lesson 14 奶酪气味

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1、Lesson14TheOdourofCheeseCheese,likeoil,makestoomuchofitself.Itwantsthewholeboattoitself.Itgoesthroughthehamper,andgivesacheesyflavourtoeverythingelsethere.Youcan’tellwhetheryouareeatingapple-pieorGermansausage,orstrawberriesandcream.Itallseemscheese.Thereistoomuch

2、odouraboutcheese.　　IrememberafriendofminebuyingacoupleofcheesesinLiverpool.Splendidcheesestheywere,ripeandmellow,andwithatwohundredhorsepowerscentaboutthemthatmighthavebeenwarrantedtocarrythreemiles,andknockamenoverattwohundredyards.IwasinLiverpoolatthetime,andmyf

3、riendsaidthatifIdidn’tmindhewouldgetmetotakethembackwithmetoLondon,asheshouldnotbecomingupforadayortwohimself,andhedidnotthinkthecheeseoughttobekeptmuchlonger.　　“Oh,withpleasure,dearboy,”Ireplied,“withpleasure.”　　Icalledforthecheeses,andtookthemawayinacab.Itwasara

4、mshackleaffair,draggedalongbyaknock-kneed,broken-windedsomnambulist,whichhisowner,inamomentofenthusiasm,duringconversation,referredtoasahorse.Iputthecheesesonthetop,andwestartedoffatashamblethatwouldhavedonecredittotheswifteststeam-rollereverbuilt,andallwentmerrya

5、safuneralbell,untilweturnedthecorner.There,thewindcarriedawhifffromthecheesesfullontooursteed.Itwokehimup,andwithasnortofterror,hedashedoffatthreemilesanhour.Thewindstillblewinhisdirection,andbeforewereachedtheendofthestreethewaslayinghimselfoutattherateofnearlyfo

6、urmilesanhour,leavingthecripplesandstoutladiessimplenowhere.Ittooktwoportersaswellasthedrivertoholdhiminatthestation;andIdonotthinkwewouldhavedoneit,eventhen,hadnotoneofthemenhadthepresenceofmindtoputahandkerchiefoverhisnose,andtolightabitofbrownpaper.　　Itookmytic

7、ket,andmarchedproudlyuptheplatform,withmycheeses,thepeoplefallingbackrespectfullyoneitherside.Thetrainwascrowded,andIhadtogetintoacarriagewheretherewerealreadysevenotherpeople.Onecrustyoldgentlemanobjected,butIgotin,notwithstanding;andputtingmycheesesupontherack,s

8、queezeddownwithapleasantsmile,andsaiditwasawarmday.Afewmomentspassed,andthemtheoldgentlemanbegantofidget.　　“Verycloseinhere,”hesaid.　　“Quiteoppressive,”