法国老翁发明“巧克力屁味”药丸

 　　Christian¹ Poincheval is a 65-year-old French inventor who has dedicated² the past eight years of his life to making farts smell better.

　　65岁的法国老翁克里斯汀过去八年一直致力于“让屁味更好闻”。

　　He claims that his Lutin Malin — which translates to "crafty³ imp⁴" — line of pills ease digestion⁵ and "perfume" farts into smelling like roses or violets. Poincheval claims that his newest creation, just in time for the holidays, makes farts smell like chocolate.

　　他宣称他发明的“狡猾的小鬼”药丸能帮助消化，让屁味闻起来像玫瑰花或紫罗兰花一般香。他最新的发明，“巧克力屁味”药丸正好赶上假期上市。

　　According to Poincheval's website, the idea for the pills apparently⁶ came from a dinner with friends during which nobody could stop farting.

　　据克里斯汀网站显示，设计这种药丸的想法显然萌生于一次和朋友的晚宴上。吃饭期间所有人都止不住地放屁。

　　巧克力屁味

　　"We were at table with friends and after a hearty⁷ meal, we almost suffocated⁸ as our farts were smelly," Poincheval writes. "The winds were not very pleasant for our fellow diners. I had to do something."

　　“我和朋友吃了一顿大餐。但是因为屁味很臭，我们差点被熏窒息了。”克里斯汀写道，“吃饭时的屁让我们很不爽。我得做点什么来解决这个问题。”

　　That horrific dinner, in which a group of several adults seemingly farted uncontrollably in a public space, inspired Poincheval to fix flatulence forever. He claims the pills are made from organic ingredients like blueberries, fennel and seaweed and that he sells "several hundred a month."

　　这次糟糕的晚宴上，这些成年人似乎都无法控制地在公共场合放屁，这激发了克里斯汀想要彻底解决肠胃气胀这一毛病。他声称药丸是由蓝莓、茴香和海藻等有机原料制成的，月销量可达到几百瓶。

　　Poincheval told The Telegraph that he has many customers, especially around the holidays. "Christmas always see a surge in sales," he said.

　　克里斯汀告诉《电讯报》记者，他有很多顾客，尤其是假期期间。“圣诞节的销量总是一番再番”。

　　A bottle of 60 pills retails⁹ for €9.99, or $12.50, which seems shockingly low for something that makes terrible things smell like good things.

　　一瓶药含60片，售价在9.99欧元，相当于12.5美元。鉴于能让糟糕的屁味变得好闻这一神奇药效，这个价格惊人的低。

1 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

2 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

3 crafty   

adj.狡猾的，诡诈的

参考例句：

• He admired the old man for his crafty plan.他敬佩老者的神机妙算。
• He was an accomplished politician and a crafty autocrat.他是个有造诣的政治家，也是个狡黠的独裁者。

4 imp   

n.顽童

参考例句：

• What a little imp you are!你这个淘气包！
• There's a little imp always running with him.他总有一个小鬼跟着。

5 digestion   

n.消化，吸收

参考例句：

• This kind of tea acts as an aid to digestion.这种茶可助消化。
• This food is easy of digestion.这食物容易消化。

6 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

7 hearty   

adj.热情友好的；衷心的；尽情的，纵情的

参考例句：

• After work they made a hearty meal in the worker's canteen.工作完了，他们在工人食堂饱餐了一顿。
• We accorded him a hearty welcome.我们给他热忱的欢迎。

8 suffocated   

（使某人）窒息而死( suffocate的过去式和过去分词 )； （将某人）闷死； 让人感觉闷热； 憋气

参考例句：

• Many dogs have suffocated in hot cars. 许多狗在热烘烘的汽车里给闷死了。
• I nearly suffocated when the pipe of my breathing apparatus came adrift. 呼吸器上的管子脱落时，我差点给憋死。

9 retails   

n.零售( retail的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This book retails at 10 dollars overseas. 这本书的海外零售价是十美元。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This radio retails for ＄ 14.95. 这种收音机的零售价是14美元95美分。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》