writefrommemory1309——水滴石穿
(2022-09-12 14:25:14)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 rub some into you 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.