壹蘋派生活美語　從氣味得知你的獨特個性

　　Although the results weren’t always accurate, they were similar to tests where people judged another’s behavior after watching a video of them. In the study, researchers asked 60 people to wear plain white T-shirts for three nights straight. For these three days, they were not allowed to wear perfume or eat strong-smelling foods because these would affect their body odor. All 60 people were given a personality test before the experiment started. At the end of the three days, the shirts were put in bags and given to 200 testers who tried to determine the owner’s personality from the smell of the shirts.

　　儘管結果並不總是準確，但它們很接近人們在觀看他人影片後判斷他人行為的測試。在這項研究中，研究人員要求六十個人連續三個晚上都穿著純白色的 T 恤。在這三天裡，他們不被允許噴香水或吃氣味濃烈的食物，因為這些都會影響體味。實驗開始前，這六十人全都接受了性格測試。三天結束後，這些衣服被裝進袋子裡並交給兩百名測試者，他們試圖透過衣服的氣味來判斷主人的個性。

生活必備字詞：

result　n. 結果

plain　a. 樸素的

determine　vt. 判定，確認

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