(单词翻译:单击)
The winter is time for skiing and outdoor fun, not getting the flu. Here’s how to avoid it.
冬季是滑雪和户外玩乐的好时光，而不是流感的季节。下面是预防流感的方法。
You Will Need
你需要
Flu shot
流感疫苗
Multivitamin
多种维他命
Hand soap
洗手液
Plenty of water
充足的水
Garlic
大蒜
Common sense
常识
Steps
步骤
Consult your physician before taking any over-the-counter vitamins or medication and before getting a flu shot.
服用任何非处方维他命或药物以及接种流感疫苗之前一定要向医生咨询。
STEP 1 Get flu shot
1.接种流感疫苗
Get a flu shot in October, November, or December. Local pharmacies, schools, and hospitals—and maybe even your school or workplace—will announce when they’re offering them each season.
10月，11月和12月接种流感疫苗。当地药店，学校和医院——甚至你所在的学校或工作地点——都会宣布他们每个季节何时接种疫苗。
Check online to determine when the flu is at its peak in your area.
上网查看你所在地区是否已经达到流感高峰期。
STEP 2 Take multivitamin
2.服用多种维生素
Take a multivitamin daily, especially one high in vitamin C.
每天服用多种维生素，尤其是维生素C含量比较高的品种。
STEP 3 Eat balanced diet
3.饮食平衡
Eat a balanced diet with lots of vegetables—getting too few or too many calories can place extra strain on your immune system.
饮食平衡，大量食用蔬菜——摄入的热量过多或过少都会对你的免疫系统造成额外的压力。
STEP 4 Exercise daily
4.每天锻炼
Exercise daily, especially throughout the winter. Raising your body temperature actually helps to clean your blood, killing off nasty stuff lurking there.
每天锻炼，尤其是冬季。提高体温可以帮你清洁血液，消灭血液中潜伏的有害物质。
STEP 5 Wash hands often
5.经常洗手
Wash your hands often. If there’s a sink nearby, scrubbing with plain old soap and water is just as good or better than antibacterial gels.
经常洗手。如果附近有水槽，用普通的肥皂和水搓洗与用抗菌凝胶清洗效果一样好，甚至比后者效果更好。
Wash even more frequently before, during, and after you prepare food; before you eat; after you use the restroom; after handling animals; and when the people around you, like classmates, co-workers or family members, are sick.
准备食物之前，期间和之后，吃东西之前，上厕所之后，和动物接触之后，你周围的人，比如同学，同事和家人生病时，比平时更经常洗手。
STEP 6 Clean counters & surfaces
6.清洁柜台和表面
Clean counters and surfaces often—especially those that come in contact with hands or faces often, like phones or remote controls.
经常清洁柜台和表面，尤其是经常与双手和面部接触的地方，比如电话和遥控器。
STEP 7 Turn away from sneezes
7.别人打喷嚏时走开
If someone near you sneezes, turn away to avoid the blast in case they don’t do so into a tissue or the crook or their arm.
如果你附近的人打喷嚏，感激走开，避免被传染，因为他们自己可能没有纸巾或手臂遮挡。
STEP 8 Beware of little kids
8.小心小孩子
Beware of little kids! Schools are breeding grounds for sickness, and kids are unwitting petri dishes.
小心孩子！学校是疾病的温床，而孩子则是不知情的培养皿。
STEP 9 Avoid touching sick people
9.不要触碰病人
Avoid shaking hands and other kinds of close contact with those who are—or might be—sick.
不要与病人和与病人有过亲密接触的其他人握手。
Keep your hands away from your own face as much as possible, or you risk passing whatever you’ve picked up on your fingers into your eyes,nose, or mouth.
双手尽可能离开自己的面部，否则你的手指接触到的病菌可能会传染给眼睛，鼻子和嘴巴。
STEP 10 Drink water every day
10.每天多喝水
Drink lots of water every day.
每天多喝水。
STEP 11 Eat garlic
11.吃大蒜
Eat garlic. Studies show it can actually kill off the flu virus, and suggest it might also help bolster your immune sytem.
吃大蒜。研究显示，大蒜可以杀死流感病毒，甚至可以增强免疫系统。
STEP 12 Get plenty of rest
12.充分地休息
Get plenty of rest. Stress increases the amount of the hormone cortisol in your body, which can interfere with the white blood cells that fight off infections.
获得充足的休息。压力会增加体内的荷尔蒙皮质醇的水平，干扰抵抗感染的白细胞。
STEP 13 Stay in bed
13.卧床
If you manage to get sick, do yourself and everyone else a favor: stay in bed. There’s no need to cause other people misery.
如果你不幸生病了，为自己和他人考虑，卧床休息。没必要为其他人带来痛苦。
The flu is a virus, which means antibiotics won’t do a thing to help—time is the best medicine.
流感是一种病毒，这意味着抗生素没有效果，时间是最好的药物。
