Eztalk美语【184】soak a little longer多泡一下

Lily is getting into the bathtub

Lily:Ouch! The water's too hot!
Mom:Get in slowly, sweetie. You'll get used to it. I'm gonna go and make you some chicken soup.
Lily:I'm not hungry, Mom.
Mom:I know you don't have an appetite, but you need to eat something. You'll get too weak if you don't eat.
Lily:[A few minutes later] Ohh...I'm sweating already. It's so hot. I can feel it boiling! Can I get out yet?
Mom:That's a good sign. But just soak¹ a little longer, OK?

bathtub (n.)
浴缸
I like old style bathtubs much better than new ones.
比起新式浴缸，我更喜欢老式的浴缸。

don't have an appetite
没有胃口，也可以说have no appetite
You can eat my pizza, I don't have an appetite right now.
你可以吃我的披萨，我现在没胃口。

莉莉进入浴缸

莉莉：哎唷！水太烫了啦！
妈妈：亲爱的，慢慢泡进去。你会习惯这个温度的。我去帮你煮些鸡汤。
莉莉：妈，我不饿。
妈妈：我知道你没胃口，但你需要吃点东西。不吃东西会没有体力。
莉莉：（几分钟之后）喔……我已经流汗了。水好烫。我觉得水在沸腾！我可以出来了没？
妈妈：这是个不错的征兆。但再多泡一下，好吗

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n.浸，湿透，喝醉；vt.使…湿透，浸泡在液体中，浸洗，吸入，使某人喝醉，向某人敲竹杠；vi.浸入液体，渗透，感化（某人），无节制地喝酒

参考例句：

• Let the clothes soak for a few hours in soapy water.让衣服在肥皂水中泡几小时。
• The oil will soak into the wood.油会渗进木头里。