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英文短篇故事（纽约）298 That "Old People" Smell

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 　　Ross asked, "Do old people smell bad?" Sharon said, "They sure do. It's called 'decay1.'" Ross laughed. He said, "No, it isn't. Decay happens to dead things. Old people aren't dead yet. They're still alive." Sharon said, "Okay, how about 'ripe2' instead of 'decay'? Whatever you call it, I don't like to be near it." Ross said, "Well, a new study just came out. It says that old people don't smell bad at all. Researchers had old people sleep in T-shirts. They had middle-aged3 people sleep in T-shirts. They had teenagers sleep in T-shirts. Each person slept in the same T-shirt for five nights straight. Then the researchers collected all the T-shirts. They didn't wash them. They asked volunteers to smell the T-shirts. The volunteers said that the old people's T-shirts smelled the best. They said that their T-shirts actually smelled pleasant." Sharon said, "Pleasant?! How old were the volunteers?"


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1 decay anrzL     
vi.腐烂，衰落；n.腐烂，腐朽，衰败状态
参考例句：
  • The vegetables have begun to decay.那些蔬菜已开始腐烂。
  • Our powers decay in old age.我们的体力在老年时就衰退。
2 ripe KXexh     
adj.熟的，成熟的，时机成熟的；成年的，年高的
参考例句：
  • This kind of fruit grow ripe in spring.这种水果在春季成熟。
  • None of the apples are ripe.这些苹果都没熟。
3 middle-aged UopzSS     
adj.中年的
参考例句：
  • I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
  • The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。

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