读者文摘:九个生活小妙招(2)（在线收听）

6 Sweeten Your Yogurt Without Sugar. Flavored yogurts often contain dozens of grams of sugar, but plain yogurt can be pretty blah.

不加糖就让你的酸奶变甜。调味酸奶通常含有几十克的糖，而普通酸奶则可能一点也不甜。

Add flavor without many calories with a few drops of vanilla, mint, or almond extract.

加入少许香草、薄荷或杏仁提取物，不增加很多热量，增加口味。

You can also microwave your favorite fruit into a compote and, once it’s cool, swirl it into the yogurt.

你也可以用微波炉把你最喜欢的水果放进果盘里，等它凉了之后，把它搅进酸奶里。

7 Clean Your Charging Port. When you stuff your phone into your pocket or purse,

清洁你的充电端口。当你把手机塞进口袋或钱包的时候，

lint and dust can get caught in the charging port, causing problems with charging.

皮屑和灰尘可能会卡在充电口，造成充电问题。

(Similarly, dirt in the headphone jack can make it malfunction.)

（同样，耳机插孔里的污垢也可能导致故障。)

If you are careful, you can clear any debris with a toothpick.

如果你小心点，你可以用牙签清理任何碎片。

To keep an opening clean, insert a dust plug (a package of them costs less than $10 on Amazon).

为了保持开口清洁，可以插入一个防尘塞(在亚马逊上，一包防尘塞的价格不到10美元)。

8 Protect Your Fingers When Hammering. Ouch! You just hammered your finger instead of the tiny nail you were trying to pound into that piece of wood.

锤击时要保护手指。哎哟！你刚刚敲了你的手指，而不是你试图敲进那块木头的小钉子。

To keep this from happening again, before you start hammering, stick the nail through a small piece of thin cardboard.

为了防止这种情况再次发生，在你开始锤击之前，把钉子穿过一小片薄纸板。

Position the nail and, holding the cardboard by the edges, hit it home.

把钉子放好，抓住纸板的边缘，把钉子打到头。

When you’re finished, use your bruise-free fingers to tear away the protective cardboard.

当你完成的时候，用你没有瘀伤的手指撕开保护纸板。

9 Clear Your Ears Before Flying. Thirty minutes before takeoff, take a decongestant.

在飞行之前清洁你的耳朵。在起飞之前三十分钟，服用减充血药。

Your sinus and ear membranes will shrink, leaving your nose and ears clear when you’re in the air.

这样，当你在空中时，你的鼻窦和耳膜会收缩，让你的鼻子和耳朵保持干净。