新概念英语第三册的课文 (52)

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像琥一样的

be used to do被用来干...

be used to doing习惯于做...



This explanation evidently conveyed something to the girl who searched shelf after shelf.

She produced all sorts of weird concoctions, but none of them named with Harry's requirements.

shelf after shelf=one shelf after another

produced=showed

He produced a cigarette to me.他拿出了一颗烟给我.

meet with sb's requirements

requirements=demands



When Harry put on his act of being mildly annoyed, the girl promised to order some for him .

put on his act of doing 装模作样

put on =pretend

She said that she felt ill,but she was just putting it on.

她说她生病了，其实她只是装出来的。

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.



Intoxicated by his success, Harry then asked for perfumed mud. He expected the girl to look at him in blank astonishment.

in blank astonishment 茫然惊奇地

amazed 惊奇的

The custom officer's face lit up as soon as he saw the tiny bottle on the bottom of my suitcase.



However, it was how turn to be surprised, for the girl's eyes immediately lit up and she fetched several bottles which she placed on the counter for Harry to inspect.

inspect=choose=select



For once, Harry had to admit defeat. He picked up what seemed to be the smallest bottle and discreetly asked the price.

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 wardrobe.

what was in those days enlisted policy当时所谓的开明政策

seemed to be=looked like



He was glad to get away with a mere five guineas and he beat a hasty retreat, clutching the precious bottle under his arm.

discreet言行小心

retreat撤退，指大规模的撤退

beat a retreat溜走

hasty=speedy

He left the shop as quickly as possible.

clutching现在分词做伴随状况状语

夸张的口吻

I got away with precious chalk marks on my luggage.



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.

pay the price付出代价

----The girl studies English well who lives in my neighbourhood.

----The girl, who lives in my neighbourhood ,studies English well.

admit defeat认输

beat a hasty retreat匆忙溜掉

stress each syllable加强音节

in bewilderment

in blank astonishment



补充：

一、词组

curiously shaped 奇形怪状的oddly shaped

on display 陈列 on show

what looks like

一种看上去像things that look like

came into the possession of 有，手里有got(took) possession of

in fond of 喜欢 is attached to ,likes

cured him of 医好了他的...,made him completely better in health after an attack of ...(illness)

on the spot 当场，立即 immediately

pretend to 假惺惺装作 to appear, say ,claim falsely in order to mislead

be put out 不悦to cause sb to feel uncomfortable ,annoyed

was out of stock 没有存货 had nothing in stock

at some future date 不日 at an uncertain date

keep a straight face 扮得一本正经 in all seriousness, in dead earnest(be)

is quite beyond me: 令我费解 beyond me = beyond my ken

be prompted to 提醒 be incited to

in bewilderment 迷惑不解地 in a state of blank perplexity

went on to 接着began to

conveyed sth. To 对...有所启示 made (sth.) known to (sb.) 对...说明某一问题

met with requirements 符合需要，满足要求 satisfied one's needs.

put on his act of 装作acted as if he were...

intoxicated by 沉醉于，这里是被动形式，本身沉醉于用 be intoxicated with (success)

in blank astonishment 目瞪口呆地 dumbfounded

lit up 现出喜悦的神情 became more cheerful

for once 就这一次on this one occasion

admit defeat 认输 throw up the sponge ,give up

picked up 拿起lifted something from...

what seemed to be 那种似乎是...things that seemed to be...

get away 离开leave

beat a (hasty) retreat 急忙退却，逃之夭夭 withdraw quickly

little game 小小玩笑 little trick



二、若干表达法示例

1.put out 不高兴

----1) He seemed greatly put out by the arrival of the new workers.

----2) She never gets put out even by the most difficult maters.



2.on the spot 当场

----1) No one could look at that dear sweet little face of yours without falling in love with you on the spot.

----2) He did it on the spot.

----3) He died on the spot.



3.convey to 把什么一种...使人理解

----1) How can I convey these idea to the children?

----

2) The phrase does not convey this meaning.

----3) This description, picture ,sketch will convey some idea of the scenery.

----4) It conveyed to me the idea of a battlefield.

(idea是概况的意思)



4 lit up 显出愉悦的神情

----1) Her face lit up with joy when she heard the good news.

----2) A smile lit up his face.



5 beat a retreat 退却

----1) They beat a retreat when they saw that they were too few.

----2) The cat beat a hasty retreat when he saw the dog coming.

----3) He beat a retreat ,when he saw me.

----4) The enemy beat a hasty retreat when they found the place occupied.

----5) Seeing that his rival was outwitting him ,he beat a hasty retreat by saying that he was not feeling well and had to go to the doctor's.

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 th

en 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.

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

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

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。

New words and expression 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

mud is mud实事求是

同义 spade is spade 实事求是 fact is fact



permanent adj. 永久的 ~job/house ----temporary临时的



tint v. 给...染色 一般了解 eg. Tint the paper yellow把纸染成黄色



delicate adj.淡色的 清淡的,雅致的 eg. I like the delicate dress



shade n.色度 荫凉 in the shade 在萌凉处 shady adj.

短语 in the shady street / in the shady spot



observant adj.观察力敏锐的

grayish adj.浅灰色的 light gray

dispel v.驱散,消除

outlandish adj.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. I can't get along well with the weird. 因为离奇而让人产生奇怪

outlandish : queer odd

----strange and unpleasant 奇怪也让人感觉到不开心

weird: strange and unnatural

----difficult to understand不可思议的,荒唐的



acquisition n.获得 * acquire get gain obtain 获得技能，信息勇气

acquire confidence /courage/knowledge/skills

acquisition : the act of acquiring

eg. He devotes his time to the acquisition of knowledge

devote one's time to

既包括精神上的也包括物质上的

the acquisition of sth. (通常形式)

Acquiring confidence is essential.

The acquisition of confidence

is essential.

The acquisition 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

The acquisition of money is what a large number of people run after.

the ~ of sth.

cosmetic n.化妆品

outrageous adj.无理的 He found my offer outrageous.

unreasonable irrational illogical ridiculous unpleasant unpleasing



fanciful 想象出来的 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.怂勇某人作某事

prompt sb. to do

eg. What prompted him to be so generous.什么事情使他这么慷慨大方呢

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

lead to ; cause ; result in; prompt激励，敦促

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.

He made a prompt decision.他做出了果断的决定。

swift His rise to fame was swift.他出名这事可以说是相当迅速。

swift 没有任何干扰，一点也不费力的连续不断的迅速.形容相当快

----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

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

----Sometimes we make a decision in a haste way.

----Sometimes we make a decision in a hastily.



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处于茫眼不知所措之中



freckle n.雀斑

evidently adv.显示地,明显地 evident显眼的，突出的

eg. She is evident at party.她在晚会上很突出

in evidence 相当于evident 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

When we pass our important examinations , we are intoxicated with our success.

intoxicate 使喝醉

If you drink too much whiskey ,you will get intoxicated.

get drunk 喝多了

become intoxicated

intoxicating令人陶醉的

intoxication

----He failed in his examination ,but he was intoxicated with that ,and his intoxication was beyond my understanding.



blank adj.无表情的

discreetly adv.谨慎地 discreet=careful in speech and action

----He's discreet in

giving his opinion.

----He's discreet in airing his views.

言行举止很谨慎

eg. 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 只是表明细心的，并不表示谨慎

Whatever we do ,we must be careful.

Be careful, a car is rushing towards you.

cautious 谨慎的 既表示谨慎也表示细心

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

You will live easily if you have a considerate friend with you.

prudent慎重的，与细心无关

You must make a prudent decision.

wary 小心翼翼的 比careful语气要强

tactful机智的 tact机智 表示考虑周全的



clutch v,抓住 snatch seize grasp clasp

adorn v.装饰,打扮

well decorated walls 装饰得很漂亮的墙壁

adorn打扮，配戴 eg. We adorn our rooms with flowers.

decorate 装修 Newly weds embark on the task of decorating their new house.

新婚夫妇忙着装修他们的新房子

adorn 装点

He adorned his story with all sorts of adventures that never happened.

adorn sth. with

She adorned her dress with a lace.

ornament v.增添细节或装饰物 同adorn

The dress is ornamented/adorned with lace.

一位珠光宝气，身穿皮衣的女士

a woman adorned in jewelry and fur

in jeans in jewelry in fur

a miss adorned in mink coat

a beautifully adorned room装饰的......

a beautifully decorated house 装修的......



Text 课文

Mud is Mud

Mud is mud 实事求是

直接了当叙述事物，人物，地点 (记叙文)



My cousin , Harry , keeps a large curiously shaped bottle on permanent display in his study .

keep sth. on permanent display

curiously-shaped 形状奇怪的 eg. wine bottles of all shapes and sizes



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

in spite of the fact that 尽管事实如此



would现在有可能存在

used to 过去常常存在而现在不了

He would often have class in the morning.

if you should 和if you were to 可能互换

what looks like---what所引导的层次结构,what起的作用就是一个修饰的词汇



If you were to ask Harry what was in the bottle , he would tell you that it contained perfumed mud.

说明将来事实相反的一种虚拟,假设

should +动原. 可能性大

were to +动原.可能性极小



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 entertain.

brief简单的 简洁迅速

simple



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.

does用来加强语气

come into the possession of sth.获得的过程

eg. ----How Harry married his beautiful wife makes an interesting story.

Harry是怎么样娶了这样一位漂亮的妻子还有一段有趣的故事。

采用一般现在时态

he is fond of relating=he is fond of talking about

stuff=material=substance

furthermore=what is more=more over

furthermore……. (承接上文)这个瓶子的获得，还治好了他的一个坏毛病。

that引导定语从句(省略)

own habits by heart 积习难改，本性难移



Harry used to consider it a great joke to go into expensive cosmetic shops and make outrageous requires for goods that do not exist.

consider is a great joke to do sth. 把做某事看作是巨大的乐趣,是件开心的事.

consider it great fun

consider it great amusement

consider it a great joy



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'.

He would/used to invent names imaginable on the spot.

on the spot 当场，当时

on entering a shop=as soon as he enters a shop

pretend to do装做...

considerably=greatly

on doing sth.



If a shop girl told him she had not heard of it, he would pretend to be considerably put out.

pretend to do….

put out=upset=annoy 经常用在被动语态当中

eg. --He was put out by my rude words. 我的粗鲁的话语使他非常的生气/恼怒。



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.

imaginary虚构的，想象的

out of stock 脱销，没有货

faithfully promise信誓旦旦地说

at some future date=some day=one day



How Harry managed to keep a straight face during these performances is quite beyond me.

keep a straight face=keep serious 板起面孔

how引导主语从句…谓语动词用一般现在时

is quite beyond me=is quite beyond my understanding

=is quite beyond my imagination



Harry does not need to be prompted to explain how he bought his precious bottle of mud.

keep sth. on permanent display 永远展示，陈列

----We don't know how he came into (the) possession of the farm.

----You needn't encourage him to explain his story.

of his own accord自然而然地，相当于willingly



One day, he went to an exclusive shop in London and asked for ' Myrolite '.

exclusive shop:only wealthy people can visit such expensive shop

exclusive right to publish their stories

exclusive 1独家的，独占的2不相容的

The school is exclusive.

exclusi

ve shop专售高档商品的商店





The shop assistant looked puzzled and Harry repeated the word, slowly stressing each syllable.

puzzled 茫然不知所措



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 remove freckles.

bewildered