4. Some people's bodies emit attractant compounds, while others emit repellent compounds. It's unclear why or how this works, though researchers have tried to isolate the chemicals to use them for mosquito traps or natural bug spray.
有些人的身体会散发出对蚊子有吸引力的化合物,而其他一些人则会散发出让蚊子讨厌的化合物。研究人员尚不清楚个中原理,但是他们试图把这种化合物分离出来,用它们制作捕蚊器或天然的驱蚊水。
5. People with a wider variety of bacteria living on their skin were less attractive to mosquitoes in a study.
一项研究发现,皮肤上存活的细菌种类较多的人,对蚊子吸引力较小。
6. Mosquitoes tend to like people who emit more carbon dioxide when they breathe, which includes larger people and pregnant women.
蚊子一般更喜欢那些呼出的二氧化碳更多的人,这些人多为胖子和孕妇。
7. Working out can produce lactic acid, which can act as an attractant for mosquitoes when it's released in your sweat.
锻炼会产生乳酸,而乳酸通过汗液释放出来时,对蚊子非常有吸引力。
Vocabulary
myth: 谣言
lactic acid: 乳酸
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