你是那種在外面待幾分鐘就會被蚊子咬的人嗎？你的胳膊和腿上都是被蚊子咬過的紅疙瘩嗎？即使用再多的驅蚊噴霧是不是也拯救不了你？
有些人似乎比其他人對蚊子更有吸引力，這意味著炎熱的夏日對他們來說是相當痛苦的。沒人想要得到這種“榮譽”，所以瞭解為什麼有些人被蚊子咬得更多，以及他們能做些什麼來幫助自己是很重要的。
There are a lot of questions in the scientific community as to why some people are more likely to be bitten by mosquitos than others. But one thing is for sure: genetics and body chemistry has something to do with it.
科學界存在很多問題，例如為什麼有的人更容易被蚊子叮咬。但肯定的一點是:遺傳學和人體化學與它息息相關。
About one in ten people are more attractive to mosquitos than everyone else. And although there are a ton of secondary reasons for that (i.e. drinking alcohol or wearing dark colors), the key factors are genetics and chemical make-up.
每十個人中就有一個人比其他人更吸引蚊子。雖然有大量的次要原因影響(比如飲酒或穿深色衣服)，但關鍵因素仍然是遺傳和化學成分。
或許你就是這十個人當中的那一個，和別人待一起，被蚊子咬的偏偏就是你，而你的朋友們都毫髮無損。
Female mosquitos suck the blood from your body to feed their eggs. And because the mother’s only want to feed the best blood to their children, their sense of smell has developed to source out the best food in up to a 100 mile radius.
雌性蚊子吸吮你身體的血液來餵養它們的卵（只有雌蚊子才吸血，雄蚊子不吸血）。由於雌性蚊子想給孩子們尋找最好的血液，所以它們的嗅覺變得越來越靈敏，蚊子可以辨別出100英里範圍內最好的食物。
Your chemical make-up gives off a distinct odor, and if the mosquitos like it, then they’ll be coming for you. This isn’t a horror movie, it’s just nature.
人體的化學成分散發出一種獨特的氣味，如果蚊子喜歡，它們就會來找你。這不是恐怖電影，只是自然現象。
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Many experiments have been done to try to isolate the factors that attract mosquitos most. One such test seemed to prove that Type O blood was much more desirable than Type A.
許多實驗都試圖把吸引蚊子的因素區分開來。一些實驗似乎證明O型血比A型血的人更吸引蚊子。
但其實到目前為止還沒有確切的證據表明蚊子吸血跟血型有關。
Other results pointed to the amount of sweat on a person, or carbon dioxide levels in the blood stream.
其他的實驗結果指出，蚊子尋找目標多是根據人體的汗液量或血液中的二氧化碳濃度來判斷。
The most definite element was the presence of lactic acid in the body, which can be caused by eating foods like cheese, yogurt, or pickles, or by completing vigorous exercise. But the issue is still up for debate.
最確定的影響因素是體內的乳酸含量，這可能是由於食用奶酪、酸奶或鹹菜等食物，或是由於劇烈運動而引起的。但這個問題仍有待討論。
And if you’re reading this and thinking, “well I never get mosquito bites anyway,” then, sorry to break it to you, but you are blissfully unaware of what’s happening. Some people go on without ever showing symptoms. It has to do with an allergic reaction to the mosquito.
如果你正在讀這篇文章，並且想，“我從來沒有被蚊子咬過，”那麼也許只是蚊子咬了你，而你並沒有察覺而已。有些人被蚊子咬過卻不會表現出任何症狀，這與對蚊子的過敏反應有關。
So the obvious truth is that you can’t stop mosquitos from singling you out. The most obvious being to cover as much of your skin as possible–wear long sleeves and pants whenever you can. In addition, go out and buy plants that repel the bugs, like citronella, lemongrass and rosemary, and put them around your patio for a natural barrier.
顯而易見，你不能阻止蚊子來咬你。你應該做的是儘量穿長袖和長褲來遮蓋皮膚。另外，買一些能趕走蚊蟲的植物，比如香茅、檸檬草和迷迭香，把它們種在你的陽臺上，從而形成一個天然屏障來防止蚊蟲進入你的房間。
安利綠色驅蚊大法
1.用蚊帳或紗窗把蚊子隔絕在外。
2.室內放置揭蓋的清涼油或風油精。
3.室內擺放一兩盆盛開的夜來香、茉莉花、米蘭、薄荷或玫瑰等。
4.室內安裝橘紅色燈泡，或用透光的橘紅色玻璃紙套在燈泡上，蚊子懼怕橘紅色光線。
5.用空酒瓶裝上糖水或啤酒放在陰暗處，蚊子聞到甜酒味會往瓶子裡鑽就被粘住致死。
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