Some Mosquitoes Bite People Because Of Their Clothes

　　一些蚊子咬人是由于衣服的缘故

　　If you've ever been bitten by a mosquito, chances are someone nearby has given you a recycled explanation for why the insect decided to ruin your day. Maybe they said that you smelled good, or that you had a particular blood type, or maybe they just told you that your shirt makes you look like a victim. We're not being facetious with that list, by the way-they're all things that scientists believe can cause mosquitoes to find you more attractive.

　　如果你曾经被蚊子咬过，周围的人很可能会不断地向你解释蚊子为啥会毁掉你的一天。也许他们会说你太好闻了，或者说你有特殊的血型，又或者只告诉你说你的衬衫使你看起来更像被攻击的目标。对于以上所列的这些原因，我们绝对不是开玩笑，顺便说一句-科学家认为所有这些因素都会使你更招蚊子。

　　As a recent Smithsonian article details, 20 percent of people seem to be strangely attractive to mosquitoes, and no one is really in agreement as to why. The simple answer would appear to be that it's something in a person's blood that attracts mosquitoes. However, it would appear that the mosquitoes are actually attracted by a chemical signal given off by the body. It's present in around 85 percent of us-which also explains why some people seem invisible to mosquitoes-and it indicates what your blood type is.

　　正如最近发表于《史密森学会会刊》(Smithsonian)上的一篇文章详述的那样，有20%的人似乎对蚊子很有吸引力，这很奇怪，至于原因，人们仍莫衷一是。最简单的答案似乎是一个人血液中的什么东西会吸引蚊子。不管怎样，看起来蚊子实际上是被人体所散发的某种化学信号吸引来的。我们当中85%的人都会散发这种化学信号-这也解释了为什么蚊子对有的人"视而不见"-而且这也会暗示你的血型类型。

　　Another, stranger theory is that mosquitoes are naturally attracted to darker, more vivid colors. In other words, it's actually been theorized-and in some cases shown-that mosquitoes will bite people because they like their shirt.

　　另一种更奇怪的理论是蚊子天生会被更深，更鲜亮的颜色所吸引。换句话说，这实际上已经形成了理论-一些例子说明-蚊子会咬人是因为它们喜欢这些人的衬衫。

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