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托福听力背景材料之“任性的蚊子” 　　Ever lit a citronella candle to ward off mosquitoes, only to have em appear in droves? Well, believe it or not, you may have actually been attracting the bugs. Because while high concentrations of those pine-and-lemon-scented chemicals might repel mosquitoes, at low concentrations they lure the bloodsuckers in.? 　　点燃了香茅蜡烛来驱赶蚊子，但他们有成群结对的出现了。好吧不管你相不相信，你实际上已经在吸引蚊子了。因为高度集中的柠檬味道的可以驱赶蚊子，但是清淡的柠檬味反过来可以吸引虫子。? 　　Audrey Odom, who studies mosquitoes at Washington University, calls it the Chanel hypothesis. Too much perfume is awful, but a little is pretty