时差N小时 为什么哭泣时会流鼻涕?(上)

Why Does Crying Make Your Nose Run?

为什么哭泣时会流鼻涕?

When you burst out crying, you expect the bleary red eyes and the rivers of tears that stream down your cheeks.

当人们放声大哭时，会出现红肿而模糊的泪眼以及簌簌的泪水会顺着面颊滑落。

But on top of all that, your nose starts to run like a faucet¹.

而最重要的是，鼻涕也会如打开的水龙头般流个不停。

Why does this happen? What’s the connection between crying and a runny nose?

怎么会出现这种情况？哭泣与流鼻涕之间有何联系呢？

Where Do Tears Come From?

眼泪从何而来？

Tears come from tear glands² located just over the eye, behind the bone.

眼泪是由眼骨后面的泪腺分泌而成的。

As tears rinse³ down over your eye, they collect at the rims⁴ of your lower eyelids⁶, where some may overflow⁷ and stream down your cheeks.

当泪水溢满眼眶时，它们会聚集在下眼睑边缘，一部分眼泪会溢出眼眶沿脸颊流下。

But that’s not the only escape route for overflowing⁸ tears.

但那并不是眼泪流出来的唯一路线。

If you look very closely at the inside of your eyelid⁵, right near your nose, you’ll see a tiny little hole.

如果仔细观察眼睑内侧靠近鼻子的位置，你会看到一个微小的洞。

You might need to gently pull your eyelid down to see it, because it’s on the inner edge of the eyelid, resting against the eye.

你可能需要轻拉眼睑才能看到，因为它位于靠近眼睛的眼睑内侧。

1 faucet   

n.水龙头

参考例句：

• The faucet has developed a drip.那个水龙头已经开始滴水了。
• She turned off the faucet and dried her hands.她关掉水龙头，把手擦干。

2 glands   

n.腺( gland的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a snake's poison glands 蛇的毒腺
• the sebaceous glands in the skin 皮脂腺

3 rinse   

v.用清水漂洗，用清水冲洗

参考例句：

• Give the cup a rinse.冲洗一下杯子。
• Don't just rinse the bottles. Wash them out carefully.别只涮涮瓶子，要仔细地洗洗里面。

4 rims   

n.（圆形物体的）边( rim的名词复数 )；缘；轮辋；轮圈

参考例句：

• As she spoke, the rims of her eyes reddened a little. 说时，眼圈微红。 来自汉英文学 - 围城
• Her eyes were a little hollow, and reddish about the rims. 她的眼睛微微凹陷，眼眶有些发红。 来自辞典例句

5 eyelid   

n.眼睑，眼皮

参考例句：

• She lifted one eyelid to see what he was doing.她抬起一只眼皮看看他在做什么。
• My eyelid has been tumid since yesterday.从昨天起，我的眼皮就肿了。

6 eyelids   

n.眼睑( eyelid的名词复数 )；眼睛也不眨一下；不露声色；面不改色

参考例句：

• She was so tired, her eyelids were beginning to droop. 她太疲倦了，眼睑开始往下垂。
• Her eyelids drooped as if she were on the verge of sleep. 她眼睑低垂好像快要睡着的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 overflow   

v.(使)外溢，(使)溢出；溢出，流出，漫出

参考例句：

• The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.浴缸里的水溢到了地板上。
• After a long period of rain,the river may overflow its banks.长时间的下雨天后，河水可能溢出岸来。

8 overflowing   

n. 溢出物,溢流 adj. 充沛的，充满的 动词overflow的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The stands were overflowing with farm and sideline products. 集市上农副产品非常丰富。
• The milk is overflowing. 牛奶溢出来了。