读者文摘:九个生活小妙招(1)

1 Keep Your Cat from Getting a Shock. Does your cat like to gnaw¹ on electrical cables?

避免让你的猫遭受电击。你的猫喜欢咬电线吗？

Discourage him or her by dabbing² the cords with Grannick’s Bitter Apple or another deterrent³ spray for pets. Cats hate the flavor.

用少许格然尼克的苦苹果喷剂或其他对宠物有遏制作用的喷雾剂来阻止他或她。猫讨厌这种味道。

2 Use Less Soap. Save money by swapping⁴ your liquid hand soap dispenser for a foaming⁶ version.

少用肥皂。把液体肥皂换成泡沫洗手液可以省钱。

Its pump turns regular liquid soap into foam⁵, so it takes about half as much soap to create a lather⁷, according to one study.

根据一项研究，它的泵可以把普通的肥皂液变成泡沫，所以产生泡沫的肥皂用量是普通肥皂的一半。

You’ll also use about 16 percent less water.

你也会节省16%的水。

3 Wear Different Shoes Every Day.

每天穿不同的鞋。

Who among us hasn’t fallen in love with a pair of super-comfy shoes and proceeded to slip them on day after day?

我们当中有谁没有爱上一双超级舒适的鞋子，然后日复一日地穿着它们呢？

While that may feel good, you aren’t actually doing your feet any favors.

虽然这感觉很好，但实际上对你的脚没有任何帮助。

Podiatrist Jacqueline Sutera says that wearing the same shoes day in and day out can cause foot fatigue⁸

足科医生杰奎琳·苏特拉表示，日复一日地穿同样的鞋子会导致足部疲劳，

because you’re constantly using the same areas of the foot for support and walking.

因为你一直在用脚的同一部位来支撑和行走。

Make sure you have a few pairs of comfortable shoes and rotate through them.

确保你有几双舒适的鞋子，轮流穿。

4 Don’t Shop for a Car in the Rain. Hunting for a used vehicle?

不要在雨天买车。想买一辆二手车？

Go on a clear day. It’s not about slippery roads for the test drive; it’s that rain can hide scratches and other imperfections.

找个好天再去。这与试驾时路面湿滑无关；雨水可以掩盖划痕和其他缺陷。

Other things to look out for, no matter the weather: difficulty opening the doors, trunk, or hood⁹

不管天气如何，其他需要注意的事情有：打开车门、后备箱或发动机罩的难度，

or mismatched paint between the inside of the trunk and the body of the car, which may be the result of an accident.

或者是后备箱内部和车身的油漆不匹配，这可能是事故造成的。

5 Nourish Your Hair— with Breakfast. Everything you eat at breakfast goes to fuel the body’s essential systems, but hair doesn’t make the “essential” short list.

用早餐滋养你的头发。你早餐吃的所有东西都是为身体的基本系统提供能量，但头发并不在这个“基本”名单之列。

That means it receives nutrients¹⁰ only once the major organs have been fed.

这意味着它只有在主要器官得到营养后才会接受营养。

Since eating breakfast fuels the body’s life-giving functions right away,

因为吃早餐可以为身体的生命功能提供能量，

filling up your tank first thing means that follicles will get the nourishment¹¹ they need later in the day.

首先要给油箱加油，这意味着毛囊将在一天的晚些时候得到它们需要的营养。

1 gnaw   

v.不断地啃、咬；使苦恼，折磨

参考例句：

• Dogs like to gnaw on a bone.狗爱啃骨头。
• A rat can gnaw a hole through wood.老鼠能啃穿木头。

2 dabbing   

石面凿毛，灰泥抛毛

参考例句：

• She was crying and dabbing at her eyes with a handkerchief. 她一边哭一边用手绢轻按眼睛。
• Huei-fang was leaning against a willow, dabbing her eyes with a handkerchief. 四小姐蕙芳正靠在一棵杨柳树上用手帕揉眼睛。 来自子夜部分

3 deterrent   

n.阻碍物，制止物；adj.威慑的，遏制的

参考例句：

• Large fines act as a deterrent to motorists.高额罚款是对开车的人的制约。
• I put a net over my strawberries as a deterrent to the birds.我在草莓上罩了网，免得鸟歇上去。

4 swapping   

交换，交换技术

参考例句：

• The slow swapping and buying of horses went on. 马匹的买卖和交换就是这样慢慢地进行着。
• He was quite keen on swapping books with friends. 他非常热衷于和朋友们交换书籍。

5 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

6 foaming   

adj.布满泡沫的；发泡

参考例句：

• He looked like a madman, foaming at the mouth. 他口吐白沫，看上去像个疯子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He is foaming at the mouth about the committee's decision. 他正为委员会的决定大发其火。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 lather   

n.(肥皂水的)泡沫，激动

参考例句：

• Soap will not lather in sea-water.肥皂在海水里不起泡沫。
• He always gets in a lather when he has an argument with his wife.当他与妻子发生争论时他总是很激动。

8 fatigue   

n.疲劳，劳累

参考例句：

• The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
• I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。

9 hood   

n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖

参考例句：

• She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
• The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

10 nutrients   

n.（食品或化学品）营养物，营养品( nutrient的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lack of essential nutrients 基本营养的缺乏
• Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream. 营养素被吸收进血液。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 nourishment   

n.食物，营养品；营养情况

参考例句：

• Lack of proper nourishment reduces their power to resist disease.营养不良降低了他们抵抗疾病的能力。
• He ventured that plants draw part of their nourishment from the air.他大胆提出植物从空气中吸收部分养分的观点。