英文原文:

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 throat1 heal2 faster.
Lily:No, please, Mom! Don't make me gargle with saltwater!
Mom:It works3 better than any medicine, Lily. I'll make you a glass right now, and you'll finish it!

參考譯文:

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！

重點詞匯:

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。