writefrommemory1308——水滴石穿
(2022-09-10 09:33:11)分类: 英语学习 |
L52 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 dedicate 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.