美語會話 189 Blow my nose擤鼻涕

Lily:Great. My favorite-soup, soup, soup...

Mom:Oh, and there's one more thing you have to do every hour on the hour, sweets.

Lily:Blow my nose?

Mom:Well, you do that when your nose needs blowing. I was talking about a way to make your throat heal faster.

Lily:No, please, Mom! Don't make me gargle with saltwater!

Mom:It works better than any medicine, Lily. I'll make you a glass right now, and you'll finish it!

on the hour

每個小時的整點

The bus comes every hour on the hour.

公車每小時整點來一班。

blow someone's nose

擤(某人的)鼻涕

How can I blow my nose when I'm handcuffed to the bed?

我被銬在床上，要怎么擤鼻涕?

heal (v.)

痊愈

I need some time to heal my heart.

我需要一點時間平復(fù)心理創(chuàng)傷。

gargle (v.)

漱口，清喉嚨

A: Did you try gargling with salt water?

你有試著用鹽水漱口嗎?

B: Yes, but it doesn't work.

有，但沒用。

莉莉：太好了。我最喜歡的就是——湯、湯、湯……

媽媽：喔，還有你每小時的整點，都要準(zhǔn)時再做一件事，親愛的。

莉莉：擤鼻涕?

媽媽：嗯，妳需要擤就擤。我是在講一種讓你喉嚨快點好的方法。

莉莉：媽，拜托，不要!不要叫我用鹽水漱口!

媽媽：莉莉，這比任何一種藥都有效。我馬上幫你沖一杯，你要漱完!