034 亚瑟的大喷嚏

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" Ah-choo!" Arthur sneezed loudly into his hands

"阿嚏！"亚瑟大声地冲着双手打了个喷嚏。

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" Arthur, don't you have a tissue?

"亚瑟，你没有纸巾吗？

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Please sneeze into your arm, not your hands," Mrs. MacPhee said

请冲着你的胳膊打喷嚏，而不是双手，"麦克菲老师说。

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" Why?" Arthur asked

"为什么？"亚瑟问道。

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He held up his hands and wiggled his fingers

他举起双手，动了动手指。

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" I can catch the sneeze droplets better with my hands."

"我用手能更好地接住喷嚏飞沫。"

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" Cold germs spread very easily―especially after a sneeze," the teacher said

"感冒病菌非常容易传播——尤其是在打喷嚏之后，"老师说。

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" Every time you touch something, you could spread your cold germs."

"每次你触摸东西的时候，都可能传播你的感冒病菌。"

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" Eww!" Sarah said, leaning away from Arthur

"呃！"莎拉说着，从亚瑟身边躲开了。

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" Rhinoviruses are the most common cold viruses," Mrs. MacPhee said

"鼻病毒是最常见的感冒病毒，"麦克菲老师说。

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" They can live for up to 24 hours outside of the body

"它们可以在体外存活长达24小时。

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They can even live on things like computer keyboards and doorknobs."

它们甚至能存活在电脑键盘和门把手之类的物品上。"

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" So if I use the computer after Arthur, I might get a cold too?" Sarah asked

"那么，如果我在亚瑟之后用电脑，我也会得感冒吗？"莎拉问。

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The teacher nodded." Even hours after Arthur used it."

老师点了点头。"即使是在亚瑟用过几个小时之后。"

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"'Rhinovirus' sounds like ' rhinoceros!'" Cody said

"'鼻病毒'听起来像'犀牛'！"科迪说。

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The teacher laughed

老师笑了。

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" The word ' rhinovirus' comes from the Greek word for ' nose.'"

"'鼻病毒'这个词来自于希腊语中的'鼻子'。"

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" I've had four colds already this winter," Sarah complained

"这个冬天我已经感冒四次了，"莎拉抱怨道。

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" Most children get eight to twelve colds a year," the teacher explained

"大多数孩子一年会感冒八到十二次，"老师解释道。

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" There are over two hundred different viruses that cause the common cold

"有超过两百种不同的病毒会引起普通感冒。

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Adults get only two to four colds each year

成年人每年只感冒两到四次。

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That's because they've already been exposed to many of the viruses."

那是因为他们已经接触过很多种病毒了。"

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Cody put up his hand." I read that sneeze droplets can travel almost two meters."

科迪举起手。"我读到过喷嚏的飞沫可以传播将近两米。"

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Sarah frowned." That's disgusting."

莎拉皱了皱眉。"真恶心。"

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" How do you think we can avoid catching a cold?" Mrs. MacPhee asked

"你们认为怎样可以避免得感冒？"麦克菲老师问。

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" Stay two meters away from somebody who is about to sneeze?" Cody guessed

"离快要打喷嚏的人两米远？"科迪猜道。

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" That's not always possible," the teacher said

"那不一定总是可行，"老师说。

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" Any other ideas?"

"还有其他想法吗？"

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Sarah pointed to the sink at the back of the classroom

莎拉指向教室后面的洗手池。

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" Wash our hands with soap?"

"用肥皂洗手？"

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" Excellent idea, Sarah," Mrs. MacPhee said

"好主意，莎拉，"麦克菲老师说。

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" We should wash our hands in warm, soapy water for at least twenty seconds

"我们应该用温的肥皂水洗手至少二十秒。

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This gets rid of the germs."

这样能去除病菌。"

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Arthur put both hands over his nose and tilted his head back." Ahh... ahh..."

亚瑟用双手捂住鼻子，头向后仰。"啊……啊……"

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The other students all leaned away from Arthur

其他学生都从亚瑟身边躲开了。

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Arthur put down his hands and grinned

亚瑟放下手，咧嘴笑了。

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" Just kidding. I wanted to see if you were paying attention."

"开玩笑的。我想看看你们有没有在认真听。"

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" It's almost lunchtime. Everyone, please line up to wash your hands."

"快到午饭时间了。大家请排队去洗手。"

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Mrs. MacPhee smiled at Arthur

麦克菲老师对亚瑟笑了笑。

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" Arthur, maybe you should go first!"

"亚瑟，也许你应该第一个去洗！"