512- What's it like when you lose your sense of smell 失去嗅觉的体会

Source: 

https://www.healthline.com/health/living-without-your-sense-of-smell#complications

Larry tried to draw on his memory to make eating more pleasant.

Larry试图利用他的记忆力使吃东西变得更愉快。

When I’d eat food, I remembered what it was supposed to taste like, but it was a total illusion,” he said. “Eating became something I had to do because I needed to, not because it was an enjoyable experience.”

“当我吃东西的时候，我记得它应该是什么味道，但这完全是幻觉，”他说。“吃饭成了我必须做的事情，因为我需要这么做，而不是因为它是一种愉快的体验。”

When once asked what he’d like to eat for dinner, Larry replied, “It doesn’t matter. You can put anything in a skillet and fry it up, and I wouldn’t know the difference.”

当有人问Larry晚餐想吃什么时，他回答说:“没关系。你可以把任何东西放进锅里炒，我都不会知道有什么区别。”

Eating wasn’t the only thing affected by Larry’s loss of the ability to smell. He said not being able to smell the outdoors was one of the things he missed the most.

Larry失去嗅觉的影响不仅仅是吃东西。他说，闻不到户外的味道是他最怀念的事情之一。

He no longer takes smelling for granted and feels his sense of smell is heightened. “I savor all of the individual flavors and smells in foods now.”

他不再认为嗅觉是理所当然的，感觉自己的嗅觉增强了。“现在我品尝食物中所有的味道和气味。”

Vocabulary

Draw on: 利用

Savor：品尝

Heighten：增高、提升