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L52-3: Mud is mud

When the womanshook her head in bewilderment, Harry went on to explain that"Myrolite" was a hard, amber-like substance which could be used toremove freckles. This explanation evidently conveyed something to the woman whosearched shelf after shelf. She produced all sorts of weird concoctions, butnone of them met with Harry's requirements. When Harry put on his act of beingmildly annoyed, the assistant promised to order some for him. Intoxicated byhis success, Harry then asked for a perfumed mud. He expected the assistant tolook 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 whichshe placed on the counter for Harry to inspect. For once, Harry had to admitdefeat. He picked up what seemed to be the smallest bottle and discreetly askedthe price. He was glad to get away with a mere £20 and he beat a hasty retreat,clutching the precious bottle under his arm. From then on, Harry decided thatthis little game he had invented might prove to be expensive. The curiousbottle, which now adorns the bookcase in his study, was his first and lastpurchase of rare cosmetics.

mʌd ɪz mʌd

wɛn ðə ˈwʊmən ʃʊk

hɜː hɛd ɪn ˈbɪˈwɪldəmənt, ˈhæri wɛnt ɒn tuː ɪksˈpleɪn ðæt "Myrolite"

wɒz ə hɑːd, ˈæmbə-laɪk ˈsʌbstəns wɪʧ kʊd biː juːzd

tuː rɪˈmuːv ˈfrɛklz. ðɪs ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃᵊn ˈɛvɪdəntli kənˈveɪd ˈsʌmθɪŋ tuː ðə ˈwʊmən

huː sɜːʧt ʃɛlf ˈɑːftə ʃɛlf. ʃiː prəˈdjuːst ɔːl sɔːts ɒv wɪəd

kənˈkɒkʃᵊnz, bʌt nʌn ɒv ðɛm mɛt wɪð ˈhæriz rɪˈkwaɪəmənts. wɛn ˈhæri pʊt ɒn hɪz

ækt ɒv ˈbiːɪŋ ˈmaɪldli əˈnɔɪd, ði əˈsɪstənt ˈprɒmɪst tuː ˈɔːdə sʌm fɔː hɪm. ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪtɪd

baɪ hɪz səkˈsɛs, ˈhæri ðɛn ɑːskt fɔːr ə pəˈfjuːmd mʌd. hiː ɪksˈpɛktɪd ði əˈsɪstənt tuː lʊk æt hɪm ɪn

blæŋk əsˈtɒnɪʃmənt. haʊˈɛvə, ɪt wɒz hɪz tɜːn tuː biː səˈpraɪzd, fɔː ðə ˈwʊmənz

aɪz ɪˈmiːdiətli lɪt ʌp ænd ʃiː fɛʧt ˈsɛvrəl ˈbɒtlz wɪʧ ʃiː pleɪst ɒn ðə ˈkaʊntə

fɔː ˈhæri tuː ɪnˈspɛkt. fɔː wʌns, ˈhæri hæd tuː ədˈmɪt dɪˈfiːt. hiː pɪkt ʌp wɒt

siːmd tuː biː ðə ˈsmɔːlɪst ˈbɒtl ænd dɪsˈkriːtli ɑːskt ðə praɪs. hiː wɒz ɡlæd tuː ɡɛt əˈweɪ wɪð ə mɪə £20 ænd hiː biːt ə ˈheɪsti rɪˈtriːt,

ˈklʌʧɪŋ ðə ˈprɛʃəs ˈbɒtl ˈʌndə hɪz ɑːm. frɒm ðɛn ɒn, ˈhæri dɪˈsaɪdɪd ðæt ðɪs ˈlɪtl ɡeɪm hiː hæd ɪnˈvɛntɪd maɪt pruːv tuː biː ɪksˈpɛnsɪv.

ðə ˈkjʊəriəs ˈbɒtl, wɪʧ naʊ əˈdɔːnz ðə ˈbʊkkeɪs ɪn hɪz ˈstʌdi, wɒz hɪz fɜːst

ænd lɑːst ˈpɜːʧəs ɒv reə kɒzˈmɛtɪks.

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、bewilderment：迷惘，困惑，2、amber：琥珀色，黄褐色，3、freckle：雀斑，小斑点，4、evidently：明显地，显然，5、convey：传达，输送，6、concoction：调和物，调配物，7、mildly：轻微地，稍微地，8、intoxicate：使陶醉，使喝醉，喝醉的，陶醉的，9、in blank astonishment：一片惊讶，10、fetch：取来，拿来，11、for once：就此一次，12、discreetly：谨慎地，小心地，13、beat a hasty retreat：悬崖勒马，溜之大吉，匆忙撤退，14、clutch：掐，抓，扼，离合器，15、adorn：装饰，点缀，

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练习感悟：这篇文章非常拗口，难读，语速也很快，最终录了五六遍才勉强达标。