學英語環遊世界 第392:雲旅行!六個關於法國香水的有趣小知識

6 Fun Facts about perfume

六個關於法國香水的有趣小知識

1. The same fragrance smells differently

on different people.同樣的香水味在不同人的

身上聞起來會有不同味道。

nose of the famous French

perfumer Jean Carles was insured for

one million dollars.法國知名調香師吉恩卡爾

斯的鼻子被保了一百萬美元的險。

3. French perfumes have had some

interesting ingredients over the years,

such as cigarettes， whale vomit,and

bacon.法國香水近幾年來取用了許多有趣的成

分，例如香菸、鯨魚嘔吐物、以及培根。

4. France was not the first country to

make perfume. It can be traced back to

1200 BC in ancient Mesopotamia.法國不是

第一個製造香水的國家。它可以追溯到公元前一

千二百年古代美索不達米亞。

5. The most expensive perfume in the

world is $215,000 for 1 7 ounces. It

comes in a crystal bottle with an 18-carot

gold collar and 5-carot diamond.世界上最

貴的香水爲一瓶要價二十一萬五千美元的十七盎

司香水。它採用18K金領及五克拉鑽石所裝飾的

水晶瓶裝。

6. Chanel No. 5，one of the best-selling

perfumes of all time, smells like soap.

Coco Chanel's mother was a laundry

woman,so she liked the smell.一直都是最

暢銷的香水之一香奈兒五號聞起來像肥皂味。因

爲可可香奈兒的母親工作爲洗衣，所以她喜歡這

個味道。

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