Dan: And I'm Dan.

丹：而我是丹。

Neil: In this programme, we going to hear

在這個節目中，我們將聽到...

from someone who smells

聞者有心

smells for a living. Although these are

氣味為生。雖然這些都是

very expensive smells - smells

非常昂貴的氣味 - 氣味

that we wear deliberately to make

我們刻意穿的衣服，以使

us smell good.

我們聞起來很香。

Dan: Ah, you mean scents and perfumes?

丹：啊，你是說香味和香水？

Neil: Yes and perfumes are big business.

尼爾：是的，香水是大生意。

And that is the topic of our quiz in this programme.

而這就是我們本期節目中的問答主題。

How much is the perfume industry in the UK

英國的香水行業有多大的發展空間？

worth each year?

每年的價值？

a) £650 million

(a) 6.5億英鎊

b) £970 million

(b) 9.7億英鎊

c) £1.3 billion?

c）13億英鎊？

Dan: Well, I don't nose – smell, nose

丹：好吧，我不鼻子--聞，鼻子。

- this is just a guess, but I'll say £970 million.

- 這只是一個猜測，但我會說9.7億英鎊。

Neil: Well, I'll let you know the answer

好吧，我會讓你知道答案的。

a little later in the programme. Now let's

稍後在節目中。現在讓我們

hear from Roja Dove, who is a perfumer.

聽聽身為調香師的Roja Dove怎麼說。

He designs and creates very exclusive and very

他設計和創造了非常獨特和非常

expensive perfumes. In a recent BBC

昂貴的香水。在BBC最近的一篇

video he talked about the power of

視頻中，他談到的力量

smells. What does he say there is a very

氣味。他說什麼有一個很

deep psychological connection between?

深刻的心理聯繫之間的?

Roja Dove: …who we are as a personality

羅迦鴿：......我們是誰的個性。

and the type of smells we like. When we are

和我們喜歡的氣味的類型。當我們

born, the part of our brain which deals with

出生時，我們大腦的一部分處理

smell is empty so we learn our response to smell.

嗅覺是空的，所以我們要學會對氣味的反應。

And then when we smell that odorant

然後當我們聞到那種氣味

again it's like a trigger or a catalyst

再次，它就像一個觸發器或催化劑。

that will revive the original

重振旗鼓

associational memory.

聯想記憶。

Neil: So Dan, what does he say

那麼丹，他怎麼說？

there is avery deep psychological

有一個非常深刻的心理

connection between?

之間的聯繫？

Dan: Between our personality and the kind

丹：在我們的個性和那種

of smells we like. The point he is making

的氣味，我們喜歡。他的觀點是

is that the smells we experience when we are

是我們體驗到的氣味時，我們是。

very young can have a big psychological impact

年紀輕輕就會有很大的心理影響

on us even later in life.

對我們甚至在以後的生活中。

Neil: I know that feeling – smell is a very

尼爾：我知道這種感覺--嗅覺是一種非常。

powerful sense. The smell of something can

強大的感覺。東西的氣味可以

take you right back in time and fill you

帶你回到過去，讓你充滿

with emotions.

帶著感情。

Dan: Exactly. For example, when I walk

丹：沒錯。比如說，當我走在路上

through the perfume area of a

香水區

department store I always

百貨公司

feel a bit nostalgic because I can smell

有點懷舊，因為我聞到了

the perfume my first girlfriend

初戀女友的香水

used to wear.

習慣穿。

It's a powerful sensation.

這是一種強大的感覺。

Neil: Dove used particular words and

尼爾：鴿子用了特定的詞語和

expression to describe this, didn't he?

用來形容這個，不是嗎？

Dan: Yes, first he used the word odorant

丹：是的，他首先用了氣味劑這個詞。

to describe the smell. It's not really a common

來形容這種味道。這不是一個真正常見的

word. We use it more frequently as part of

詞。我們更多的是將其作為

the word deodorant, which is something we

除臭劑這個詞，這是我們。

buy to cover up what we think of as the unpleasant

買櫝還珠

natural smell of our bodies. These odorants,

我們身體的自然氣味。這些氣味劑。

he said, can act as the trigger or catalyst

他說，可以作為觸發器或催化劑。

for these memories.

對於這些記憶。

Both the nouns trigger

這兩個名詞都會引發

and catalyst refer to something that

和催化劑指的是

causes a particular response. So a particular smell

引起特定的反應。所以，一種特殊的氣味

can be a trigger or catalyst

可以是一個觸發器或催化劑

for a particular emotion.

為一種特殊的情感。

Neil: As well as being a trigger for

尼爾：以及作為一個觸發器的

memories, smells can, according to Dove,

記憶，氣味可以，據Dove。

say a lot about

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your personality. Here he is again talking

你的個性。他又在這裡說

about the kind of scent to wear if you want

如果你想穿什麼樣的香味，就穿什麼樣的香味。

to give a particular impression. What

給人一種特殊的印象。哪些

does he say these scents make you

他說這些氣味讓你

appear very strong at?

顯得非常強勢，在?

Roja Dove: The idea of the message you

羅迦鴿。你的資訊的想法

give off with scent I think can't be underestimated.

散發出的香味，我想不可小覷。

My suggestion would be to look for very,

我的建議是找很。

very woody, mossy, structured scents

非常木質、苔蘚、結構化的氣味。

called Chypres

茜草

if the message you want to put across is

如果你想表達的資訊是

that you are someone not to be messed with, very,

你是個不好惹的人，很。

very strong in business, or whatever –

很強的業務，或什麼 -

just not to be messed with.

只是不能亂來。

Neil: So what do the scents he described

那麼他所描述的氣味是什麼呢？

make you seem strong at?

讓你看起來很強勢？

Dan: Business, they can make you seem

丹：生意，他們可以讓你看起來

very, very strong in business.

非常非常強的業務。

Neil: Mmm, and how does he explain that?

尼爾：嗯，那他怎麼解釋呢？

Dan: Well, he says that some scents give off

丹：他說有些氣味會讓人覺得很奇怪

a particular message.

特定資訊。

The phrasal verb give off is often used to

短語動詞give off常用來表示

describe something that

描寫

we broadcast about ourselves without saying

自說自話

anything. So he's saying that our scent,

任何東西。所以他說，我們的氣味。

our perfume, can give off a message about

我們的香水，可以傳遞出一個資訊，關於。

the kind of person we are and that we shouldn't

我們是什麼樣的人，我們不應該。

underestimate that. If you underestimate something

小看了這一點。如果你低估了一些東西

you don't give it as much importance as

孰輕孰重

it should have, you don't

該有的，你沒有

take it seriously enough.

認真對待。

Neil: He then goes on to talk about the

尼爾：然後，他繼續談到了。

particular scent that gives off the

飄香

impression of being

印象

very strong in business.

在業務上很強。

Dan: Yes, it's a woody, mossy scent which

丹：是的，這是一種木質的、苔蘚的氣味，它是一種木質的、苔蘚的氣味。

suggests that you are

說明你是

not someone to be messed with.

不是什麼好惹的人。

Neil: Not to be messed with?

尼爾：不好惹？

Dan: Yes – someone to be taken seriously,

丹：是的--一個值得重視的人。

someone who is serious who you don't want

正經人

to try and trick.

來試探和欺騙。

Neil: Right and talking of tricking – did

尼爾：對，說到騙人的事--有沒有。

we trick you with the quiz? I asked - What

我們用測驗來欺騙你？我問 - 什麼

was the value of the perfume industry

是香水行業的價值

in the UK?

在英國？

Dan: And I said it was £970 million.

丹：我還說是9.7億英鎊。

Neil: And it was actually option c), which

尼爾：實際上是選項c)，它是指

was an incredible £1.3 billion.

是不可思議的13億英鎊。

Dan: Wow! That is a lot of smelly stuff.

丹：哇！那是很多臭味的東西。

Neil: It is indeed! Right, now, time for

尼爾：確實是這樣!好了，現在，時間到了

vocabulary recap. What words and

詞彙回顧。哪些單詞和

expressions did we have

句式

today?

今天？

Dan: Well, first we had odorant – an

丹：好吧，首先我們有了氣味劑---------------------------。

unusual word for something that smells.

尋常的詞，聞到的東西。

Neil: Then two words with a very similar meaning:

尼爾：那麼兩個詞的意思非常相似。

a trigger and a catalyst – both of which

觸發器和催化劑--二者都是指

refer to something that can make something

喻指

else happen. In this case it was a particular

其他事情的發生。在這種情況下，它是一個特殊的

smell making us remember something from the

味道讓我們記住了一些東西

past. So scents can sends us to the past.

過去。所以氣味可以把我們送到過去。

But they can also say something about

但他們也可以說一些關於

our personality.

我們的個性。

Dan: Yes, they can send unspoken information

丹：是的，他們可以發送不言而喻的資訊。

- or give off messages. And these messages

- 或發出資訊。而這些資訊

should not be underestimated. If you do underestimate

不應小看。如果你確實低估了

the importance of smell, it means that you

嗅覺的重要性，它意味著你

don't take those messages seriously.

不要把這些消息當真。

Neil: And finally we heard the phrase to mess

尼爾：最後我們聽到了一句話，就是要搞亂

with someone. To mess with someone means that

與人。惹上別人意味著

you don't take them seriously, you cause

你不把他們當回事，你就會造成

them trouble and that may cause you trouble.

他們的麻煩，這可能會給你帶來麻煩。

Dan: Well I certainly wouldn't want to mess

丹：嗯，我當然不會想亂來的

with you! Judging by the messages you're

和你在一起！從你的留言來看

giving off.

發出。

Neil: Ah you mean my aftershave? Makes me

尼爾：啊，你是說我的鬚後水？讓我

seem powerful?

看起來很強大？

Dan: Actually, I was thinking more of the egg sandwich

丹：其實我想的更多的是雞蛋三明治。

you had for lunch. I really wouldn't underestimate

你有午餐。我真的不會低估

the power of that.

的力量。

Neil: Ah! On that note, I think it's time

尼爾：啊！說到這裡，我想是時候了

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Dan: Goodbye!

再見！