Eztalk美语【185】Try holding your nose试着捏住鼻子

Lily gets out of the bathtub; Mom comes back

Lily:I'm done. Can I watch TV?
Mom:Here's some water. Take these multi-vitamins and Tylenol.
Lily:[Trying to swallow] Uh! I can't swallow them, Mom!
Mom:Your throat must be swollen¹.
Lily:Do I have to take them?
Mom:Here, I'll break them up, so they're smaller. And here's some cough syrup².
Lily:[Swallows] Yuck!
Mom:I know, it tastes horrible. But it'll make you feel better. Try holding your nose. It won't taste as bad.

multi-vitamins (n.)
综合维他命
You should take multi-vitamins while you're in Africa!
你在非洲的期间，一定要吃综合维他命！

swollen (a.)
肿胀的
A: How is your knee today?
你的膝盖怎么了？
B: Look, it's all swollen!
瞧，都肿起来了！

break up
打破，打碎
Can you break up this pill for me?
你能不能帮我把这颗药丸弄碎？

cough syrup
治疗咳嗽的糖浆
Cough syrup tastes terrible.
咳嗽糖浆超难喝。

hold someone's nose
捏住（某人的）鼻子
Hold your nose and you wont³ taste it.
捏住鼻子就尝不出味道了。

莉莉爬出浴缸，妈妈回来

莉莉：我泡好了。可以看电视吗？
妈妈：这里有一杯水。把这些综合维他命和退烧药吃下去。
莉莉：（用力吞）呃！妈，我吞不下去！
妈妈：你的喉咙一定肿起来了。
莉莉：我一定要吃下去吗？
妈妈：来，我把它们弄碎，就比较小颗了。还要喝这些咳嗽糖浆。
莉莉：（吞下）恶啊！
妈妈：我知道很难喝。但是它会让你舒服一点。试着捏住鼻子。就不会那么难喝了

1 swollen   

adj.肿大的，水涨的；v.使变大，肿胀

参考例句：

• Her legs had got swollen from standing up all day.因为整天站着，她的双腿已经肿了。
• A mosquito had bitten her and her arm had swollen up.蚊子叮了她，她的手臂肿起来了。

2 syrup   

n.糖浆，糖水

参考例句：

• I skimmed the foam from the boiling syrup.我撇去了煮沸糖浆上的泡沫。
• Tinned fruit usually has a lot of syrup with it.罐头水果通常都有许多糖浆。

3 wont   

adj.习惯于；v.习惯；n.习惯

参考例句：

• He was wont to say that children are lazy.他常常说小孩子们懒惰。
• It is his wont to get up early.早起是他的习惯。