访谈录 2008-08-19&08-21 一“闻”定情

We've all heard people say chemistry, a bit hard to define as a key ingredient in the success of relationships. So some scientists did some research on that topic, turns out  a woman needs a good sense of smell to find a man who is just right for her. And a common contraceptive may interfere¹ with that process. Mike Lee reports from London.

 Women of the world, are you smelling Mr. Right or Mr. Wrong?

 I’m, I wouldn’t really know. But I do like the way men smell, so if they smell good, I kinda get more attracted to them.

 People choose who they choose and, you know, love is love. So eventually you know maybe you can sniff² the right man out.

 Maybe, if your sniffer is working properly and that is exactly the point of the New Liverpool University study with concludes that birth-control pills can cause you to select the wrong man for you because your brain sends a false signal that he smells like Mr. Right.

 I spoke³ to the lead researcher in Liverpool by telephone and he told me that by nature a woman's sense of smell can attract her , often subconsciously⁴ to man whose genes⁵ will work well with her genes to produce healthy and strong children. That's keeping the human species going. He said the study suggests that birth control pills can disrupt that instinctive⁶ selective process, an intriguing⁷ and provocative⁸ thought for the men and women we spoke to in America.

 I think that’s ridiculous and a little degrading towards women to suggest that they are blindly following their sense of smell rather than their other senses.

 I do believe that sense of smell can affect to you, man pick to go out on a date with, who your partner might be. But it’s also a lot about, you know, just your personal preference on what type of guy you like.

 The University’s study does not recommend against birth control pills only that women be aware that their scent⁹ may be altered. So the eternal question: what do women want?

 Clean, yeah, clean, clean will be really good!

 Maybe like he just came out of the shower, I don’t wanna anybody who smells sweaty, like  he’s come out of the gym.

 I like them to wear some sort of clothes, something like kinda draws me straight to when my clothes smell like him afterwards, something I like that.

 Woo, but do men know how do smell persistence¹⁰?

 I bathe, I regularly, I brush my teeth. I wear different clothes every day. Those are pretty good ones I think.

 I am so much like just trying a perfume, but sort of have like clean scent does as well, this guy really just takes care of himself.

 So, gentlemen just smell like a man whatever that is. And ladies if you are concerned about sniffing¹¹ out the wrong guy, there may now be some truth in the punch line of an old joke between two ladies don’t worry darling, all women marry beneath themselves.

Mike Lee, ABC news. 

1 interfere   

v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰

参考例句：

• If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
• When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。

2 sniff   

vi.嗅…味道；抽鼻涕；对嗤之以鼻，蔑视

参考例句：

• The police used dogs to sniff out the criminals in their hiding - place.警察使用警犬查出了罪犯的藏身地点。
• When Munchie meets a dog on the beach, they sniff each other for a while.当麦奇在海滩上碰到另一条狗的时候，他们会彼此嗅一会儿。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 subconsciously   

ad.下意识地，潜意识地

参考例句：

• In choosing a partner we are subconsciously assessing their evolutionary fitness to be a mother of children or father provider and protector. 在选择伴侣的时候，我们会在潜意识里衡量对方将来是否会是称职的母亲或者父亲，是否会是合格的一家之主。
• Lao Yang thought as he subconsciously tightened his grasp on the rifle. 他下意识地攥紧枪把想。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译

5 genes   

n.基因( gene的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• You have good genes from your parents, so you should live a long time. 你从父母那儿获得优良的基因，所以能够活得很长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes. 它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 生物技术的世纪

6 instinctive   

adj.(出于)本能的；直觉的；(出于)天性的

参考例句：

• He tried to conceal his instinctive revulsion at the idea.他试图饰盖自己对这一想法本能的厌恶。
• Animals have an instinctive fear of fire.动物本能地怕火。

7 intriguing   

adj.有趣的；迷人的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的现在分词)；激起…的好奇心

参考例句：

• These discoveries raise intriguing questions. 这些发现带来了非常有趣的问题。
• It all sounds very intriguing. 这些听起来都很有趣。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 provocative   

adj.挑衅的，煽动的，刺激的，挑逗的

参考例句：

• She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
• His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。

9 scent   

n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
• The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。

10 persistence   

n.坚持，持续，存留

参考例句：

• The persistence of a cough in his daughter puzzled him.他女儿持续的咳嗽把他难住了。
• He achieved success through dogged persistence.他靠着坚持不懈取得了成功。

11 sniffing   

n.探查法v.以鼻吸气，嗅，闻( sniff的现在分词 )；抽鼻子（尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气）；抱怨，不以为然地说

参考例句：

• We all had colds and couldn't stop sniffing and sneezing. 我们都感冒了，一个劲地抽鼻子，打喷嚏。
• They all had colds and were sniffing and sneezing. 他们都伤风了，呼呼喘气而且打喷嚏。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》