Lesson 52 Mud is mud 实事求是
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
●permanent adj. 永久的
●tint v. 给……染色
●delicate adj. 淡色的
●shade n. 色度
●obrvant adj. 观察力敏锐的
●greyish adj. 浅灰色的
●dispel v. 驱散，消除
●outlandish adj. 稀奇古怪的
●acquisition n. 获得
●cosmetic n. 化妆品
●outrageous adj. 无理的，令人不能容忍的
●fanciful adj. 想像出来的
●insoluble adj. 不可溶解的
●prompt v. 敦促，激励
●exclusive adj. 专售高档商品的
●syllable n. 音节
●bewilderment n. 迷惑，糊涂
●freckle n. 雀斑
●evidently adv. 显然的，明显地
●weird adj. 奇异的，古怪的
●concoction n. 调制品
●intoxicate v. 陶醉，得意忘形
●blank adj. 无表情的，茫然的
●discreetly adv. 谨慎地
●clutch v. 抓住
●adorn v. 装饰，打扮
◆permanent adj. 永久的
permanent job / hou
temporary 临时的
◆tint v. 给……染色
tint the paper yellow 把纸染成黄色 （双宾语）
◆delicate adj. 淡色的
Eg: I like the delicate dress. 我喜欢淡颜色，比较雅致的裙子。
◆shade n. 色度
shade 荫凉
in the shade 在荫凉处
shady adj.
in the shady street 在有荫凉的街道上
in the shady spot 在有荫凉的地方
◆◆obrvant adj. 观察力敏锐的
◆greyish adj. 浅灰色的
light grey
◆dispel v. 驱散，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点痣后多久可以洗脸
and unnatural
difficult to understand
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◆◆◆acquisition n. 获得
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识的获得上。
the acquisition of sth. (通常形式)
Eg: Acquiring confidence is esntial.
The acquisition of confidence is esntial.
The acqisition of skills is necessary in the modern society.
acquirement: 仅指精神上的获得
acquisition: 可以指泛泛的概念
the acquisition / acquirement of knowledge 知识的获得
the acquisition of money 金钱的获得
Eg:The acquisition of money is what a large number of people run after.
◆cosmetic n. 化妆品
◆outrageous adj. 无理的，令人不能容忍的
He found my offer outrageous
unreasonable
irrational
illogical
ridiculous
unpleasant
unpleasing
(L28)
fanciful adj. 想像出来的
imaginable
imagining doing
fancying doing
◆insoluble adj. 不可溶解的
solve 解决
insolve 不可溶解
◆◆◆prompt v. 敦促，激励
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 pr
ompted some questions. 我们的讨论引出了几个问题。
lead to; cau; 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. 他作出了一个果断的决定。
He made a prompt decision.
swift 没有任何干扰，一点也不费力地连续不断地迅速，形容相当快
Eg: His ri to fame was swift.
The car is going fast.
The car is going swiftly.
He made rapid / swift progress.
rapid 迅速的 （某事发生的速度快）
rapid recovery 快速康复
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. 欲速则不达
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. 专售高档商品的
◆syllable n. 音节
◆bewilderment n. 迷惑，糊涂
bewilder : puzzle
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Eg: Your question puzzled 记事本歌曲原唱
me.
bewilder: 令人眼花缭乱
Eg: Yesterday I went shopping, but countless beautiful dress bewildered me.
in bewilderment
◆freckle n. 雀斑
◆evidently adv. 显然的，明显地
evident 显眼的，突出的
Eg: She 育儿知识小班
is evident at party.
in evidence 相当于evident, 也相当于evidently
◆weird adj. 奇异的，古怪的
◆concoction n. 调制品
◆intoxicate v. 陶醉，得意忘形
excite greatly beyond lf-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. 无表情的，茫然的
◆discreetly adv. 谨慎地
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 细心的 （不表示谨慎）
Eg: Whatever we do, we must be careful.
Be careful, a car is rushing towards you.
cautious 谨慎的 （既表示细心，又表示谨慎）
Eg: He is a cautious person, so whatever he does, he is not only discreet but careful as well.
considerate: 考虑周到的，细心的 （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 机智的，考虑周全的
tact 机智
discreet / careful / cautious / considerate / prudent
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◆clutch v. 抓住
snatch
ize
grasp
clutch
clasp
◆adorn v. 装饰，打扮
well decorated walls 装饰得很漂
亮的墙壁
adorn 打扮，佩戴
Eg: We adorn our rooms with flowers.
decorate: 装修
Eg: Newly weds embark on the task of decorating their new hou.新婚夫妇忙着装修自己的新房子。
adorn 装点
Eg: He adoned his story with all sorts of adventures that never happened.
She adorned her dress with a lace.
ornament v. 增添细节或装饰物
Eg: The dress is ornamented / adorned with lace.
a woman adorned in jewelry and fur 一位珠光宝气、穿着皮衣的妇女
in jeans 穿着牛仔裤
in jewelry 佩戴首饰
in fur 穿着裘皮大衣
a miss adorned in mink coat 一位穿着貂皮大衣的小姐
a beautifully adorned room
a beautifully decorated hou
【课文讲解】
这是一篇记叙文
keep sth. on permanent display
duriously-shaped 形状奇怪的
wine bottles of all shapes and sizes
despite the fact that 尽管事实如pick的过去式
此
in spite of the fact that
ud to 过去常常而现在不
would现在有可能存在
Eg: He would often have clas in the morning.
if you should 和 if you were to 可以互换
should + 动词原形 可能性大
were to + 动词原形 可能性极小
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背熟：If you expresd doubt or surpri
背熟：This brief experiment would dispel any further doubts you might have.
brief: 简单的 simple
does 用来加强语气
背熟：How Harry came into the posssion of this outlandish stuff makes an interesting story which he is fond of relating.
come into the posssion of sth. 获得的过程
Eg: How harry married his beautiful wife makes an interesting story. 哈里是怎么样娶了这样一位漂亮的妻子还有一段有趣的故事。
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 积习难改，本性难移
背熟：Harry ud 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乐趣
consider it great fun
consider it great amument
consider it a great joy
He would invent fanciful names on the spot. == He would invent names imaginable on the sopt.
on the sopt 当场，当时
on entering a shop== as soon as he enters a shop
背熟：he would pretend to be considerably put out.
pretend to do 装做......
put out == upt == annoy
Eg: He was put out by my rude words.
imaginary 虚构的，想象的
out of stock 脱销
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背熟：he would faithfully promi to call again at some future date
faithfully permi 信誓旦旦地说
at some future date == some day == one day
背熟：How Harry managed to keep a straight face during the perfo
rmances is quite beyond me.
keep a straight face == keep黄蚬子
rious
is quite beyond me == is quite beyond my understanding == is quite beyond my imagination
重点：how引导主语从句
keep sth. on permanent display 永远展示，陈列
Eg: We don’t know how he came into ( the ) posssion of the farm.
Paragraph 3
You needn’t encourage him to explain his story.
of his own accord 自然而然地，相当于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: 独家的，独占的；不相容的
The school is exclusive.
exclusive shop 专售高档商品的商店
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 加重每一个音节
go on to do sth. 继续做别的事情
cat-like; dog-like
amber-like 象琥珀一样的
be ud to do 被用来干 ......
be ud to doing 习惯于做......
背熟：This explanation evidently conveyed something to the woman who arched shelf after shelf.
shelf after shelf == one shelf after another
produced == showed
He produced a cigaret to me. 他拿出了一颗烟给我。
背熟：She produced all sorts of weird concoctions, but none of them met with Harry's requirements.
meet with sb’s requirments / need 满足某人的需要
requirments == demands
When Harry put on his act of being mildly annoyed
put on his act of doing 装模作样
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. 他装出理解我的话的样子。
He pretends to be wealthy.
He put on an act of being wealthy.
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背熟：Intoxicated by his success, Harry then asked for perfumed mud.
in blank astonishment 茫然惊奇地
背熟：However, it was his turn to be surprid, for the woman's eyes immediately lit up and she fetched veral bottles which she placed on the counter for Harry to inspect.
surprid == amazed 惊奇地
Eg: The custom officer’s face lit up as soon as he saw the tiny bottle on the bottom of my suitca.
inspect ==choo == lect
admit defeat == take a beating 认输
My aunt Harriet found piles of bottles of all shapes and sizes in what had been Bessie’s wordrobe.
what was in tho days enlighted policy 当时所谓的开明政策
emed 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凤城河风景区
the shop as quickly as possible.
clutching现在分词做伴随状况状语
Eg: I got away with pricious chalk marks on my luggage. (L11)
pay the price 付出代价
‘The curious bottle, which now adorns the
bookca in his study, was his first and last purcha of rare cosmetics.’
非限制性定语从句
Eg: The girl studies English well who lives in my neighbourhood.
The girl, who lives in my neighbourhood, stu我的秘密作文
dies English well.
重点结构表达：
admit defeat 认输
beat a hasty retreat 匆忙溜掉
stress each syllable 加强音节
in bewilderment
in blank astonishment
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