节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2012-10-20
难易度:High
关键字:sinus, antibacterial, swish, ailment, congestion
OK, friends, welcome back from the break.
You know, I've read that in ancient Egypt,
doctors and priests revered the honeybees so much that they actually believed
the little winged insects were God's messengers sent to Earth to provide humans
with honey,
something they knew to be a fantastic food and an effective remedy.
OK. Two more natural remedies to fight germs, green tea and umeboshi, starting
on line 8.
(Music).
Fight Germs the Natural Way.
Green tea.
One of the ingredients inherent in green tea effectively kills certain kinds of
oral bacteria.
Green tea has many other health benefits as well, such as the ability to break
down excess fat in the body.
Add this natural antibiotic to your daily diet and be sure to swish it around in
your mouth first.
Umeboshi.
People swear by this sour, pickled Japanese plum as a flu remedy because it
kills viruses.
In addition, it is helpful in curing food poisoning and other digestive
ailments.
The Japanese actually say, "An umeboshi a day keeps the doctor away!".
Garlic, oregano, honey, all things you would find in your kitchen and that you
would commonly use for cooking.
But by using different species of these plants and using them differently and
the way you take them into your body,
you can be treating germs and bacteria and all those dirty microorganisms to
help your body stay healthy longer.
OK, friends.
So we've seen ways to improve your health without using medicine.
Well, we have a couple more tips that can help you the natural way.
That's right.
Now right before the break we were talking about honey.
We said it is great at killing all these different bacteria.
Friends, you should also know honey is great for your skin.
So if you have some sort of acne on your skin, it can help treat that as well
because that's bacteria.
Exactly. And friends, it is, if you're eating it, a lot tastier, and I think, a
lot healthier than just using regular sugar.
Now one of my favorite ways to use honey is to put it in green tea.
It tastes delicious; and green tea happens to be another one of our natural
treatments.
OK. Green tea is one... has an ingredient inherent that effectively kills
certain kinds of bacteria.
That's right.
Now one of those ingredients is great at doing this.
Now "effectively kills," that means it is good at.
It does... it does not fail.
And you know what?
You want that to be helping because it will help kill those oral bacteria; and
"oral," meaning your mouth.
Exactly, the word "oral" means bacteria that is in your mouth.
So when you're drinking green tea, it's killing all of the bad bacteria that
happens orally.
Friends, I have a question for you.
How healthy are your teeth, your gums and your tongue?
Do you have a healthy mouth?
Well, maybe drinking green tea and putting it in your mouth would be good for
you.
Yes. And oral hygiene, which means the health in your mouth is very important
for the rest of your body.
That's right.
And you know, it has other benefits as well.
Green tea is not only good for oral health but has many health benefits, such as
the ability to break down excess fat in the body.
OK, I don't know about you, friends, but that sounds nice to me.
I would like to be able to break down, or get rid of, excess - or extra - fat in
my body.
That's right.
So add this natural antibiotic to your daily diet and be sure to swish it around
in your mouth first.
So you want it in your whole body to help break down those fat substances, but
also before you swallow it, swish it.
OK, friends.
If you're watching the show, you can see Kaylah moving her arm when she says the
word "swish." And that means to make liquid move around in the air.
Or in this case, in your mouth so that it makes a little swish sound.
That's right, circling around your mouth quickly.
Friends, if you imagine having water in your mouth or mouthwash,
you squish it between your teeth, your cheeks, your tongue moving it very
quickly and then you spit it out.
Well, do this with green tea and it will help your teeth stay stronger.
Yeah. And you don't actually even have to spit it out, you can just drink the
tea as well.
Friends, that's our tip for green tea.
What else do we have?
Well, our last tip, our last healthy tip actually comes from Japan.
That is called umeboshi.
OK, umeboshi.
And people swear by this sour, pickled Japanese plum.
That's right.
They say it's amazing.
"To swear" means they completely believe it will work.
But what do they swear by?
They swear that it is a flu remedy because it kills viruses.
OK, so this is a plum from Japan.
A plum is a certain kind of fruit that is usually purple.
And it is a pickled, which means it is put into a liquid, usually vinegar, for a
very long time.
That's right.
It is preserved, it is saved, so they last a long time.
So you take these pickled plums, they say it's great for the flu because it
kills viruses.
And viruses, just like bacteria or microorganisms, are what we would also, as a
general term, call germs.
Yes, they are bad for your health.
So this already has been praised in Japan.
People swear by it.
But it also has other properties as well.
It is helpful in curing food poisoning and other digestive ailments.
Oh, food poisoning is just a miserable experience.
Friends, if you ever eat a meal and you get really violently sick the day after
or just a couple hours after, you have a fever, your stomach is upset, that is
food poisoning.
And you, friends, if you've been through it, you know it is not fun.
So I think I'm going to have some of these plums laying around just in case.
Yeah. It sounds like a great way to get rid of any of those digestive ailments.
Your digestive system is what breaks down food and gives you energy.
And if you have an "ailment," that means you are sick.
That's right.
Ailment is a fancy way of saying sickness.
So if your digestive system is sick, try these plums.
Now the Japanese actually say: An umeboshi a day keeps the doctor away.
OK, friends, you remember from a few days ago, we were talking about apples.
And that's a common phrase in English "An apple a day keeps the doctor away"
because apples are healthy.
Well, it looks like the umeboshi is healthier.
That's right.
Now the Japanese say it, maybe we should adopt it as well into your diet.
Friends, I hope our tips have helped you and encouraged you to stop using so
many antibiotics and to treat yourself healthy and naturally.
OK. Now friends, let's go visit the Chat Room and see what's going on over
there.
Hey, Bryan.
Hi, Ken.
What's this?
Are you taking medicine?
Oh, no. It's just vitamins.
My friend has been taking this brand of vitamins for the past few months, and he
swears by them.
He says he gets sick much less often now.
He swears by them?
What does that mean?
It means he's very confident that they work.
He's always talking about how much better he feels since taking them.
Wow! I'd never have thought it meant that.
I thought "to swear" meant to make a promise.
Well, that is the most common meaning of the word.
Usually swearing is more serious than just promising, though.
We often use the word "swear" in official contexts like when you promise to tell
the truth in court.
I see. Don't we also use it to talk about officials taking office?
Yes. When someone like a president or other political leader officially takes
office, we say that person is sworn in.
And we call the ceremony a swearing-in.
That's because the person has to make a promise to fulfill the requirements of
their office, right?
That's right.
Another phrasal verb that uses "swear" in this meaning is "swear off." When you
swear off something, you promise not to do it.
For example, someone might go on a diet and swear off desert.
I see.
But "swear at" has a different meaning, right?
Yes, Ken. It has a very different meaning.
"Swearing at" someone means using a lot of extremely rude words to speak to
them.
Well, I'm glad I got that straightened out.
So, have you tried those vitamins yet?
Yes, but I have only taken them for a few days so I don't know if they're as
effective as my friend says.
Well, you haven't been sick, right?
So that's a good sign.
Yeah, I guess it is.
(Chinese).
Hi, everyone. I'm Michelle.
(Chinese).
And that concludes our Language Tips today.
I'll see you soon.
Bye-bye.
There's nothing like a new illness with no known cure to strike fear into our
hearts.
That's why public health officials in Europe, the U.S. and other parts of the
world are so concerned about the overuse of antibiotics.
It's feared this bad habit of ours will lead to new forms of super bacteria that
are resistant to drugs.
As one alternative, we should reexamine the medicines nature makes, like garlic
and oregano oil, for germ and bacteria fighting power.
OK, everyone, go out, eat some garlic, wash your hands, and have a great
weekend.
We'll see you all on Monday.