L52-1: Mud is mud
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 greyish 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.
permanent /ˈpɜːrmənənt/ 永久的
tint /tɪnt/ 给。。染色， 色调;淡色彩
delicate /ˈdelɪkət/ 淡色的，(色、光等)柔和的，淡的，(食物)鲜美的，清淡可口的;
shade /ʃeɪd/ 色度
a delicate shade of green 淡绿色
observant /əbˈzɜːrvənt/ 观察力敏锐的，善于观察的
greyish /ˈɡreɪɪʃ/ 浅灰色的
substance /ˈsʌbstəns/ 物质;物品;东西;
rub /rʌb/ 擦;磨;搓;
brief /briːf/ 简明的;短暂的;简单的;
experiment /ɪkˈsperɪmənt/ 实验;试验;尝试;实践
dispel /dɪˈspel/ 驱散;消除
come into the possession of 占有、得到
outlandish /aʊtˈlændɪʃ/ 古怪的;极不寻常的
fond /fɑːnd/ 喜欢的;喜爱 fond of
relate /rɪˈleɪt/ 讲述;叙述;
furthermore /ˌfɜːrðərˈmɔːr/ 此外;而且
acquisition /ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn/ (知识、技能等的)获得，得到; 购置的产业;购置;收购
cure someone of 治好某人的。。。
又到周末了，可以放松两天。
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