壹蘋派生活美語　嗅一嗅～有沒有聞到下雨的味道？

　　Just as rain brings the earthy scent of petrichor, thunderstorms create a different kind of smell that is equally distinctive and fascinating. The scent associated with thunderstorms is sharper and almost metallic. Some people can even detect this unique smell before thunderstorms roll in. As unbelievable as it sounds, this phenomenon can easily be explained. The smell of a thunderstorm comes from a molecule called ozone, which is made up of three oxygen atoms.

　　就像雨水帶來帶有土味的泥土芳香一樣，雷雨也會產生一種不同但同樣獨特且迷人的氣味。與雷雨相關的氣味較為尖銳，接近金屬的氣味。有些人甚至可以在雷雨來臨之前嗅到這種獨特的氣味。儘管聽起來令人難以置信，這個現象其實很容易解釋。雷雨的氣味來自一種叫作臭氧的分子，它由三個氧原子組成。

生活必備字詞：

distinctive　a. 獨特的，特別的

be associated with...　　和……有關聯

associate　vt. 使有關聯

roll in　　（暴風）襲來，（霧氣、雲）湧來

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