writefrommemory1328——水滴石穿
(2023-04-09 09:42:18)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 with a delicate shape 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 any
doubt or surprise, he would immediately tell 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.