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1、新概念英语第三册52Lesson52Mudismud实事求是一、【Text】课文Mycousin,Harry,keepsalargecuriously-shapedbottleonpermanentdisplayinhisstudy.Despitethefactthatthebottleistintedadelicateshadeofgreen,anobservantvisitorwouldsoonnoticethatitisfilledwithwhatlookslikeathick,grayishsubs
2、tance.IfyouweretoaskHarrywhatwasinthebottle,hewouldtellyouthatitcontainedperfumedmud.Ifyouexpresseddoubtorsurprise,hewouldimmediatelyinviteyoutosmellitandthentorubsomeintoyourskin.Thisbriefexperimentwoulddispelanyfurtherdoubtsyoumighthave.Thebottlereallydo
3、escontainperfumedmud.HowHarrycameintothepossessionofthisoutlandishstuffmakesaninterestingstorywhichheisfondofrelating.Furthermore,theacquisitionofthisbottlecuredhimofabadhabithehadbeendevelopingforyears.Harryusedtoconsideritagreatjoketogointoexpensivecosme
4、ticshopsandmakeoutrageousrequestsforgoodsthatdonotexist.Hewouldinventfancifulnamesonthespot.Onenteringashop,hewouldaskforanewperfumecalled'ScentedShadow'orfor'insolublebathcubes'.Ifashopassistanttoldhimshehadnotheardofit,hewouldpretendtobeconsiderablyputou
5、t.Helovedtobetoldthatoneofhisimaginaryproductswastemporarilyoutofstockandhewouldfaithfullypromisetocallagainatsomefuturedate,butofcourseheneverdid.HowHarrymanagedtokeepastraightfaceduringtheseperformancesisquitebeyondme.Harrydoesnotneedtobepromptedtoexplai
6、nhowheboughthispreciousbottleofmud.Oneday,hewenttoanexclusiveshopinLondonandaskedfor'Myrolite',theshopassistantlookedpuzzledandHarryrepeatedtheword,slowlystressingeachsyllable.Whenthewomanshookherheadinbewilderment,Harrywentontoexplainthat'myrolite'wasahar
7、d,amber-likesubstancewhichcouldbeusedtoremovefreckles.Thisexplanationevidentlyconveyedsomethingtothewomanwhosearchedshelfaftershelf.Sheproducedallsortsofweirdconcoctions,butnoneofthemmetwithHarry'srequirements.WhenHarryputonhisactofbeingmildlyannoyed,theas
8、sistantpromisedtoordersomeforhim.Intoxicatedbyhissuccess,Harrythenaskedforperfumedmud.Heexpectedtheassistanttolookathiminblankastonishment.However,itwashisturntobesurprised,forthewoman'seyesimmediatelylitupan