巴黎冷知識：塞納河的水髒得很
塞納河 the Seine 也算是巴黎的名片了，不少文學作品和電影裏都有它，感覺是個很浪漫的地方。
但是，千萬別跑到塞納河裏去玩水，這條河的水很髒，污染很嚴重。
The River Seine’s water is not renowned for its healthiness. Filthy, polluted and unsuitable for consumption, no one today would risk taking a dip, even less drinking it. Yet, until the 1920s, some Parisians were not hesitating to drink the Seine’s water, to wash their laundry in it and even swim in it. Scientists analyzing the river’s water realized that it was very toxic and dangerous, immediately putting an end to those aquatic activities in the Seine.
塞納河的水並不以健康著稱。骯髒、被污染了、不適合飲用，如今沒有人會冒險去游泳，更別說飲用了。然而，直到1920年代，一些巴黎人還在毫不猶豫地飲用塞納河的水，在那裏洗衣服，甚至在河裏游泳。科學家分析了塞納河的水，意識到它的毒性和危險性，立即終止了塞納河的水上活動。
