by his success, Harry then asked for perfumed mud. He expected the assistant to look at him in blank astonishment.
茫然发愣地 （作状语，修饰动词）
26
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.
(sb.’s face or eyes) light up : show happiness or excitement
喜形于色，喜气洋洋
light up
她微微一笑，脸上露出了喜色。
A smile lit up her face.
看见她走进房间，他双眼一亮。
His eyes lit up when she walked into the room.
28
For once, Harry had to admit defeat. He picked up what seemed to be the smallest bottle and discreetly asked the price.
For once, Harry had to admit defeat. He picked up what seemed to be the smallest bottle and discreetly asked the price.
admit/concede defeat: 认输
29
He was glad to get away with a mere twenty pounds and he beat a hasty retreat, clutching the precious bottle under his arm.
get away with
To manage with less of sth than you might expect to need
以（比预期少的事物）就能应付
After the first month, you should be able to get away with one lesson a week.
第一个月以后，每周上一次课就可以了。
get away with
To receive a relatively light punishment or do sth wrong and not be punished for it.
受到从轻发落（轻微惩罚）;
做（坏事）而未受到惩罚；逃脱，脱身
He was lucky to get away with only a fine.
Don’t be tempted to cheat—you’ll never get away with it.
He was glad to get away with a mere twenty pounds and he beat a hasty retreat, clutching the precious bottle under his arm.
beat a retreat: to leave a place quickly
(仓促）逃走，（慌忙）撤退
He was glad to get away with a mere twenty pounds and he beat a hasty retreat, clutching the precious bottle under his arm.
clutch: v. to hold sb/sth tightly
紧握，抱紧，抓紧
He clutched the child to him.
他紧紧地抱住小孩儿。
30
From then on, Harry decided that this little game he had invented might prove to be expensive.
pay a/ the price
He looked terrible this morning. I think he’s paying the price for all those late nights.
他正在为过去的错误付出代价。
They’re now paying the price for past mistakes.
31
The curious bottle, which now adorns the bookcase in his study, was his first and last purchase of rare cosmetics.
SUMMARY WRITING
参考答案
The assistant promised to order the ‘Myrolite’ Harry had already asked for, so he then said he wanted perfumed mud. This time her eyes lit up and she immediately fetched several bottles which she put on the counter. Harry picked up the smallest bottle, and when he learned the price (￡20), he paid and left with the bottle under his arm. This curious bottle, now in his study, was his first and last purchase of rare cosmetics.

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