纯正英语一分钟-perfume

Who likes perfume¹? It stinks². It’s one of the worst smells in the world. I hate it when someone walks past me with really strong perfume or cologne. It makes me feel a little sick and I worry about the chemicals³ in it. Why do people need to wear so much perfume? What’s the point? I thought the original⁴ idea of perfume was to cover the smell of our bodies when we didn’t take a bath. Everybody showers or takes a bath these days, so there’s no need for perfume. It’s also a waste of money. How can a tiny bottle of strong-smelling water cost so much? I think the perfume companies are making huge amounts of money. I wonder how many people agree with me on this. What do you think of perfume? Is it OK for men and women?

1 perfume   

n.香水(料，气)；vt.使充满芳香；洒香水

参考例句：

• The air was heavy with the perfume of the flower.空气中充满了花香。
• Those roses perfume the whole garden.那些玫瑰花使满园飘香。

2 stinks   

v.散发出恶臭( stink的第三人称单数 )；发臭味；名声臭；糟透

参考例句：

• The whole scheme stinks to high heaven—don't get involved in it. 整件事十分卑鄙龌龊——可别陷了进去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The soup stinks of garlic. 这汤有大蒜气味。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 chemicals   

n.化学药品( chemical的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The levels of chemicals in the river are not insignificant. 河水中的化学物质含量不容忽视。
• minute amounts of chemicals in the water 水中含量极小的化学成分

4 original   

adj.最初的，原始的；有独创性的

参考例句：

• This is a translation.The original is in French. 这是译文。原文是法文。
• The plan of the work is original with the author.这篇作品的构思是作者个人的独创。