The Love of Perfume (1)

Sweet smells reach our mind, body and soul

Did you put on perfume or cologne today? If so, you are carrying on a long tradition that began in early Egypt.

Ancient drawings dating back to around 3500 B.C. show Egyptians using fragrances. They used them in their religious services. They also used scented oils to clean their skin. From Egypt, the use of perfume spread to Greece, Rome and beyond.

The Greeks are thought to have been the first to make liquid perfumes. Their method was to mix heavy oils and fragrant powders. In early Rome men often shaved their faces. They would rub fragrance into their skin as part of the process.

Perfume goes to Europe 
Perfume were brought to Europe around the 11th century by Arab and Persian traders. In 1370 in Hungary, the first modern cologne was made for the queen. It was made by mixing scented oils with alcohol and other liquids.

But France would take the art of perfume-making to a whole new level.


Info Cloud
Teaching Topic: Different Meanings of Date ( Date的不同定義)
1. date 男女的約會
to date someone 和某人約會
2. date 日期
3. date v. 註明日期
- Don't forget to date the letter.
4. 化石
date back to 200 B.C. 追朔到西元前200年
5. 古老的日期
That song really dates you. 原來你那麼老了!

Grammar Gym
But France would take the art of perfume-making to a whole new level.

taking [something] to a whole new level

- The musician wants to take traditional folk music to a whole new level and is working on a new CD.

- The new film's amazing special effects took movie-making to a whole new level.

Language Lab
perfume n.
a liquid substance that you put on your body in small amounts in order to smell pleasant
wear perfume
put on perfume
- Eileen doesn't wear any perfume at all.
cologne n.
a light kind of perfume that does not have a strong smell

fragrance n.
/ˈfreɪgrəns/
a perfume or cologne
- This man's fragrance is very popular among young adults.
a pleasant and usually sweet smell
- The gragrance of the roses fills the whole house.
fragrant adj.
having a pleasant and usually sweet smell
- The room was fragrant with the smell of lilies.

shaving n.
a very thin piece removed from something with a sharp tool — usually plural
- Sam considers shaving so much trouble that he seldom shaves.
- Ted uses only one particular brand of shaving cream when he shaves.
shaver n.
- an electric shaver

alcohol n.
a clear liquid that has a strong smell, that is used in some medicines and other products, and that is the substance in liquors (such as beer, wine, or whiskey) that can make a person drunk
- This champagne contains 8 percent alcohol.
drinks containing alcohol
- Nick used to have an alcohol abuse problem, but not anymore.

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