英文短篇故事（纽约）265 Something Rotten in 5B

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 　　She was a real estate salesperson¹. An apartment was newly available on the Upper East Side. She went to 91st Street to preview the new listing. She used a key to open the building door. She walked up to the second floor. She had a sensitive nose. She smelled something. It smelled like a dead something. She walked up to the third floor. The smell was worse. She took a tissue out of her purse. She held it over her nose. She walked up to the fourth floor. The smell was foul². How do people live here, she wondered. She debated whether to continue upstairs. She squeezed her nostrils³ together. She breathed through her mouth. She walked slowly up to the fifth floor. The smell was nauseating⁴. She opened the door to apartment 5B. She almost vomited⁵. She hurried downstairs. She went outside. She took deep breaths of fresh air.