读者文摘:九个生活小妙招(2)

5 Pay Less Online. Companies use online cookies to target shoppers with relevant ads,

减少网络支付。各个公司使用在线信息记录程序来针对购物者投放相关广告，

but your browsing¹ history can also affect what prices you see.

但是你的浏览历史也会影响你看到的价格。

Visiting luxury sites or even just clicking on an item more than once

根据美国东北大学的一项研究，在省钱型网站上，

can lead to search results featuring higher-priced items than comparable merchandise at savings-oriented sites, according to a Northeastern University study.

访问奢侈品网站或者仅仅点击一件商品超过两次，搜索结果就会显示比同类商品价格更高的商品。

An easy fix: Clear your cookies.

一个简单的解决方法：清除你的访问记录。

6 Know Which Glass Is Yours. Confused about which water glass is yours on the restaurant table?

找到你的杯子。不知道餐桌上哪个水杯是你的吗？

Make an OK sign with both hands; your right hand will make a d for drink—and your left hand will make a b for bread. Cheers!

用你的手做出OK手势，你的右手会是一个d的手势，代表喝，左手会是一个b的手势，代表吃。干杯！

7 Skip Workouts if You Have a Fever. Exercising when you have the sniffles can have benefits.

如果你发烧的话，不要锻炼。流鼻涕时锻炼是有益处的。

But when you're running a fever, stay in bed.

但是当你发烧时，待在床上。

Putting your body under a workout's stress will only make the illness harder to kick.

让你的身体承受锻炼的压力只会让疾病更难治愈。

Not to mention that your core body temperature is already high when you have a fever, and working out will increase it.

更别提在你发烧时，你的核心体温已经很高了，锻炼只会让体温更高。

8 Use a Ceiling Fan to Heat Your Home. Fans are no-brainers in the summer.

用吊扇给家里供暖。球迷们在夏天都是不用脑子的。

But they can also keep your home cozy² in the winter.

但他们也可以让你的家在冬天舒适起来。

Just use the pull chain or the switch on the side of your unit to reverse the fan's direction to clockwise.

只需用拉环或本机侧面的开关将风扇的方向调为顺时针。

Now your fan will push the air up and spread the warm air around the room, making the space feel warmer.

你的风扇将推动空气向上，并将温暖的空气散布在房间周围，使你感觉更温暖。

9 Juice a Lemon the Easy Way. Pop any citrus fruit in the microwave and you'll not only make it easier to squeeze, but you'll also get more juice overall.

用简单的方法喝柠檬汁。在微波炉中放入任一柑橘类水果，这不仅会使它更容易挤压，而且你也会得到更多的果汁。

Microwave for 10 to 30 seconds, depending on the fruit's size—a large grapefruit will need longer than a lemon—and be sure to let the fruit cool before handling it.

微波10到30秒，这取决于水果的大小——一个大柚子比一个柠檬需要更长的时间——在处理之前一定要让水果冷却。

1 browsing   

v.吃草( browse的现在分词 )；随意翻阅；（在商店里）随便看看；（在计算机上）浏览信息

参考例句：

• He sits browsing over[through] a book. 他坐着翻阅书籍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Cattle is browsing in the field. 牛正在田里吃草。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 cozy   

adj.亲如手足的，密切的，暖和舒服的

参考例句：

• I like blankets because they are cozy.我喜欢毛毯，因为他们是舒适的。
• We spent a cozy evening chatting by the fire.我们在炉火旁聊天度过了一个舒适的晚上。