酷兔英语

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§ 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

●observant 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 / house

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

◆◆observant 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 and unnatural

difficult to understand

◆◆◆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 essential.

The acquisition of confidence is essential.

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 prompted some questions. 我们的讨论引出了几个问题。

lead to; cause; 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 rise 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

Eg: Your question puzzled me.

bewilder: 令人眼花缭乱

Eg: Yesterday I went shopping, but countless beautiful dresses 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 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 self-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

◆clutch v. 抓住

snatch

seize

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 house.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 house

【Text】

Lesson 52 Mud is mud 实事求是

Listen to the tape then answer the question below.

听录音,然后回答以下问题。

Why did Harry decide to give up his little game?

My cousin, Harry, keeps a large curiously-shaped bottle on permanent display in his study. 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. 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 to smell it and then to rub some into your skin. This brief experiment would dispel any further doubts you might have. 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. Furthermore, the acquisition of this bottle cured him of a bad habit he had been developing for years.

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. On entering a shop, he would ask for a new perfume called 'Scented Shadow ' or for ' insoluble bath cubes'. If a shop assistant told him she had not heard of it, he would pretend to be considerably put out. 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. How Harry managed to keep a straight face during these performances is quite beyond me.

Harry does not need to be prompted to explain how he bought his precious bottle of mud. 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. 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. This explanation evidently conveyed something to the woman who searched shelf after shelf. She produced all sorts of weird concoctions, but none of them met with Harry's requirements. When Harry put on his act of being mildly annoyed, the assistant promised to order some for him. Intoxicated by his success, Harry then asked for perfumed mud. He expected the assistant to look at him in blank astonishment. 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. 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 a mere twenty pounds and he beat a hasty retreat, clutching the precious bottle under his arm. From then on, Harry decided that this little game he had invented might prove to be expensive. The curious bottle, which now adorns the bookcase in his study, was his first and last purchase of rare cosmetics.

【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 尽管事实如此

in spite of the fact that

used 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

背熟:If you expressed doubt or surprise

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 possession of this outlandish stuff makes an interesting story which he is fond of relating.

come into the possession 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 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乐趣

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 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 == upset == annoy

Eg: He was put out by my rude words.

imaginary 虚构的,想象的

out of stock 脱销

背熟:he would faithfully promise to call again at some future date

faithfully permise 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 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 ) possession 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 used to do 被用来干 ......

be used to doing 习惯于做......

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.

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 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 惊奇地

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 认输

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 当时所谓的开明政策

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 bookcase in his study, was his first and last purchase 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, studies 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
关键字:新概念英语3册笔记
生词表:
  • acquisition [,ækwi´ziʃən] 移动到这儿单词发声 n.获得;获得物 六级词汇
  • speedy [´spi:di] 移动到这儿单词发声 a.快的,迅速的 四级词汇
  • whiskey [´wiski] 移动到这儿单词发声 n.威士忌酒 =whisky 四级词汇
  • discreet [di´skri:t] 移动到这儿单词发声 a.谨慎的,考虑周到的 六级词汇
  • cautious [´kɔ:ʃəs] 移动到这儿单词发声 a.小心的;谨慎的 四级词汇
  • considerate [kən´sidərit] 移动到这儿单词发声 a.考虑周到的;体谅的 六级词汇
  • embark [im´bɑ:k] 移动到这儿单词发声 v.上船;装载;开始 四级词汇
  • beautifully [´bju:tifəli] 移动到这儿单词发声 ad.美丽地;优美地 四级词汇
  • dispel [di´spel] 移动到这儿单词发声 vt.驱逐;驱散(乌云) 六级词汇
  • outrageous [aut´reidʒəs] 移动到这儿单词发声 a.横蛮的;残暴的 六级词汇
  • temporarily [´tempərərili] 移动到这儿单词发声 ad.暂时地 四级词汇
  • bewilderment [bi´wildəmənt] 移动到这儿单词发声 n.为难;狼狈;迷惑 六级词汇
  • mildly [´maildli] 移动到这儿单词发声 ad.温和地;适度地 四级词汇
  • bookcase [´buk-keis] 移动到这儿单词发声 n.书架(箱) 六级词汇
  • beating [´bi:tiŋ] 移动到这儿单词发声 n.敲;搅打;失败 六级词汇
  • policy [´pɔlisi] 移动到这儿单词发声 n.政策;权谋;保险单 四级词汇


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