标题:No Offense: How Americans Became Intolerant of Body Odor

正文：For centuries, the smell of rancid human sweat was a part of everyday life. Wherever there were people, there was body odor. A typical American in the 1800s might take just one bath a week, and the whole family would use the same water. Men working 14 hours in fields or factories and women who spent their days in a hot kitchen might only wash by splashing themselves with water from a basin. A warm bath was a luxury for the wealthy.

知识点：no offence( informal ) used to say that you do not mean to upset or insult sb by sth you say or do无冒犯之意

No offence, but I'd really like to be on my own.我无意冒犯，但我确实想自己一个人。

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