保持良好的個(gè)人衛(wèi)生非常重要，洗澡則是清潔身體的最佳方式之一。不過，多久洗一次澡最合適？熱水澡和冷水澡哪個(gè)更好？洗澡對(duì)健康有哪些好處？本期 “隨身英語(yǔ)” 節(jié)目圍繞洗澡這件日常必做之事展開討論。

詞匯：personal hygiene 個(gè)人衛(wèi)生

Bath

?or?

shower

? How do you prefer to keep yourself clean? Whatever your daily?

ablutions

, we know it’s important to have good?

personal hygiene

. Nobody wants to smell, and nobody wants to catch your?

odour

! A shower can bring you certain other benefits, but how often should we?

wash

?ourselves under a watery spray? 泡澡還是淋浴?你喜歡怎樣保持身體清潔?無論你每天洗什么，我們都知道保持良好的個(gè)人衛(wèi)生是很重要的。沒人想聞，也沒人想聞到你的氣味!淋浴可以給你帶來一些其他的好處，但是我們應(yīng)該多久用一次水霧來洗澡呢? Although you might think taking a daily shower should be part of your cleaning?

ritual

, there’s no hard and fast rule, although?

dermatologists?

agree that as a society, we shower too often. In fact, too much washing can?

deplete

?the?

vital oils

?in our skin. It can waste water as well. However, if you have a?

fitness regime

?that causes you to?

sweat

, a more regular sprinkle of water is recommended to stop you?

ponging

! 雖然你可能認(rèn)為每天洗澡應(yīng)該是你清潔儀式的一部分，但并沒有嚴(yán)格的規(guī)則，盡管皮膚科醫(yī)生同意，作為一個(gè)社會(huì)，我們洗澡太頻繁了。事實(shí)上，過多的洗滌會(huì)耗盡我們皮膚中至關(guān)重要的油脂。它也會(huì)浪費(fèi)水。然而，如果你的健身方式會(huì)讓你出汗，那么建議你更經(jīng)常地灑點(diǎn)水，讓你不再“乒乓”! How often you shower is, of course, a personal choice. There’s nothing better than a hot,?

soapy

?scrub under the shower, and this doesn’t just have to be to clean yourself. Some people enjoy a shower to help them relax, warm up or to soothe any?

aches and pains

. It’s also a good opportunity to wash your hair at the same time. Again, though, experts say we shouldn’t shower too often because, like your skin, your hair contains essential oils that you don’t want to lose through excessive?

scrubbing

. 當(dāng)然，洗澡的頻率是個(gè)人選擇。沒有什么比在淋浴下用熱肥皂擦洗更舒服的了，而且這不僅僅是為了清潔自己。有些人喜歡淋浴來幫助他們放松，熱身或緩解任何疼痛。同時(shí)也是洗頭的好機(jī)會(huì)。不過，專家們?cè)俅伪硎?，我們不?yīng)該洗澡太頻繁，因?yàn)榫拖衲愕钠つw一樣，你的頭發(fā)也含有精油，你不想因?yàn)檫^度擦洗而失去這些精油。 If the idea of a hot,?

steaming

?shower appeals, how about a?

freezing cold

?one instead? This might be a necessity if your boiler has broken, but some people choose this option because it has many?

health benefits

, some experts claim. There is increasing evidence that?

braving

?an icy shower in the morning could?

keep

?illness?

at bay

?and may even help your brain stay sharp. A BBC podcast called Just One Thing with Michael Mosley, found the shock of being?

doused?

with cold water could have a positive impact on your body and brain. 如果熱水澡很吸引人，那來個(gè)冷水澡怎么樣?如果你的鍋爐壞了，這可能是必需的，但一些專家聲稱，有些人選擇這種選擇是因?yàn)樗鼘?duì)健康有很多好處。越來越多的證據(jù)表明，早上沖個(gè)冷水澡可以讓你遠(yuǎn)離疾病，甚至還能讓你的大腦保持敏銳。英國(guó)廣播公司一檔名為《只有一件事》的播客節(jié)目中，邁克爾·莫斯利發(fā)現(xiàn)，被冷水淋漓的震驚會(huì)對(duì)你的身體和大腦產(chǎn)生積極的影響。 The thought of a cold shower might not make you jump out of bed in the morning, but whatever the temperature, a splash of water will wake you up and make you feel and smell great! 想沖個(gè)冷水澡可能不會(huì)讓你早上從床上跳起來，但無論溫度如何，潑點(diǎn)水都會(huì)讓你醒來，讓你感覺很好，聞起來很香! 詞匯表 bath 泡澡 shower 淋浴 ablutions （幽默說法）沐浴 personal hygiene 個(gè)人衛(wèi)生 odour （難聞的）氣味 wash 洗（澡） ritual 必做之事，慣例 dermatologist 皮膚科醫(yī)生 deplete 消耗 vital oil 必不可少的油分 fitness regime 健身計(jì)劃 sweat 出汗 pong 散發(fā)難聞的氣味 soapy 涂滿肥皂的 aches and pains 身體疼痛 scrub 擦洗 steaming 熱氣騰騰的 freezing cold 寒冷徹骨的 health benefit 健康效益，有益健康 brave 勇敢地做 keep something at bay 預(yù)防，防止（不快的事情發(fā)生） douse 潑，濺

測(cè)驗(yàn)與練習(xí)

1.?閱讀課文并回答問題。

1. What might help to keep your brain sharp? 2. When might it be a good idea to shower more regularly? 3. Other than getting clean, what other reasons are there for having a shower? 4. True or false?

?Experts say you should take a shower every day.

5. Why shouldn’t we wash our hair too often?

2.?選擇意思恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或詞組來完成下列句子。

1. Buying a coffee on the way to work is part of my morning _______. ablution????????????ritual??????????odour????????????deplete 2. After much _______, I managed to get the paint off my trousers. ponging????????????dousing???????????????scrubbing????????braving 3. I’m hoping a cup of honey and lemon will help keep my cold _______. in bay??????????????at bay??????????????????at bays??????????on bay 4. The firefighter _______ the flames with water. depleted????????????washed????????????????steamed?????????doused 5. Even though the sea was _______, we had a refreshing swim. freezing cold????????????????freeze cold??????cold freeze???????frozen cold

答案

1. 閱讀課文并回答問題。?

1. What might help to keep your brain sharp?

Having a cold shower is thought to help keep your brain sharp.

2. When might it be a good idea to shower more regularly?

If you have a fitness regime and sweat a lot.

3. Other than getting clean, what other reasons are there for having a shower?

Some people enjoy a shower to help them relax, warm up or to soothe any aches and pains.

4. True or false?

?Experts say you should take a shower every day.

False. Not necessarily – there are no hard and fast rules.

5. Why shouldn’t we wash our hair too often?

Your hair contains essential oils which you could wash out through excessive washing.

2.?選擇意思恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或詞組來完成下列句子。

1. Buying a coffee on the way to work is part of my morning?

ritual

. 2. After much?

scrubbing

, I managed to get the paint off my trousers. 3. I’m hoping a cup of honey and lemon will help keep my cold?

at bay

. 4. The firefighter?

doused

?the flames with water. 5. Even though the sea was?

freezing cold

, we had a refreshing swim. 文章來源BBC侵權(quán)刪