美語(yǔ)會(huì)話(huà) 185 Try holding your nose試著捏住鼻子

Lily gets out of the bathtub; Mom comes back

Lily:I'm done. Can I watch TV?

Mom:Here's some water. Take these multi-vitamins and Tylenol.

Lily:[Trying to swallow] Uh! I can't swallow them, Mom!

Mom:Your throat must be swollen.

Lily:Do I have to take them?

Mom:Here, I'll break them up, so they're smaller. And here's some cough syrup.

Lily:[Swallows] Yuck!

Mom:I know, it tastes horrible. But it'll make you feel better. Try holding your nose. It won't taste as bad.

multi-vitamins (n.)

綜合維他命

You should take multi-vitamins while you're in Africa!

你在非洲的期間，一定要吃綜合維他命!

swollen (a.)

腫脹的

A: How is your knee today?

你的膝蓋怎么了?

B: Look, it's all swollen!

瞧，都腫起來(lái)了!

break up

打破，打碎

Can you break up this pill for me?

你能不能幫我把這顆藥丸弄碎?

cough syrup

治療咳嗽的糖漿

Cough syrup tastes terrible.

咳嗽糖漿超難喝。

hold someone's nose

捏住(某人的)鼻子

Hold your nose and you wont taste it.

捏住鼻子就嘗不出味道了。

莉莉爬出浴缸，媽媽回來(lái)

莉莉：我泡好了?？梢钥措娨晢?

媽媽?zhuān)哼@里有一杯水。把這些綜合維他命和退燒藥吃下去。

莉莉：(用力吞)呃!媽?zhuān)彝滩幌氯?

媽媽?zhuān)耗愕暮韲狄欢[起來(lái)了。

莉莉：我一定要吃下去嗎?

媽媽?zhuān)簛?lái)，我把它們弄碎，就比較小顆了。還要喝這些咳嗽糖漿。

莉莉：(吞下)惡啊!

媽媽?zhuān)何抑篮茈y喝。但是它會(huì)讓你舒服一點(diǎn)。試著捏住鼻子。就不會(huì)那么難喝了