Harry does not
need to be prompted to explain how he bought his precious bottle of mud. One
day, he went to an exclusive shop in London and asked for 'Myrolite'. The shop
assistant looked puzzled and Harry repeated the word, slowly stressing each
syllable. When the woman shook her head in bewilderment, Harry went on to
explain that 'myrolite' was a hard, amber-like substance which could be used to
remove freckles. This explanation evidently conveyed something to the woman who
searched shelf after shelf. She produced all sorts of weird concoctions, but
none of them met Harry's requirements. When Harry put on his act of being
mildly annoyed, the assistant promised to order some for him. Intoxicated by
his success, Harry then asked for perfumed mud.
解析：
1. 第一句可以精簡成“Harry does not need to be
prompted.”
（1）“to explain
how he bought his precious bottle of mud”做prompt的賓語
（2）prompt：to help a speaker who pauses,
by suggesting how to continue (提示)
例：
"I can’t decide."
said Tom. "Decide what?" prompted
Marlon.
（3）很明顯，這句話在文中起了“承上啟下”的作用，第二段寫Harry的壞習慣是什么，第三段寫怎么得到那瓶泥，所以中間來這么一句“他不用人提醒，馬上就要解釋了”。
2. 第二句比較短，“One
day, he went to an exclusive shop in London and asked for 'Myrolite'.”
exclusive：adj. exclusive places, organizations, clothes etc. are so
expensive that not many people can afford to use or buy them
例：
Bel Air is an exclusive suburb of Los Angeles. （Bel Air是洛杉磯一個地價昂貴的郊區(qū)。）
3. 第三句可以精簡成“The shop assistant looked
puzzled and Harry repeated the word.”
（1）“slowly stressing
each syllable”做“repeated
the word”的狀語。
（2）puzzle：v. to confuse someone or make them feel slightly anxious because they
do not understand sth (使……感到迷惑)
例：
He was puzzled by the reactions to
his remark. （他對大家對他的講話作出的反應感到困惑。）
What puzzles me is why his books are so
popular. （我很納悶為何他的書那么受歡迎。）
4. 第四句可以精簡成“Harry
went on to explain...”
（1）“when the woman shook her head in
bewilderment”做狀語。
“that 'myrolite' was a hard, amber-like substance which could be used
to remove freckles”做explain的賓語?！?/span>which could be used to remove freckles”是substance的定語從句。
（2）in bewilderment: =in confusion (困惑)
She looked at him in bewilderment. （她困惑地看著他。）
（3）remove: to get rid of sth so that it does not exist any longer (除掉)
例：
A cleaner that
will remove wine stains. 去除酒漬的清潔劑
5. 第五句可以精簡成“This explanation conveyed
something to the woman .”
（1）“who searched
shelf after shelf”是woman的定語從句。
（2）convey：to communicate or express sth ,
using or not using words（convey sth to sb）(傳達)
例：
Those advertisments convey the message that
thin is beautiful. （廣告?zhèn)鬟_了“瘦即是美”的信息。）
I want to convey to the children that reading is one of life’s greatest treats. （我想告訴孩子們，閱讀是人生最大的享受。）
6. 第六句較短，She produced all sorts of
weird concoctions, but none of them met Harry's requirements.
（1）concoction：n. sth, especially a drink or food, made by mixing different things, especially
things that are not usually combined ?(混合物)
例：
He sipped the concoction cautiously. （他小心翼翼地嘗了一口那團糊糊）。
（2）meet sb 's requirements: have or do what
is necessary (滿足某人的要求)
除了用meet，還可以用動詞fulfill,
satisfy
例：
The new computer
system can meet/fulfill/satisfy all our requirements. （新的電腦系統(tǒng)將可滿足我們的一切要求。）
7. 第七句可以精簡成“the assistant promised to
order some for him.”
（1）“When Harry
put on his act of being mildly annoyed”做狀語
（2）order：v.
(訂貨)
例：
I’ve ordered a new computer from the
supplier. （我跟供應商訂了一臺新電腦。）
?
order 還可以表示“在餐廳點餐”，
例：
She ordered another glass of wine. （她又點了一杯酒。）
Are you ready to order? （您可以點餐了嗎？）
（3）put sth on：to pretend to have a particular feeling, opinion, way of
speaking etc. especially in order to get attention (裝作)
例：
Leaving the court,
the family all tried to put on a brave face（一家人離開法院時都故作堅強。）
?
8. 第八句可以精簡成“Harry then asked for
perfumed mud.”
（1）“Intoxicated
by his success”做狀語。
（2）intoxicated：happy, excited, unable to think
clearly, especially as a result of love, success, power etc. (陶醉不已)（intoxicated by/with sth）
例：
He rapidly became intoxicated with his power. （他很快就醉心于自己的權力之中了。）
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