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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,grayishsubstance.If
2、youweretoaskHarrywhatwasinthebottle,hewouldtellyouthatitcontainedperfumedmud.Ifyouexpresseddoubtorsurprise,hewouldimmediatelyinviteyoutosmellitandthentorubsomeintoyourskin.Thisbriefexperimentwoulddispelanyfurtherdoubtsyoumighthave.Thebottlereallydoescontainperfume
3、dmud.HowHarrycameintothepossessionofthisoutlandishstuffmakesaninterestingstorywhichheisfondofrelating.Furthermore,theacquisitionofthisbottlecuredhimofabadhabithehadbeendevelopingforyears.Harryusedtoconsideritagreatjoketogointoexpensivecosmeticshopsandmakeoutrageou
4、srequestsforgoodsthatdonotexist.Hewouldinventfancifulnamesonthespot.Onenteringashop,hewouldaskforanewperfumecalled'ScentedShadow'orfor'insolublebathcubes'.Ifashopassistanttoldhimshehadnotheardofit,hewouldpretendtobeconsiderablyputout.Helovedtobetoldthatoneofhisima
5、ginaryproductswastemporarilyoutofstockandhewouldfaithfullypromisetocallagainatsomefuturedate,butofcourseheneverdid.HowHarrymanagedtokeepastraightfaceduringtheseperformancesisquitebeyondme.Harrydoesnotneedtobepromptedtoexplainhowheboughthispreciousbottleofmud.Oneda
6、y,hewenttoanexclusiveshopinLondonandaskedfor'Myrolite',theshopassistantlookedpuzzledandHarryrepeatedtheword,slowlystressingeachsyllable.Whenthewomanshookherheadinbewilderment,Harrywentontoexplainthat'myrolite'wasahard,amber-likesubstancewhichcouldbeusedtoremovefre
7、ckles.Thisexplanationevidentlyconveyedsomethingtothewomanwhosearchedshelfaftershelf.Sheproducedallsortsofweirdconcoctions,butnoneofthemmetwithHarry'srequirements.WhenHarryputonhisactofbeingmildlyannoyed,theassistantpromisedtoordersomeforhim.Intoxicatedbyhissuccess
8、,Harrythenaskedforperfumedmud.Heexpectedtheassistanttolookathiminblankastonishment.However,itwashisturntobesurprised,forthewoman'seyesimmediatelylitupan
