国家地理:香氛熏陶的历史(6)
Perhaps attar's most prominent global ambassador is Jahnvi Lakhòta Nandan,
或许阿塔尔最著名的全球大使是詹薇·拉科塔·南登，
born in the scent loving city of Lucknow,
她出生在香水盛行的城市勒克瑙，
who trained as a master perfumer in Europe for seven years before opening The Perfume Library, in Goa and Paris.
在欧洲受训七年成为调香大师后，于印度果亚和法国巴黎开设香水图书馆。
Nandan's distillations are equal parts poetry, eccentricity, and science.
南登提炼的香水是诗歌、独特性与科学的综合体，
Each year she creates one, perhaps two, new scents, and attar is an important part of her repertoire.
她每年会创造一到两款新香水，而阿塔尔是她所有作品中的重要元素。
"Attar speaks to the soul.
“阿塔尔会与灵魂对话。
All the fire and smoke in a small space can seem apocalyptic,
在狭小空间里的所有炉火和烟似乎都是天启，
but it's also authentic and beautiful," she says.
但也是真实而美丽的，”她说。
"You cannot recreate this in a lab in Europe."
“你无法在欧洲的实验室里将它重新创造出来。”
