如果你有洁癖,而且平时需要使用公共卫生间,可能这篇文章你根本读不下去。
因为事实是,虽然卫生间的烘手器比纸巾更环保,但它同时也会喷出污物。
你或许不知道,在冲厕所时,如果没盖马桶盖,那么会有少量排泄物和细菌被冲到15英尺(约合4.5米)的高空。
这还不够恶心,如今一项新研究发现,这些从马桶冲到空中的排泄物和细菌会被温暖的烘手器吸收,然后再直直地吹向你刚刚洗过的双手。
研究人员得出结论称“烘手器会将多种细菌吹到人们手上,包括潜在的病原体和芽孢。
”“卫生间里有很多细菌。
”不过,普通人也无需过于担心。
尽管老年人等免疫系统薄弱的人应该避免使用烘手器,其他人基本上不会有大碍。
此外,虽然烘手器会喷出大量细菌,但这些细菌也未必对身体有害。
毕竟,真菌、细菌和其他微生物几乎无处不在,而其中绝大部分都不会致病。
另外,接触细菌有助于增强免疫系统,让自己健康长寿。
虽然曾有研究表明,卫生间烘手器可能会传播疾病,但这种状况的发生概率并不因身处卫生间而大幅升高。
无论你做什么,都要记住:无论烘干或擦干,你的手上总会沾上一些细菌。
这就是全部事实。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 洁癖 | jié pǐ | mysophobia / obsession with cleanliness / extreme fastidiousness |
| 而且 | ér qiě | (not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore |
| 平时 | píng shí | ordinarily |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require |
| 使用 | shǐ yòng | to use / to employ / to apply / to make use of |
| 公共 | gōng gòng | public; common; communal |
| 卫生间 | wèi shēng jiān | bathroom / toilet / WC |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) / maybe / perhaps |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 篇 | piān | classifier for written items: chapter, article |
| 文章 | wén zhāng | article / essay / literary works / writings / hidden meaning |
| 根本 | gēn běn | simply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all |
| 读 | dú | to read out; to read aloud / to read |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 下去 | xià qù | to go on / to continue |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 事实 | shì shí | fact |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 虽然 | suī rán | although; even though |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 烘手器 | hōng shǒu qì | hand dryer |
| 比 | bǐ | (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / (in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese) |
| 纸巾 | zhǐ jīn | paper towel / napkin / facial tissue |
| 更 | gèng | more / even more / further / still / still more |
| 环保 | huán bǎo | environmentally friendly / abbr. for 環境保護|环境保护 |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 同时 | tóng shí | at the same time; simultaneously |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 喷出 | pēn chū | spout / spray / belch |
| 污物 | wū wù | dirt; filth; dirty matter |
| 或许 | huò xǔ | perhaps; maybe |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of |
| 在 | zài | (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 冲 | chōng | (of water) to dash against / to mix with water / to infuse / to rinse / to flush / to develop (a film) / to rise in the air / to clash / to collide with |
| 厕所 | cè suǒ | toilet; lavatory |
| 时 | shí | when |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not |
| 盖 | gài | to cover / to conceal / to build |
| 马桶 | mǎ tǒng | chamber pot / wooden pan used as toilet / toilet bowl |
| 那么 | nà me | then; in that case |
| 少量 | shǎo liàng | a smidgen / a little bit / a few |
| 排泄物 | pái xiè wù | excreta; waste matter |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 细菌 | xì jūn | bacterium / germ |
| 被 | bèi | used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 英尺 | yīng chǐ | foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m) |
| 约合 | yuē hé | approximately / about (some numerical value) |
| 米 | mǐ | uncooked rice / meter (unit of length) / (slang) Chinese yuan |
| 高空 | gāo kōng | high altitude |
| 还 | hái | still, still in progress, yet |
| 够 | gòu | enough (sufficient) / enough (too much) |
| 恶心 | ě xin | nauseating |
| 如今 | rú jīn | nowadays; now |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 项 | xiàng | classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc |
| 新 | xīn | new; newly |
| 研究 | yán jiū | research / a study |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect |
| 这些 | zhè xiē | these |
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 空中 | kōng zhōng | in the sky / in the air |
| 温暖 | wēn nuǎn | warm |
| 吸收 | xī shōu | to absorb / to assimilate / to ingest / to recruit |
| 然后 | rán hòu | then; after that; afterwards |
| 再 | zài | then (after sth, and not until then) |
| 直直地 | zhí zhí de | straight out; directly; in a straight line |
| 吹 | chuī | to blow / to play a wind instrument / to blast / to puff / to boast / to brag / to end in failure / to fall through |
| 向 | xiàng | towards / shortly before / formerly / always / all along |
| 刚刚 | gāng gāng | just recently / just a moment ago |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash; to bathe / to develop (photographs) / to shuffle (cards etc) / to erase (a recording) |
| 过 | guo | (experienced action marker) |
| 双手 | shuāng shǒu | both hands |
| 人员 | rén yuán | staff / crew / personnel |
| 得出 | dé chū | to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion) |
| 结论 | jié lùn | conclusion / verdict |
| 称 | chēng | to state |
| 将 | jiāng | (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more; a lot of |
| 种 | zhǒng | classifier for types, kinds, sorts |
| 人们 | rén men | people |
| 手 | shǒu | hand |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 包括 | bāo kuò | to comprise / to include / to involve / to incorporate / to consist of |
| 潜在 | qián zài | hidden / potential / latent |
| 病原体 | bìng yuán tǐ | (med.) pathogen |
| 芽孢 | yá bāo | endospore |
| 里 | lǐ | lining / interior / inside |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 不过 | bù guò | but / however |
| 普通 | pǔ tōng | common / ordinary / general / average |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 无 | wú | not |
| 需 | xū | to require / to need / to want |
| 过于 | guò yú | excessively; too |
| 担心 | dān xīn | to worry / to be anxious |
| 尽管 | jǐn guǎn | despite / although / even though / in spite of |
| 老年 | lǎo nián | elderly |
| 等 | děng | and so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration) |
| 免疫 | miǎn yì | immunity (to disease) |
| 系统 | xì tǒng | system |
| 薄弱 | bó ruò | weak; frail |
| 应该 | yīng gāi | ought to; should; must |
| 避免 | bì miǎn | to avert / to prevent / to avoid / to refrain from |
| 其他 | qí tā | other / (sth or sb) else / the rest |
| 基本上 | jī běn shàng | basically / on the whole |
| 大碍 | dà ài | (usually used in the negative) major issue / serious problem / big deal |
| 此外 | cǐ wài | besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore |
| 大量 | dà liàng | great amount / large quantity / bulk |
| 未必 | wèi bì | not necessarily / maybe not |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 身体 | shēn tǐ | the body |
| 有害 | yǒu hài | destructive / harmful / damaging |
| 毕竟 | bì jìng | after all / all in all / when all is said and done / in the final analysis |
| 真菌 | zhēn jūn | fungi / fungus |
| 微生物 | wēi shēng wù | microorganism |
| 几乎 | jī hū | almost; nearly; practically |
| 无处不在 | wú chù bù zài | to be everywhere |
| 而 | ér | but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates contrast) |
| 其中 | qí zhōng | among / in / included among these |
| 绝 | jué | absolutely / by no means |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 部分 | bù fen | part; portion; piece |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 致 | zhì | (literary) to send; to transmit; to convey / (bound form) to cause; to lead to; consequently |
| 病 | bìng | illness / disease / defect |
| 另外 | lìng wài | in addition / besides / moreover / furthermore |
| 接触 | jiē chù | to touch / to contact |
| 有助于 | yǒu zhù yú | to contribute to; to promote |
| 增强 | zēng qiáng | to increase / to strengthen |
| 让 | ràng | to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | healthy |
| 长寿 | cháng shòu | long-lived |
| 曾 | céng | once / already / ever (in the past) / former / previously / (past tense marker used before verb or clause) |
| 表明 | biǎo míng | to make clear / to make known / to state clearly / to indicate |
| 传播 | chuán bō | to disseminate; to propagate; to spread |
| 疾病 | jí bìng | disease; sickness; ailment |
| 状况 | zhuàng kuàng | condition; state; situation |
| 发生 | fā shēng | to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out |
| 概率 | gài lǜ | probability (math.) |
| 并 | bìng | (not) at all |
| 因 | yīn | because |
| 身 | shēn | body / the main part of a structure or body |
| 处 | chǔ | to reside / to live / to dwell / to be in / to be situated at / to stay / to be in a position of |
| 大幅 | dà fú | substantially; by a wide margin |
| 升高 | shēng gāo | to raise / to ascend |
| 无论 | wú lùn | no matter what or how / regardless of whether... |
| 做 | zuò | to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) |
| 什么 | shén me | something; anything |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 记住 | jì zhu | to remember / to bear in mind / to learn by heart |
| 烘 | hōng | to bake / to heat by fire / to set off by contrast |
| 干 | gān | dry / empty; hollow / taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster / futile; in vain / (dialect) rude; blunt |
| 或 | huò | or |
| 擦 | cā | to rub; to scratch / to wipe; to polish / to apply / to brush (past) / to shred |
| 总 | zǒng | in every case; always; invariably |
| 沾 | zhān | to moisten / to be infected by / to receive benefit or advantage through a contact / to touch |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 就是 | jiù shì | exactly; precisely / only; simply; just / even; even if |
| 全部 | quán bù | whole; all |