It had stunk for several days, and at first, I'd thought I was imagining the fishy odor, but it had become more pronounced.

几天来，一直都有臭味，起先，我以为那股鱼腥味是我的幻觉，可是味道越来越明显。

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The “use-by” or “best if used-by” date indicates the last day that the item is at its best quality as far as taste, texture, appearance, odor, and nutritional value. The decline after that is gradual.

“有效使用期”或“最好于该日期前使用”表示的是该产品在这个日期前，从口感、质地、外观、气味和营养价值等各方面保质着最佳质量，过期之后质量就会逐渐下降。

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Pletcher and colleagues suspected that a specific odor was at work, but they didn't know which one.

普莱彻及其同事推测，是一种特殊的气味起了作用，但是他们不知道确切是哪一种气味。

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A prudent man," he writes, "should always enter upon the paths beaten by great men and imitate those who have been most excellent, so that if his own virtue does not reach that far, " it at least is in the odor of it."

他写到：，“一位审慎的君子，应总是选择由伟人所开创的道路,并模仿那些,具有最优美德的人，如此一来若其自身的美德不及先人，至少仍能保有其风“

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