考研英语阅读篇章中国科学家将战胜厕所臭气
<p> 篇章：中国科学家将战胜厕所臭气</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uninitiated">uninitiated</span>, <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="lavatory">lavatory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horrifying">horrifying</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>.</p><p> 对外国人来说，中国的公共厕所简直是一场噩梦。</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="trench">trench</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="excrement">excrement</span>, <span word="coupled">coupled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suffocating">suffocating</span> <span word="stench">stench</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sulphur">sulphur</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ammonia">ammonia</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bravest">bravest</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="whimpering">whimpering</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="design">design</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="odour">odour</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="lavatories">lavatories</span>.</p><p> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="battled">battled</span> <span word="stinky">stinky</span> <span word="loos">loos</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 2,000 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wei">Wei</span> , <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="palace">palace</span> <span word="bathrooms">bathrooms</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="boxes">boxes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="noses">noses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ward">ward</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span> <span word="odours">odours</span>.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="flushing">flushing</span> <span word="lavatories">lavatories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span>.</p><p> <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span>, <span word="unveiling">unveiling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bacterial">bacterial</span> <span word="spray">spray</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="eliminate">eliminate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smell">smell</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="putrefaction">putrefaction</span>.</p><p> <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="strains">strains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bacteria">bacteria</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="odorous">odorous</span> <span word="compounds">compounds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perfume">perfume</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="orange">orange</span> <span word="peel">peel</span> <span word="lightly">lightly</span> <span word="scents">scents</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="smell">smell</span>-<span word="free">free</span> <span word="lavatory">lavatory</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ultimate">ultimate</span> <span word="cure">cure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>.</p>
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