综合英语4-配套教学-Unit 1 Further Reading 2.docVIP

Americanah

PartOne

Chapter1

Princeton,?in?the?summer,?smelled?of?nothing,andalthoughIfemelulikedthetranquilgreennessofthemanytrees,thecleanstreetsandstatelyhomes,thedelicatelyoverpricedshops,andthequiet,abidingairofearnedgrace,itwasthis,thelackofasmell,thatmostappealedtoher,perhapsbecausetheotherAmericancitiessheknewwellhadallsmelleddistinctly.Philadelphiahadthemustyscentofhistory.NewHavensmelledofbrine,andBrooklynofsun-warmedgarbage.ButPrincetonhadnosmell.Shelikedtakingdeepbreathshere.Shelikedwatching