Vicky的ScalersTalk第六轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day100 20210508

练习材料：

Lesson 52-1 Mud is mud

            实事求是

    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, grayish 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.

maɪ ˈkʌzn, ˈhæri, kiːps ə lɑːʤ ˈkjʊərɪəsli-ʃeɪpt ˈbɒtl ɒn ˈpɜːmənənt dɪsˈpleɪ ɪn hɪz ˈstʌdi. dɪsˈpaɪt ðə fækt ðæt ðə ˈbɒtl ɪz ˈtɪntɪd ə ˈdɛlɪkɪt ʃeɪd ɒv griːn, ən əbˈzɜːvənt ˈvɪzɪtə wʊd suːn ˈnəʊtɪs ðæt ɪt ɪz fɪld wɪð wɒt lʊks laɪk ə θɪk, ˈgreɪɪʃ ˈsʌbstəns. ɪf juː wɜː tuː ɑːsk ˈhæri wɒt wɒz ɪn ðə ˈbɒtl, hiː wʊd tɛl juː ðæt ɪt kənˈteɪnd pəˈfjuːmd mʌd. ɪf juː ɪksˈprɛst daʊt ɔː səˈpraɪz, hiː wʊd ɪˈmiːdiətli ɪnˈvaɪt juː tuː smɛl ɪt ænd ðɛn tuː rʌb sʌm ˈɪntuː jɔː skɪn. ðɪs briːf ɪksˈpɛrɪmənt wʊd dɪsˈpɛl ˈɛni ˈfɜːðə daʊts juː maɪt hæv. ðə ˈbɒtl ˈrɪəli dʌz kənˈteɪn pəˈfjuːmd mʌd. haʊ ˈhæri keɪm ˈɪntuː ðə pəˈzɛʃən ɒv ðɪs aʊtˈlændɪʃ stʌf meɪks ən ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ ˈstɔːri wɪʧ hiː ɪz fɒnd ɒv rɪˈleɪtɪŋ. ˈfɜːðəˈmɔː, ði ˌækwɪˈzɪʃ(ə)n ɒv ðɪs ˈbɒtl kjʊəd hɪm ɒv ə bæd ˈhæbɪt hiː hæd biːn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ fɔː jɪəz.

我的堂兄哈里在他的书房里一直摆着一只形状古怪的大瓶子。尽管那只瓶子呈淡绿色，但细心的客人很快就会发现瓶里装的是一种看上去黏稠，颜色发灰的东西。要是你问哈里瓶里装着什么，他会告诉你是香水泥。如果你表示怀疑或惊奇，他会立即请你闻一闻，然后取出一些抹在你的皮肤上。这一简单的试验会消除你可能存有的一切疑虑。瓶里装的的确是香水泥。哈里如何得到这种稀奇古怪的东西的，这里有个有趣的故事，而且他挺爱把它讲给别人听。此外，得到这瓶香水泥还治好了他多年的一个坏习惯。

任务配置：L0、L3、L4

知识笔记：

单词与短语

in his study 在他的书房

observant/əbˈzɜːvənt/quick to notice or perceive; alert；looking at, watching, or regarding attentively; watchful.

dispel /dɪsˈpɛl/1.to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.2.to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly; squander; deplete:

came into the possession of 得到某物

cured him of a bad habit 治好了他一个坏习惯

练习感悟：最近早上起的太晚，影响练习时间了。