英語(yǔ)新聞集錦｜用公廁里的烘手機(jī)烘干頭發(fā)？烘手都嫌臟！

英語(yǔ)新聞集錦｜用公廁里的烘手機(jī)烘干頭發(fā)？烘手都嫌臟?。?b>Expert warns against using hand dryers in public restrooms

An M.D. candidate explained why you should never use those automatic hand dryers in public bathrooms.

一位在讀醫(yī)學(xué)博士建議人們不要使用公共廁所內(nèi)的自動(dòng)烘手機(jī)，并做出了解釋。

TikToker @madmedicine recently shared a video about how those super convenient, contactless hand dryers actually don’t stop the spread of bacteria. They make it worse.

TikTok用戶名為madmedicine的這位博士生最近分享了一個(gè)視頻，指出這些超級(jí)方便的無(wú)接觸烘手機(jī)事實(shí)上非但不能阻止病毒傳播，還會(huì)加劇病毒傳播。

The medical student reacted to a popular TikTok trend where people use hand dryers to curl their hair.

這位醫(yī)學(xué)博士生的這一建議是針對(duì)TikTok上流行起來(lái)的一股用烘手機(jī)卷發(fā)的潮流。

"I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but those hand dryers in public restrooms are extremely disgusting,” he explained. “There have been actual studies done on those hand dryers to see if they spread bacteria. Spoiler alert: They tend to spread more bacteria compared to just towels.”

他解釋道：“我不想帶來(lái)壞消息，但是公共廁所內(nèi)的烘手機(jī)非常惡心。針對(duì)烘手機(jī)是否會(huì)散播病毒曾有人做過(guò)研究。劇透警告：烘手機(jī)散播的病毒比毛巾還要多?！?/p>

According to the Harvard Health blog, a 2018 study by the University of Connecticut and Quinnipiac University found that exposure to hot hand dryers exponentially grew bacteria colonies within a matter of seconds.

哈佛健康博客顯示，康涅狄格大學(xué)和昆尼皮亞克大學(xué)2018年的一項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，使用熱風(fēng)烘手機(jī)在短短數(shù)秒內(nèi)就能以指數(shù)級(jí)的速度滋生出細(xì)菌菌落。

"Every time a lidless toilet is flushed, it aerosolizes a fine mist of microbes. This fecal cloud may disperse over an area as large as 6 square meters,” Harvard Health stated.

哈佛健康指出：“無(wú)蓋馬桶每次沖水，含有細(xì)菌的氣霧就會(huì)升騰而起。這些含有糞便細(xì)菌的氣霧可擴(kuò)散至6平方米遠(yuǎn)?！?/p>

This means that each time someone flushes a toilet, particles of fecal bacteria spread through the air. When the bacteria comes in contact with a hot hand dryer, it multiplies. The best way to dry your hands and prevent bacteria from surviving on them is to use a paper towel.

這意味著每當(dāng)有人沖馬桶，糞便細(xì)菌顆粒就會(huì)通過(guò)空氣傳播。當(dāng)細(xì)菌接觸到烘手機(jī)的熱風(fēng)后，就會(huì)成倍滋生。把手弄干同時(shí)防止細(xì)菌在手上存活的最佳辦法就是用紙巾擦手。

刷新你的認(rèn)知：關(guān)于動(dòng)物的10個(gè)鮮為人知的事實(shí) | 10 lesser-known facts about animals that made people say ‘Aww’

1. Trained African giant pouched rats have found thousands of unexploded landmines and bombs. Researchers have also trained these rats to detect tuberculosis. And most recently they are training them to sniff out poached wildlife trophies being exported out of African ports.

經(jīng)過(guò)訓(xùn)練的非洲巨囊鼠已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)了數(shù)千枚未爆炸的地雷和炸彈。在研究人員的訓(xùn)練下，非洲巨囊鼠已經(jīng)可以檢測(cè)出肺結(jié)核。最近研究人員正在訓(xùn)練巨囊鼠在非洲港口嗅出偷獵的野生動(dòng)物。

2. In most Western cultures, black cats are considered a bad omen. But in Scottish lore, the arrival of a strange black cat signifies prosperity.

在多數(shù)西方文化中，黑貓被視為不祥之物。但是在蘇格蘭傳說(shuō)中，神秘黑貓的到來(lái)預(yù)示著繁榮。

3. Cheetahs are so shy that zoos give them their own emotional “support dogs”.

獵豹天性十分害羞，所以動(dòng)物園會(huì)給它們配備“狗狗朋友”陪伴其長(zhǎng)大。

4. Opposums get a lot of hate, but they clear many unwanted bugs and parasites from the ecosystem.

很多人都很討厭負(fù)鼠，但是它們會(huì)從生態(tài)系統(tǒng)清理掉大量煩人的蟲(chóng)子和寄生蟲(chóng)。

5. A sloth's claws work the opposite way that human hand does. The default position is a tight strong grip, and sloths must exert effort to open them up. This is why sloths don't fall out of trees when they're asleep.

樹(shù)懶的爪子和人手的工作原理正好相反。樹(shù)懶爪子的默認(rèn)姿勢(shì)是緊握，樹(shù)懶必須用力才能將爪子打開(kāi)。這就是為什么樹(shù)懶睡著時(shí)不會(huì)從樹(shù)上掉下來(lái)。

6. A University Of Chicago study found that rats are just as capable of empathy as humans.

芝加哥大學(xué)的一項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，老鼠和人類一樣有同理心，能夠感同身受。

7. The Northern Cardinal is probably the most 'romantic' bird species: they mate for life, travel together, sing before nesting, and during courtship, feed seed beak-to-beak.

北美紅雀很可能是最浪漫的鳥(niǎo)類，它們一生只有一個(gè)伴侶，兩只鳥(niǎo)會(huì)一起旅行，筑巢前會(huì)唱歌，談戀愛(ài)時(shí)還會(huì)嘴對(duì)嘴喂食。

8. Tigers are carnivores, but will eat fruit in order to ease digestion.

老虎是食肉動(dòng)物，但是會(huì)吃水果來(lái)幫助消化。

9. The Mangalica is the only pig species covered in a long wool coat, similar to a sheep's.

曼加利察豬是唯一一種全身被長(zhǎng)毛覆蓋的豬，就和綿羊一樣。

10. Secretary birds are famous for its snake-stomping legs; a single kick delivered some 195 newtons of force. They are also famous for their long eyelashes.

蛇鷲以能夠踩死蛇的長(zhǎng)腿而聞名，腿的踢力可達(dá)195牛頓。它們還以長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的眼睫毛著稱。

exponentially   

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adv.以指數(shù)方式

lidless

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adj.無(wú)蓋的；注視的；無(wú)眼瞼的

aerosolize

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v.（使）成氣霧狀噴灑，成氣溶膠狀噴灑

fecal

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adj.排泄物的；殘?jiān)?；糟粕?/p>

tuberculosis

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omen

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n.預(yù)兆，征兆；預(yù)兆性

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courtship

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n.求愛(ài)；求婚；求愛(ài)期