◆語篇導讀

俗話說“病從口入”，但實際上，如何防止病源入口卻總被我們忽視。早在2005年，世界衛(wèi)生組織就倡議設立“全球洗手日”，目的就是讓大家高度重視洗手！然而，事與愿違。所以現(xiàn)在給大家推薦一種方便洗手的“神器”——“香皂筆”。

One of the easiest ways to stop the spread of diseases is to simply wash our hands.Twenty seconds of hand-washing with soap can greatly prevent illnesses and even save lives.

However,many people,especially children,do not have good hand-washing habits.They do not wash their hands often enough or long enough as they think it is a tiresome thing to do.

In order to help solve this problem,two women from India invented a product and it turned hand-washing into an interesting activity.They called it the Soapen.As the name suggests,the Soapen is made out of soap.According to the inventors,this product ensures that children take enough time to wash their hands.Children draw on their hands with the Soapen and then wash it off.If they do not spend enough time washing it,the colors remain on their hands.It usually takes a child twenty to forty seconds to wash it off completely.

It’s a really fun way to help children get into good hand-washing habits,isn’t it?This may be especially helpful in a classroom as teachers usually don’t have the time to ensure that every child has washed their hands properly.

As everyone knows,diarrhea can be prevented by washing hands with soap.However,it’s reported that around 1.5 million children die each year as a result of diarrhea.UNICEF says good hand-washing habits can reduce the number by 40 percent.Hopefully,this wonderful invention will make a big difference to public health in the near future.

◆詞語積淀

disease/d??zi?z/n.疾病

tiresome/?ta??s?m/adj.煩人的

ensure/?n????(r)/v.確保

diarrhea/da???r??/n.痢疾；腹瀉

reduce/r??dju?s/v.縮??；減少

m ake a difference to...對……有影響

◆典句賞析

1.In order to help solve this problem,two women from India invented a product and it turned hand-washing into an interesting activity.為了幫助解決這個難題，兩名來自印度的女子發(fā)明了一種產品，它將洗手變成了一個有趣的活動。

in order to...是固定短語，意為“為了……”，后面接動詞原形，表示目的；in order that...也可表示目的，但后面接句子。

【即時嘗試】為了占個好座位，琳達早早去了會議廳。

2.However,it’s reported that around 1.5 million children die each year as a result of diarrhea.然而，據(jù)報道，每年約有150萬兒童死于痢疾。

it’s reported that...意為“據(jù)報道……”，it是形式主語，真正的主語是由that引導的從句。類似的表達還有It’s said that...（據(jù)說……）、It’s believed that...（人們認為……）等。as a result of...是介詞短語，意為“由于……”，后跟名詞、代詞、動名詞等，相當于because of。

【即時嘗試】據(jù)說，那場交通事故是由于卡車司機的粗心大意。_

譯文助讀

阻止疾病傳播最簡單的方法之一就是洗手。我們花20秒用肥皂洗手能有效預防疾病，甚至挽救生命。

然而很多人，特別是兒童，并沒有良好的洗手習慣。他們不愿勤洗手，也不愿花足夠長的時間來洗手，因為他們認為洗手是件煩人的事情。

為了幫助解決這個難題，兩名來自印度的女子發(fā)明了一種產品，它將洗手變成了一個有趣的活動。她們把該產品命名為 “香皂筆”。顧名思義，“香皂筆”是由香皂制成的。據(jù)發(fā)明者所述，這款產品可確保孩子們花足夠長的時間來洗手。孩子們用“香皂筆”在手上涂畫，然后將其洗掉。如果他們不花足夠長的時間清洗掉，顏色便會留在手上。通常，要想把顏色徹底清洗掉，需要花二十到四十秒。

這真是個能幫助孩子們養(yǎng)成良好洗手習慣的好方法，不是嗎？這用在教室里可能特別有幫助，因為老師們通常沒有時間來確保每一個孩子都已正確地洗手。

眾所周知，用肥皂洗手可預防痢疾。然而，據(jù)報道，每年約有150萬兒童死于痢疾。聯(lián)合國兒童基金會表示，良好的洗手習慣可以降低百分之四十的患病率。（我們）希望這項發(fā)明會在不遠的將來對公眾健康產生巨大影響。