6 Fun Facts about perfume

六个关于法国香水的有趣小知识

1. The same fragrance smells differently

on different people.同样的香水味在不同人的

身上闻起来会有不同味道。

2.The nose of the famous French

perfumer Jean Carles was insured for

one million dollars.法国知名调香师吉恩卡尔

斯的鼻子被保了一百万美元的险。

3. French perfumes have had some

interesting ingredients over the years,

such as cigarettes， whale vomit,and

bacon.法国香水近几年来取用了许多有趣的成

分，例如香烟、鲸鱼呕吐物、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.法国不是

第一个制造香水的国家。它可以追溯到公元前一

千二百年古代美索不达米亚。

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

贵的香水为一瓶要价二十一万五千美元的十七盎

司香水。它采用18K金领及五克拉钻石所装饰的

水晶瓶装。

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

畅销的香水之一香奈儿五号闻起来像肥皂味。因

为可可香奈儿的母亲工作为洗衣，所以她喜欢这

个味道。

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