1、Lesson 52 Mud is Mud,“實(shí)事求是” spade is spade fact is fact seek truth from facts keep ones feet on the ground,delicate adj. 1）淡色的 green/blue grayish 淺灰色的 light shade of gray=light grey（gray=grey） 2)清淡可口的 soup delicacy n. 美味，佳肴 3)纖弱的，精致的 features 精致的容貌 lace精致的花邊 skin 嬌嫩的皮膚,shade n . 1)色度 淡綠色 light of gr

2、een 深藍(lán)色 heavy/ rich of blue 2)蔭，陰影 In the 在陰涼處 -Youd better stay in the on this hot day. window shade 遮光窗簾 shades（俚語）=sunglasses,dispel v.驅(qū)散，消除 fears / doubts/ anxiety pel: drive, push驅(qū)使,推動(dòng)dispel= dis分開+pel 驅(qū)散compel=com共同+pel 強(qiáng)迫 expel=ex往外+pe逐出，驅(qū)逐impel=im（in）+pel 推進(jìn)propel=pro往前+pel推進(jìn)，促進(jìn) repel=re往回+p

3、el 擊退，抵制,outlandish adj.稀奇古怪的 clothing/ costume 奇裝異服 【辨】 outlandish（strange and unusual） weird (very strange, mysterious or frightening) hairdo/ dress -I cant get along well with the weird. (n.怪人),5、acquisition n.獲得 The of knowledge/ skills/ confidence/ courage= acquire knowledge/ 【辨】 acquisition 指泛

4、泛的概念 acquirement 僅指精神上的獲得 the acquisition of knowledge/ the acquirement of knowledge the acquisition of money,cosmetic n.化妝品 surgery 整容手術(shù) 同： makeupmake up 化妝： put on makeup skin care 護(hù)膚 facial cleaner 洗面奶 lipstick 唇膏 hand lotion 護(hù)手霜,fanciful adj. 想象出來的 a story fancy v. doing= imagine doing fancy adj

5、.花哨的;高級(jí)的 skating 花樣滑冰 diving花樣跳水 dress party 化妝舞會(huì) fruits 特級(jí)水果,prompt 1）v.敦促，激勵(lì) sb. to do sth. -What prompt him to be so upset. 2)adj.迅速的，敏捷的 response / action -You are always in answering my questions. 3)adv.準(zhǔn)時(shí)地 -We begin our class at 8 oclock .,exclusive adj.專售高檔商品的：專有的；排外的 an interview 專訪 report 獨(dú)

6、家報(bào)道 of 不包括inclusive of -He paid her￥200, exclusive of expenses.除了支付費(fèi)用，他還付她200元。 nation 排外的國家,syllable n.音節(jié) -Not a ！ -別聲張！（半個(gè)字也不要說） not breathe a 守口如瓶（半個(gè)字也不露） (口)“保密” mums the word -Its between us. to the last （說）到最后一個(gè)字,concoction n.調(diào)制品 （sth.esp. a drink ,made by mixing different thing together） 同：1）

7、mixture n.混合物 mixed adj. feeling 復(fù)雜的情感 school 男女同校 2）blend n./v. 水和油不能混合。 -Water does not blend with oil.,intoxicate 1）adj.drunk -He was ed ，so he cant drive the car. 2) v.陶醉，得意忘形 be ed by/ with -He was ed by the sudden victory.,blank adj. 1）adj.空白的 A sheet of paper check 空白支票 -Im drawing blank. 2）無

8、表情的，茫然的 A expression/ face / look,discreetly adv.謹(jǐn)慎地 dicreet adj.(careful in speech and action) opinion / behavior be in doing sth. -He is in solving the problem. 同： careful/ prudent/ cautious,15、clutch v.抓??；掌握 at an opportunity 抓住時(shí)機(jī) in ones 在某人的掌握之中 bag 女用無帶提包 同： snatch/ seize/ grasp/clasp,adorn v.

9、裝飾，打扮 with -The newly weds adorn their room with flowers 同： decorate/ ornament a beautifully decorated room= a beautifully adorned/ ornamented room,Text： （L1）My cousin, Harry, keeps a large curiously shaped bottle on permanent display in his study. Despite the fact that the bottle is tinted a delica

10、te shade of green, an observant visitor would soon notice that it is filled with what looks like a thick greyish substance.,Text： （L5）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

11、 to smell it and then to rub some into your skin. This brief experiment would dispel any further doubts you might have.,Text： （L8）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. Further-

12、 more, the acquisition of this bottle cured him of a bad habit he had been developing for years.,（L9）come into the possession of 得到 -The Macbook came into my hands after some words before my mother. come into a large fortune 繼承了一大筆遺產(chǎn),（L10）relate v.講，敘述 the whole story/ a happy ending -Our parents al

13、ways their past experiences to educate us.,（L12） 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.,（L12） On entering a shop, he would ask for a new perfume called Scented Sh

14、adow or for insoluble bath cubes.,（L13）on entering a shop = as soon as he enters a shop “一就” the moment / the minute/ the second/ hardly when/ no sooner than,（L14） If a shop girl told him she had not heard of it, he would pretend to be considerably put out.,（L15）be put out 不高興，生氣，不安 -She was put out

15、 by his words. “put out” put out fire put ones arm out 脫臼，錯(cuò)位 put out energy and enthusiasm 發(fā)揮干勁和熱情 put out a call for help 發(fā)出求救信號(hào),（L16）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

16、he never did. How Harry managed to keep a straight face during these performances is quite beyond me.,（L16）表將來 at some future date at some later date at some time in the future someday / one day,（L19）Harry does not need to be prompted to explain how he bought his precious bottle of mud. One day, he

17、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.,（L21）When the girl shook her head in bewilderment, Harry went on to explain that myrolite was a hard, amber-like substance which could be used to

18、 remove freckles. This explanation evidently conveyed something to the girl who searched shelf after shelf.,（L23） She produced all sorts of weird concoctions, but none of them met with Harrys requirements. When Harry put on his act of being mildly annoyed, the girl promised to order some for him.,（L

19、24）put on ones act of doing“put on” put on an act 裝模作樣 -He wasnt really wealthy，he just put an act. put on airs 擺架子 put on smiles 裝出一副笑臉 put on weight,（L25） Intoxicated by his success, Harry then asked for perfumed mud. He expected the girl to look at him in blank astonishment. However, it was his t

20、urn to be surprised, for the girls eyes immediately lit up and she fetched several botties which she placed on the counter for Harry to inspect.,（L28） 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

21、a mere five guineas and he beat a hasty retreat, clutching the precious bottle under his arm.,（L30）beat a hasty retreat 匆忙溜走 -The shoplifter at the sight of the police -The shoplifter on seeing the police.,（L30） From then on, Harry decided that this little game he had invented might prove to be expe

22、nsive. The curious bottle which now adorns the bookcase in his study was his first and last purchase of rare cosmetics.,-（L8-9）The bottle really does contain perfumed mud. 助v. do的強(qiáng)調(diào)作用 1)表強(qiáng)調(diào)的do有人稱、數(shù)和時(shí)態(tài)的變化，而謂v.必須用原形 -(Lesson60)He agreed that a train did come into the station at the time on the paper a

23、nd that it did stop, but only to take on mail, not passengers.,2）一般用于肯定句中 有時(shí)也可用于不是用助v.do幫助否定的否定句中。 -The letter we were expecting never did arrive. -我們期待的信一直沒有到。（用never幫助否定）,我的堂兄哈里在他的書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。