读者文摘:九个生活小妙招(1)

ONE. Hang a Picture with a Fork. Decorating.

用餐叉帮助挂相片。装饰类。

Having trouble getting your picture-frame wire to catch on the nail in the wall?

难以把相框线挂在墙上的钉子上？

Use a fork. Place it facing out with the handle sticking skyward and the nail or screw wedged between the middle tines.

使用一个餐叉。将它朝外放置，把手朝上。把钉子或螺丝楔入尖叉的中间。

The fork's natural contours will cause it to stick out from the wall at a slight angle.

叉子的自然轮廓会使它从墙上以一个小角度突出来。

Slide the picture wire behind the fork until it reaches the nail, then remove the fork.

移动餐叉后面的相框线，直到它碰到钉子，然后把餐叉拿开。

TWO. Reduce Wrinkles Without an Iron. Travel.

不用熨斗减少衣物褶皱。旅行类。

If your hotel room doesn't have an iron, try this trick to get the worst of the wrinkles out:

如果你的酒店房间没有熨斗，请尝试这个方法来摆脱严重的褶皱。

On a flat surface, place a damp towel over the wrinkled clothing and press down to smooth out deep creases¹.

在一个平面上，在有褶皱的衣服上放一个湿毛巾，按下去来消除很深的皱纹。

Then hang to air-dry. You can also use the hotel teakettle. When the water is boiling, hold your clothing item about a foot away from the steam.

然后挂起来风干。你也可以使用酒店的烧水壶。当水沸腾时，把你的衣服放在离蒸汽一英尺远的地方。

THREE. Don't Leave Your Car On While You Fill Up. Auto².

车辆加油前请关闭发动机。汽车类。

According to the Petroleum³ Equipment Institute, static electricity can ignite vapors⁴ from the gas station pump, starting a fire.

根据石油设备研究所的说法，静电可以点燃加油站泵里的蒸汽，从而引发火灾。

This is more likely in colder months, when the air is dry. Make sure your engine is off before you reach for the nozzle,

在寒冷的月份，空气干燥，更容易出现这个情况。确保在加油前关闭发动机。

and avoid getting back into the car—which creates static when your clothing rubs against the seat—until you've finished refueling.

避免回到车里-当你的衣服和座位摩擦时会产生静电-直到加完油。

FOUR. Protect Your Skin from Your Phone. Health.

保护你的手机免收手机影响。健康。

Electronics that contain metals such as nickel and cobalt (as some cell phones do) can cause an allergic⁵ reaction in some people.

含有镍和钴等金属的电子产品(如某些手机)可能会引起某些人的过敏反应。

If you have red, dry, or itchy patches of skin on your ear, hand, or cheek, pick up a home kit⁶ to test for the suspect metals (they're also used in jewelry⁷ and belt buckles).

如果你的耳朵、手或脸颊上的皮肤出现红色、干燥或发痒，拿出一个家用工具包来检测可疑金属(它们也用于珠宝和皮带扣)。

You can protect yourself by setting your phone to speaker, using an earpiece, or putting a cover and clear film screen on your phone.

你可以通过将你的手机设置为免提模式，使用耳机，或者使用盖子和薄膜屏保来保护自己免收影响。

FIVE. Get Urine Out of the Carpet. Pets.

清理掉毯子上的尿液。宠物类。

Club soda⁸ works wonders on pet urine and other tough stains.

苏打水对宠物尿和其他顽固的污渍有奇效。

Blot⁹ up the offending liquid, then soak the spot with club soda.

把讨厌的液体吸干，然后用苏打水浸泡污渍。

Blot again and scrub with diluted¹⁰ carpet shampoo if needed.

再次吸干液体，如果需要，再用稀释的地毯洗发水擦洗。

1 creases   

（使…）起折痕，弄皱( crease的第三人称单数 )； （皮肤）皱起，使起皱纹

参考例句：

• She smoothed the creases out of her skirt. 她把裙子上的皱褶弄平。
• She ironed out all the creases in the shirt. 她熨平了衬衣上的所有皱褶。

2 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

3 petroleum   

n.原油，石油

参考例句：

• The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。

4 vapors   

n.水汽，水蒸气，无实质之物( vapor的名词复数 )；自夸者；幻想 [药]吸入剂 [古]忧郁（症）v.自夸，（使）蒸发( vapor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• His emotions became vague and shifted about like vapors. 他的心情则如同一团雾气，变幻无常，捉摸不定。 来自辞典例句
• They have hysterics, they weep, they have the vapors. 他们歇斯底里，他们哭泣，他们精神忧郁。 来自辞典例句

5 allergic   

adj.过敏的，变态的

参考例句：

• Alice is allergic to the fur of cats.艾丽斯对猫的皮毛过敏。
• Many people are allergic to airborne pollutants such as pollen.许多人对空气传播的污染物过敏，比如花粉。

6 kit   

n.用具包，成套工具；随身携带物

参考例句：

• The kit consisted of about twenty cosmetic items.整套工具包括大约20种化妆用品。
• The captain wants to inspect your kit.船长想检查你的行装。

7 jewelry   

n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝

参考例句：

• The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
• Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。

8 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。

9 blot   

vt.弄脏（用吸墨纸）吸干；n.污点，污渍

参考例句：

• That new factory is a blot on the landscape.那新建的工厂破坏了此地的景色。
• The crime he committed is a blot on his record.他犯的罪是他的履历中的一个污点。

10 diluted   

无力的，冲淡的

参考例句：

• The paint can be diluted with water to make a lighter shade. 这颜料可用水稀释以使色度淡一些。
• This pesticide is diluted with water and applied directly to the fields. 这种杀虫剂用水稀释后直接施用在田里。