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1、TheSmelliestcitiesontheplanet全球十大“气味之城”10.Dallas达拉斯Cities,likepeople,havetheirownsmell,theirownbodyodorsandperfumesthattakeonpersonalities.DallasisoneofthestrangestscentsIhaveeverencountered.Highwaysofstripmallsandgasstationsandexitsigns.Insanelywidestreets.It'sveryNewWorld-smelling.Italmo
2、sthasanon-scentscent.Likemanycities,yougetconcrete,carexhaust,anddust.Ifyoureallyfocus,youcanpickuponthenearlyundetectableTexasliveoak.It'sbestduringthunderstorms,though.Thecrispsmelloflightningandrainandvastflatspacepervadesandtakesonathree-dimensionalquality.城市和人一样,有着它们自己独特的气味和特点。达拉斯的气味是
3、我遇到的最奇特气味之一。大商场和加油站和高速公路的出口标志,异常宽阔的街道,都带着新世界的气息。它几乎有一种没有气味的气味。和很多城市一样,你闻得到混凝土、汽车尾气和粉尘。如果认真感受,你能嗅到微不可闻的德克萨斯橡树,但在雷雨天气时效果最佳。闪电、雨和巨大的空间互相交织,呈现出一种十分清晰的清脆气味。9.London伦敦IagreewithSamuelJohnson'soft-quoted"whenamanistiredofLondon,heistiredoflife;forthereisinLondonallthatlifecanafford,"andwhilebeing
4、abletoaffordLondonisnosmallfeat,ifyoujustwalkthestreets,thescentofthecity,atleast,isfree.Mist,rain,peppermint,wetpavement.YoucansmelltheThamesandleatherseatsandagedPersianrugs.ThankChrist,there'smuchlesscigarettefumesthesedays.SomepeoplecomplainthatLondonisagrayscent,butwhattheysmellisactu
5、allytheopalescentenergyofBritain.我同意塞缪尔·约翰逊经常引用的一句话——“一个人如果厌倦了伦敦,那他就厌倦了生活;因为伦敦有人生能赋予的一切。”虽然在伦敦的生活需要大笔的开支,如果你仅仅走在街上,至少城市的气味——雾、雨、薄荷以及潮湿路面是免费的。你能闻到泰晤士河、真皮座椅以及老化的波斯地毯的味道。值得庆幸的是,这些天的香烟味少了很多。有些人抱怨说,伦敦的味道十分灰暗,但他们闻到的实际上是来自英国的乳白色能量。IwasonlyinMombasaforanafternoon,andwhatstruckmewasthescentofrought
6、erracottabakedbythesun,andadry-ishtropicalairthatiscommoninFebruarywhenIwasthere.I'mtoldthesmellradicallyintensifiesinthesummerwhentherainscomeandthingsaremoregreen,althoughMombasaisneverapparentlylush.Oneofmystrongestsensememorieswasofthefour-bare-walledstorestheMijikendasandSwahiliskept.
7、Theyusedfluorescentlights,sotheyhadthatdistinctmetallic,old-ishsmellplacesthatusefluorescentsalwayshave.Icouldalsodetectpalmoil,thecementdustfromthestreets,andthesestrangespicesIhadneversmelledandhaven'tsmelledsince.我在肯尼亚蒙巴萨只停留了一个下午,晒制而成的陶器的气味给我留下了深刻的印象,时值二月的干