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1、Lesson52:Mudismud实事求是Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.听录音,然后回答以下问题。WhydidHarrydecidetogiveuphislittlegame?Mycousin,Harry,keepsalargecuriously-shapedbottleonpermanentdisplayinhisstudy.Despitethefactthatthebottleistintedadelicateshadeofgreen,anobservantvisitorwouldsoonnoticethatitisfill
2、edwithwhatlookslikeathick,grayishsubstance.IfyouweretoaskHarrywhatwasinthebottle,hewouldtellyouthatitcontainedperfumedmud.Ifyouexpresseddoubtorsurprise,hewouldimmediatelyinviteyoutosmellitandthentorubsomeintoyourskin.Thisbriefexperimentwoulddispelanyfurtherdoubtsyoumighthave.Thebottlereallydoe
3、scontainperfumedmud.HowHarrycameintothepossessionofthisoutlandishstuffmakesaninterestingstorywhichheisfondofrelating.Furthermore,theacquisitionofthisbottlecuredhimofabadhabithehadbeendevelopingforyears.Harryusedtoconsideritagreatjoketogointoexpensivecosmeticshopsandmakeoutrageousrequestsforgoo
4、dsthatdonotexist.Hewouldinventfancifulnamesonthespot.Onenteringashop,hewouldaskforanewperfumecalled'ScentedShadow'orfor'insolublebathcubes'.Ifashopassistanttoldhimshehadnotheardofit,hewouldpretendtobeconsiderablyputout.Helovedtobetoldthatoneofhisimaginaryproductswastemporarilyoutofstockandhewo
5、uldfaithfullypromisetocallagainatsomefuturedate,butofcourseheneverdid.HowHarrymanagedtokeepastraightfaceduringtheseperformancesisquitebeyondme.Harrydoesnotneedtobepromptedtoexplainhowheboughthispreciousbottleofmud.Oneday,hewenttoanexclusiveshopinLondonandaskedfor'Myrolite',theshopassistantlook
6、edpuzzledandHarryrepeatedtheword,slowlystressingeachsyllable.Whenthewomanshookherheadinbewilderment,Harrywentontoexplainthat'myrolite'wasahard,amber-likesubstancewhichcouldbeusedtoremovefreckles.Thisexplanationevidentlyconveyedsomethingtothewomanwhosearchedshelfaftershelf.Sheproducedallsortsof
7、weirdconcoctions,butnoneofthemmetwithHarry'srequirements.WhenHarryputonhisactofbeingmildlyannoyed,theassistantpromisedtoordersomeforhim.Intoxicatedbyhissuccess,Harrythenaskedforperfumedmud.Heexpectedtheassistanttolookathiminblankastonis