How safe is your bed? 你的床安全吗？
<p>随身英语<span word="How">How</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>? 你的床安全吗？</p><p><span word="Play">Play</span> <span word="audio">audio</span> <span word="file">file</span>你的床是安全的吗？当你躺下来的时候，你会出现眼睛流泪，打喷嚏或者咳嗽的状况吗？如果有，那么你可能对空气中的灰尘有过敏性反应。这些灰尘包含着各种微小的细菌、真菌及尘螨，许多都生活在我们的床上。当我们在睡眠中翻身时，它们就会被惊动，然后可能被吸入人体。定期给床垫吸尘是一种减少床上微生物的办法，还有其它什么建议呢？请看本期《随身英语》。</p><p>课文内容 词汇:<span word="Sleep">Sleep</span> 睡眠</p><p><span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="haven">haven</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="calm">calm</span>? <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="sink">sink</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mattress">mattress</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="day">day</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="tension">tension</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="drain">drain</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="weary">weary</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="pillow">pillow</span>? <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="relaxed">relaxed</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="microscopic">microscopic</span> <span word="pests">pests</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="lurking">lurking</span> <span word="there">there</span>! <span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="beds">beds</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="being">being</span> – <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="ill">ill</span>!</p><p><span word="Recent">Recent</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="bacteria">bacteria</span>, <span word="fungi">fungi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dust">dust</span> <span word="mites">mites</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diameter">diameter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hair">hair</span>, <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="bedding">bedding</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="disturb">disturb</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="propelled">propelled</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> – <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="breathe">breathe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Lung">Lung</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>, <span word="four">four</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dust">dust</span> <span word="mites">mites</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mites">mites</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="droppings">droppings</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> "<span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="allergenic">allergenic</span>" <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Berger">Berger</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Allergy">Allergy</span>, <span word="Asthma">Asthma</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Immunology">Immunology</span>. "<span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="allergic">allergic</span>… <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="irritate">irritate</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="pepper">pepper</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="blew">blew</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>."</p>
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