读者文摘:九个生活小妙招(2)

SIX. Water Hanging Plants. Home.

给悬挂的植物浇水。家居类。

If you can't quite reach a hanging plant with a watering can, ice cubes might help.

如果你用洒水壶够不着悬挂的植物，那冰块可能会帮到你。

Just toss several cubes into the pot. Bonus: The slow-melting ice won't cause a sudden downpour from the drain hole.

就是往盆里放几个冰块。缓慢融化的冰不会引起排水口的突然放水。

SEVEN. Take Your Router Out of the Closet. Technology.

把路由器从壁橱里拿出来。科技类。

"Having open space for its signal can make a remarkable¹ improvement on your Wi-Fi speed,"

“给路由器的信号留出开放空间可以显著提高你的无线网速度。

explains Ryan Hansen, a Verizon Business Internet specialist.

威瑞森商务互联网专家瑞恩·汉森解释道。

Hansen also notes that if you have a big home, the distance from the router to your devices might create connectivity issues.

汉森还说道，如果你家很大，路由器到你设备的距离可能会造成连接问题。

To create a seamless network, it might be worth investing in Wi-Fi extenders. They start at about $30.

为了拥有一个无缝连接的网络，你值得买一个无限网扩展器。

EIGHT. Rinse² Whole Grains. Food.

洗净全谷物。食物类。

Even though grains such as rice, barley³, and quinoa are boiled in water or broth⁴ until tender,

像大米、大麦和藜麦这样的谷物，即使它们在水中或肉汤中煮至变软，

they require an earlier round of rinsing⁵ to remove excess starches⁶, dirt, and germs.

它们也需要一开始的浸洗来除掉多余的淀粉、污垢和细菌。

Plus, quinoa has a natural coating of saponin, a substance that gives it a bitter taste.

而且藜麦有一层天然的皂素，它有一种苦涩的味道。

NINE. Save on Prescriptions⁸. Money.

在处方上省钱。金钱类。

Even if you have insurance, ask whether your prescription⁷ will cost less if you pay for the drug directly.

即使你有保险，请询问如果你直接买药的话，你的处方是否价格更低。

Sometimes that price is less than your insurance co-pay.

有时这种价格比你的保险自费要更低。

If the drug is covered by your insurance plan and your pharmacy⁹ participates in your plan,

如果你的保险计划中包括药物，你的药房也参与了你的计划，

most insurers will count a purchase such as this toward your out-of-pocket expenses, so it will still help you fulfill¹⁰ your deductible.

大多数保险公司会将这样的购买计入你的自付费用，所以它仍然会帮助你完成你的免赔额。

Just be sure to complete any necessary paperwork.

要确保完成所有的文书工作。

1 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

2 rinse   

v.用清水漂洗，用清水冲洗

参考例句：

• Give the cup a rinse.冲洗一下杯子。
• Don't just rinse the bottles. Wash them out carefully.别只涮涮瓶子，要仔细地洗洗里面。

3 barley   

n.大麦，大麦粒

参考例句：

• They looked out across the fields of waving barley.他们朝田里望去,只见大麦随风摇摆。
• He cropped several acres with barley.他种了几英亩大麦。

4 broth   

n.原(汁)汤(鱼汤、肉汤、菜汤等)

参考例句：

• Every cook praises his own broth.厨子总是称赞自己做的汤。
• Just a bit of a mouse's dropping will spoil a whole saucepan of broth.一粒老鼠屎败坏一锅汤。

5 rinsing   

n.清水，残渣v.漂洗( rinse的现在分词 )；冲洗；用清水漂洗掉（肥皂泡等）；（用清水）冲掉

参考例句：

• Pablo made a swishing noise rinsing wine in his mouth. 巴勃罗用酒漱着口，发出咕噜噜噜的声音。 来自辞典例句
• The absorption of many molecular layers could be reestablished by rinsing the foils with tap water. 多分子层的吸附作用可用自来水淋洗金属箔而重新实现。 来自辞典例句

6 starches   

n.淀粉( starch的名词复数 )；含淀粉的食物；浆粉v.把（衣服、床单等）浆一浆( starch的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• You should avoid sugars and starches. 你应避免吃糖和含淀粉的食物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Cotton and rayon yarns are most often sized with water-insoluble starches. 棉和人造丝纱多用不溶于水的淀粉上浆。 来自互联网

7 prescription   

n.处方，开药；指示，规定

参考例句：

• The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
• The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。

8 prescriptions   

药( prescription的名词复数 )； 处方； 开处方； 计划

参考例句：

• The hospital of traditional Chinese medicine installed a computer to fill prescriptions. 中医医院装上了电子计算机来抓药。
• Her main job was filling the doctor's prescriptions. 她的主要工作就是给大夫开的药方配药。

9 pharmacy   

n.药房，药剂学，制药业，配药业，一批备用药品

参考例句：

• She works at the pharmacy.她在药房工作。
• Modern pharmacy has solved the problem of sleeplessness.现代制药学已经解决了失眠问题。

10 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。