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SAFEFUNINTHESUN--Sixtipstoprotectyouinthesunthissummer

空中英語教室日期:2012-07-05

難易度:Low

關(guān)鍵字:risk,reflect,shade,braindamage,heatstroke,sunscreen

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Hi,everybody.

etoStudioClassroomWorldwide.

MynameisSteve.

Thanksforjoiningustoday.Areyoufeelingit?

Weareheadingintothedogdaysofsummer,whichmeansdaysaregettinglonger,sunnier,hotter.

Andasaresult,justalittlemorehazardous.

Soforasafe,funandhealthysummer,wewoulddowelltomakesomesmallchangesinourroutines,dietandbehavior.Whatshouldwedo,youasked?

Well,I'msohappyyouasked.

Ourlessontodaygivesussixtipstoprotectourselvesinthesunthissummer.Solet'skickoffthereadingwithSafeFunintheSunonpage16.

SafeFunintheSun.

Sixtipstoprotectyouinthesunthissummer.

Summertimemeansfuninthesun,butoutdoorfunalsocomeswithsomerisks.

Belowaresometipstohelpyouhavea

safeandenjoyablesummer.Dresscarefully.

Light-colored, loose-fitting clothing willreflectthesunandkeepyoucooler.

Wearahatandsunglassestoprotectyourhead,face,earsandeyes.

Drinkwater.

Drinkplentyofwatertoavoidheatstroke.Some menddrinkingupto12cupsadaywhenexercisinginthehotsun.o,friends.

Thankyousomuchforjoiningushereinthestudio.

MynameisKaylah.AndmynameisRyan.

Andyoumightbewonderingwhywearedressedlikewe'reabouttogooutside.

Well,that'sbecauseintoday'sSUMMERarticle,we'regettingreadyforsomefuninthesun.

That'sright.Wehavesixtipstoprotectyoufromthesunthissummer.

Solet'sgoaheadandgetstartedwith:Summertimemeansalotoffunoutinthesun.

That'sright,itdoes.

Summertimeisalotoffun,andwelovetogooutsideandenjoythewarmweather.

Butit'simportanttobesafe.That'sright.

Becausebeingoutside,eventhoughit'sfun,alsohassomerisks.

That'sright.Anda"risk"meansthatsomethingbadcouldhappen.

Andsoifyou'reoutinthesun,therearethingsthatcanhappenthatcanbeverybadforyou.

That'sright,sotherearesomedangers.

Soyouneedtobeawareofthemandknowhowtotakecareofthem.

OK,so.Wearegoingtogiveyouafewtips,afewideasofhowyoucanstaysafeandhaveanenjoyablesummeroutside.

That'sright,becausenobodywantstospendthesummerstuckinside.

Whentheweather'snice,youwanttobeoutsideenjoyingit.

Butyoudon'tneedtofeartherisks.Justcomeprepared.

OK,sohowcanyoubeprepared?Well,tipnumberoneisdresscarefully.That'sright.

Dresscarefully.

Light-colored, loose-fitting clothing willreflectthesunandhelpkeepyoucooler.Sodon'twearaheavyjacketthat'sreallydarkorareallytightpairofpantsthataredark-coloredbecausetheydon'tallowforthesuntoreflect.

That'sright.

We'retalkingaboutlight-coloredclothes.Andifacolorislight,thatmeansitisnotverydark.

Somaybemore...somethinglikewhiteorbrightyelloworsomethinglikethatwouldbegoodtowear.

Andyoushouldalsowearloose-fittingclothing.

Whatisthat?

Loose-fittingmeansit'snotreallytighttoyourbody.

It...ithangslooser.

It'snotupclose,rightnexttoyourskinallthetime.

Nowwehearthatthesearegoodbecausetheyhelpreflectthelight.

That'sright.

Andifyou"reflect"something,thatmeansthatitisbouncedoffofsomething.

Soitcanbelight,itcanbeheatorsound.Allofthosethingscancomeandthenbounceoffofsomethingelse.

Thatmeansitreflectsthelight.That'sright.

Solightcolorsreflectlightanddarkcolorsabsorblight.

Sothisisagoodtipforhelyoudresscorrectly.

Andthat'sourGr rontheGosentence.

Solet'svisitLiz.Hithere,friends.

Ihopeyou'reallngwelltoday.MynameisLiz.

Andit'stimeforGr rontheGo.We'retalkingaboutwayspeoplecanprotectthemselveswhenthey'reinthesunthissummer.

Thewritersuggeststhatpeopledresscarefully.

Andshewrites:

Light-colored, loose-fitting clothing willreflectthesunandkeepyoucooler.

That'sourGr rTipsentence.Noticethephrase,loose-fittingclothing.Itjustmeansclothesthatfitloosely.

Butifyouwanttobemoredirect,youcanjustsayloose-fittingclothing.

The opposite would be tight-fittingclothing.

Nowthisphrasepatternisalsousedtotalkaboutthingsthataresloworfast.

Ifyouwanttotalkaboutatrainthatmovesslowly,youcansayitisaslow-moving

train.

Youcanalsocookmeatwithaslow-roastingmethod.

Butifyouwanttocrossastreetwithlotsofcarszoomingby,watchoutforfast-runningcars.

Andweoftenhavetorechargeourcellphonebatteries.

Somostofuswantfast-chargingbatteries.

Andthat'sallthetimewehavefortoday.Thanksagainforjoiningmehere.

AndIhopetoseeyouagainnexttime.Untilthen,thisisLizwithGr rontheGosigningoff.

Bye-bye.

Thankyouverymuch,Liz.

Soyoushouldwearlighter-coloredclothestostaycoolerandbounceoffthatheat.

Well,whatelsecanyoudo,Kaylah?

Wearahatandsunglassestoprotectyourhead,face,earsandeyes.

Sothehatwillhelpprotectthetopofyourheadfromgettingtoomuchsun.

Anditwillprotectyourfaceandearskeethemcoveredsothattheydon'tgetburned.

That'sright.

Andwealsosayyoushouldwearsunglasses,whicharedarkglassesonyourface.

Andthathelpsprotectyoureyesfromthelightcomingfromthesun.

That'sright.That'sanicepairofsunglassesyouhavethere,Ryan.

Thankyouverymuch,Kaylah.

Well,youneedtowearsunglassestoprotectyoureyes,notbecausethey're

goingtogetburnedbythesunbutbecausetoomuchlightisbad.

Youneedtoprotectthemfromthe...theraysthatcomeoutofthesun.

That'sright.Onthosehotsummerdays,thesuncanbeverybright.

Andthatcanbebadforyoureyes.

Sowearsunglassesbecauseitprotectsyoureyes,andyoualsolookprettycool.

OK.Well,protectyourhead,eyes,skin,ears,allofyour...allofyourface.

Well,whatcanwedofortheinsideofourbodies?

Whatcanwedotohelpin...intheheatfromtheinside,notjusttheoutside?

OK.Well,weseenextyoushoulddrinkwater,anddrinkplentyofwater.

Whatdoesitmeantodrinkplentyofwater?

Whenyouhaveplentyofsomething,thatmeansyouhaveenough,and...maybeevenalittleoverenough.

Sodrinkplentyofwatermeansdrinkalotofwater.

Haveenoughwatersoyourbodyisstayingstrongandhealthy.

Butbecauseoftheheat,drinkevenalittlemorethanyouusuallywould.

That'sright,becauseoftheheat.

Andthat'showyoucanavoidheatstroke.Heatstrokeisasicknessthatyougetfrombeinginheatfortoomuchtime.

Andsoyoudrinkenoughwater,thatwillpreventorhelpyouavoidheatstroke.

That'sright.

Now"heatstroke"makesyouveryhot.Itcan...givesyouaheadache.

Itcanmakeyourstomachverysickand

makeyouwanttothrowup.

Youcouldevenendupinahospitalifyouletitgofortoolong.

Sobeawareofheatstroke.Makesureyou'redrinkingwater.Keepyour...keepyourheadcool.Thatwouldhelp.

Exactly.Sothesearegreatwaystoavoidgettingthissicknessfromspendingtoomuchtimeinthesun.

NowIhavehadheatstrokebefore.Itisnotfunatall.

It'sverymiserable.

Youfeelvery fortable.That'sright.

Somepeople menddrinkingupto12cupsofwateradaywhenexercisinginthehotsun.

That'supfromtheusualeight.That'sdrinkinganotherfourclasses.

Soremember,justdrinkenoughwatertokeepyourbodycool.

That'sright.

Drinkplentyofwater.

Andwe'vegotacouplemoretipscomingupforyouaftertheskit.

Whatabeautifulday.Let'shavefuninthesun.Let'sgo.

Wait!Outdoorfuncomeswithsomerisks.Ifyouwanttobesafe,youneedtoprotectyourselffromthesun.

Protectmyself?Yes.

Dresscarefully.

Wearlight-colored,loose-fittingclothing.Itwillreflectthesunandkeepyoucooler.I'llbringsomeclothesforthesun.

Anddon'tforgetyourhatandsunglasses.Oh.I'llbringmyhatandsunglasses.

You'llneedtodrinkplentyofwaterwhile...whilewe'reout.

Right.I'llbringsomewater.Andrememberyoursunscreen.Number15orhigher.

I'llbringsunscreentoo.Goodforyou.

I'llnowgoandgetmythings.

AndthenI'llbereadyforfuninthesun!Oh,wait...Wait,wait,wait.

Let'sremembertostayintheshade.Allright.

Andlet'sbecarefulandavoidhotmetal.Allright.

Andlet'savoidtragedy.

Neverleaveanimalsinthecar.Wedon'thaveanyanimals.

Oh,right.

Well,great!Nowwe'rereadyforsafefuninthesun.

Oops!Nowit'sraining.

eback,everybody.

Extremetemperaturesbringarealelementofdanger.

Ifitgetstoocold,forexample,wecouldze.

Ifitgetstoohot,wecouldoverheat,andinasense,burnup.

Nowtohelppreventthatfromhappening,we'reofferingsixtipsforasafer,moreenjoyablesummerinthesun.

Let'scontinuewithtipnumberthree,Wearsunscreen,online14.

SafeFunintheSun.Wearsunscreen.

Usenumber15orhigher,andputonmoreevery80minuteswhenswimming.

Stayintheshade.

Ifpossible,stayoutofdirectsunlightfrom10:00a.m.to4:00p.m.

Bewareofmetal.Don'tgetburned.

Makesuremetalchairs,benchesorslidesarecoolbeforeusingthem.

Avoidtragedy.

NEVERleavechildrenorpetsinacar,evenwiththewindowsopenalittlebit.

Temperatures inside can reach 49degreesCelsiusinjustafewminutes.

Suchtemperatureseventuallycancausebraindamageanddeath.

Haveasafeandfunsummer!o,friends.

Thanksforjoiningusherelearningabouthowtobeprotectedfromthesun.

Wewanttohavefuninthesun.

Getoutside,andenjoythefreshairandbrightsunshinebecauseaswelearnedlastmonth,gettingyourvitaminDisimportant.

Butyoualsoneedtobecarefulsoyoudon'tgethurt.

That'sright.

Youneedtoprotectyourselffromthesun.Andwe'veseentwotipsalreadyofhowyoucandothat.

Youneedtowearlight-coloredclothinganddressproperly.

Andyoushouldalsowear...youshouldalsodrinkplentyofwater.

That'sright.

Youneedtodrinkplentyofwater,wearahat,wearsunglassestokeepyourbodysafe.

That'sright.

Ofcourse,sunglassesarethosedark-coloredglassesthatI'mwearinghereinthestudio.

Anduh,that'simportanttoprotectyoureyes.

It'svery,veryimportant.

Well,whatelseshouldwewear,Ryan?OK.Youshouldalsowearsunscreen.Now"sunscreen"isalotionthatyouputonyourskininordertoprotectitfromgettingdamagedbythesun.

That'sright.

Wedowearsunscreen.

Weshouldwearsunscreenallthetimewheneverwe'reoutinthesun.

Ryan,infact,whereIcomefrom,

thesunissobrightandstrongthatyouevenneedtowearsunscreenwhenyou'rejustwalkingaroundacollegecampusorahighschoolcampus.

It'sthatstrong.

That'sright,becauseyouliveupinthemountains.

Andthat'sactuallykindofclosertothesun.

Thatairisthinner,right?Yes.Yes,itis.

Allright.Soit'seasiertogetdamagedbythesun.

Butnomatterwhereyoulive,ifyouspendtoomuchtimeinthesun,itcandamageyourskin.

Soyoushouldwearsunscreen.

Nowsunscreenhasnumbersonit,right?

That'sright.

Italwayshasanumber.

Youshouldusenumber15orhigher.Theydohavehave8and4.

Buttheydon'tserveasgoodofapurpose.Andmakesureyouputmoreonevery80minutes,especiallywhenswimming.

OK.Sosomesunscreens,theysaytheyarewaterproof.

Andthatsimplymeansthattheydonotcomeoffinthewater.

Butyoushouldstillcontinuetoputthemonevery80minutes,especiallywhenyou'reswimming.

That'sright,becauseitcanwashoff.Sobecareful.

Ournexttipistostayintheshade.

OK.Ifyoucangetdamagedbythesunorgetinjuredbythesun,thenmaybestayingoutofthesunwouldactuallybeagoodidea.

Andthatiswhattheshadeis.Right,Kaylah?

That'sright."Shade"istheslightdarkness.

It'snotdark,butit'sjustthedarkerspotsontheground.

They'reunder...underatreewiththesunisbeingblocked.

Soyoucanstillseeintheshade,butit'snotdirectsunlight.

You'renotgettinghitwiththebright,hotsunrightontopofyou.

Yeah.You'renotdirectlyinthesun.Butyoustillgettogooutside.

Youstillgettoenjoythewarmweather.Andsomaybegofindapark,stayunderatree.

Ifpossible,youshouldstayoutofdirectsunlightfrom10:00a.m.to4:00p.m.

Thatiswhenthesunisthestrongestfrom10:00a.m.to4:00p.m.

Soit'sgoodtostayoutofthedirect...meaningrightunderthebrightsun.

Maybecarryanumbrellaifyou'dliketowalkaround,andcreateyourownshade.That'sright.

Andtheword"direct"theremeansthatit'sactuallycompley...there'snothingblockingitonyou.

Sostayoutofthatdirectsunlight.

Makesurethere'ssomethingblockingyou.

Andthatwayyoucanbeprotected.Nowournexttip,Ireallyappreciate.Itsaysbewareofmetal.

Nowdon'tgetburned.OK.Nowbewareofmetal.

We'retalkingknowmaybeaboutotherhotobjectsaroundyou.

Let'sfindout.

Makesurethatmetalchairs,benchesorslidesarecoolbeforeyouusethem.

NowRyan,Irememberasakidgoingtotheparkonthe...inthesummeronaveryhotsummerday,

andyousitdowntogodowntheslideontheyground.

Andit'shot!Andyouburnthebackofyourlegs.

Andyou'relike:Ah!Ithurtsobad.

Sobecarefulwhenyouaregoingtositonsomethingthatismadeofmetal.

Testitwithyourhandbeforeyouputyourlegsonit.

Yeah.IknowI'vedonethatbeforetoo.

Aslideisthatlongobjectthatkidsusuallyyon,andtheyslidedownit.

Andifit'stoohot,thenthatcouldbeverypainful.

That'sright.

Somakesureyouchecktomakesurethatmetalisnevertoohot.

OK.Ournextandlasttipistoavoidtragedy.

Whatistragedy?

Tragedyissomethingthatistheworstthingpossible.

It'sthemostterrible e.You'dneverwantittohappen.Andit'sheartbreaking.

Yeah,it'svery,verysad.

Soavoidanysadcircumstances.Howcanwedothat?

Well,itsaysNEVER,weseethat'scapitalized"never."We'reemphasizing;don'teverthinkyoucandothis.

NEVERleavechildrenorpetsinacar,evenwiththewindowsopenalittlebit.

That'sright,becausetemperaturesinsideacarcanreach49degreesCelsiusinjustafewminutes.

Suchtemperaturescaneventuallycausebraindamageandevendeath.

That'sright.

And"braindamage"meansthatyourbrainhasbeeninjuredeitherfromgettinghitbysomething,oraninfectionorheat.

That'sright.Somakesureyoutakechildrenandpetswithyouwhenyouleaveavehicle.

Well,Ihopethesetipshavebeenhelpfulsoyoucanhaveagreatandsafesummer

havingfuninthesun.

That'sright.Havefuninthesun.

Butfornow,let'svisittheChatRoom.Hey,Bryan.

Hi,Ken.

Canyoubelievetheweathertoday?It'ssuchanicedayout.

Iknow.Wereyououtenjoyingthesun?Isurewas.

Ijustlaidunderthesunandtookanap.T