Colds
感冒
Colds are more common in winter, but not because of low temperatures.
人們在冬天更容易患感冒,但這并非是天氣冷的緣故,
The cold weather just means people stay inside more.
而是人們在這樣的天氣里待在屋子里的時間更長。
People tend to congregate and be together,and the way the common cold virus is transmitted from one person to anotheris through handshakes,through sneezing, or coughing on one another.
人們聚在一起,感冒病毒通過握手,噴嚏或咳嗽傳播。
Adults generally get two to three colds a year.
成年人一般每年感冒兩三次,
Children are likely to catch four or five.
而小孩很可能要感冒四五次。
There are about two hundred different viruses that cause the common cold.
大約有兩百種病毒會使我們患上感冒,
People mistakenly think that once they get infected one time they won't catch colds.
人們常常錯誤地認為只要我們得過一次感冒,以后就會對感冒終生免疫,其實不然。
There is still no cure for the common cold.
雖然現在還沒有治愈感冒的藥,
But there are ways to feel better sooner.
但是有幾種方法可以緩解感冒的癥狀;
If you get a cold and on day one you start taking about two grams of vitamin C a day,there is evidence that it might shorten the number of days that you will be suffering with these symptoms.
如每天服用兩克的維生素C。有證據表明,它可能會縮短你的感冒時間。