国家地理:香氛熏陶的历史(6)

Perhaps attar's most prominent global ambassador is Jahnvi Lakhòta Nandan,

或许阿塔尔最著名的全球大使是詹薇·拉科塔·南登，

born in the scent¹ loving city of Lucknow,

她出生在香水盛行的城市勒克瑙，

who trained as a master perfumer in Europe for seven years before opening The Perfume Library, in Goa and Paris.

在欧洲受训七年成为调香大师后，于印度果亚和法国巴黎开设香水图书馆。

Nandan's distillations are equal parts poetry, eccentricity², and science.

南登提炼的香水是诗歌、独特性与科学的综合体，

Each year she creates one, perhaps two, new scents³, and attar is an important part of her repertoire⁴.

她每年会创造一到两款新香水，而阿塔尔是她所有作品中的重要元素。

"Attar speaks to the soul.

“阿塔尔会与灵魂对话。

All the fire and smoke in a small space can seem apocalyptic⁵,

在狭小空间里的所有炉火和烟似乎都是天启，

but it's also authentic⁶ and beautiful," she says.

但也是真实而美丽的，”她说。

"You cannot recreate this in a lab in Europe."

“你无法在欧洲的实验室里将它重新创造出来。”

1 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。

2 eccentricity   

n.古怪，反常，怪癖

参考例句：

• I can't understand the eccentricity of Henry's behavior.我不理解亨利的古怪举止。
• His eccentricity had become legendary long before he died.在他去世之前他的古怪脾气就早已闻名遐尔了。

3 scents   

n.香水( scent的名词复数 )；气味；（动物的）臭迹；（尤指狗的）嗅觉

参考例句：

• The air was fragrant with scents from the sea and the hills. 空气中荡漾着山和海的芬芳气息。
• The winds came down with scents of the grass and wild flowers. 微风送来阵阵青草和野花的香气。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 repertoire   

n.(准备好演出的)节目，保留剧目；(计算机的)指令表，指令系统， <美>(某个人的)全部技能；清单，指令表

参考例句：

• There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute.有很多供长笛演奏的曲目。
• He has added considerably to his piano repertoire.他的钢琴演奏曲目大大增加了。

5 apocalyptic   

adj.预示灾祸的，启示的

参考例句：

• The air is chill and stagnant,the language apocalyptic.空气寒冷而污浊，语言则是《启示录》式的。
• Parts of the ocean there look just absolutely apocalyptic.海洋的很多区域看上去完全像是世界末日。

6 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。