Basic Reading Booklets 基礎閱讀  單元2：傑森擦他的鼻子

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Unit 2: Jason Wipes¹ His Nose

Jason has a runny² nose. He reaches for³ a box of tissue⁴ on the table so that he can wipe it. His mother told him that he should use tissue and not the sleeve⁵ of his shirt because that is very disgusting.⁶ A single⁷ tissue is all he needs and he plucks⁸ one out of the box.

First he wipes his nose, but it still feels plugged⁹ so he covers¹⁰ his nose with the tissue and blows.¹¹ It sounds like he is playing the trumpet.¹² After doing this a couple of¹³ times, his nose is cleared¹⁴ and he can breathe¹⁵ much better.

Jason is a slob. ¹⁶  He leaves¹⁷ the germ-laden, ¹⁸ dirty tissue on the table.  This is not the most hygienic¹⁹ of practices²⁰ as someone else could catch his cold by touching it, but Jason is lazy and doesn’t care. His mother is always picking up after him. Will he ever learn?

Questions:

1.    Should you wipe your nose on your sleeve?

2.    How does Jason clear his nose so that he can breathe better?

3.    What should you do with a dirty tissue?

【生字及片語】

1. wipe (v.) 擦

2. runny (adj.) 流鼻涕的

3. reach for (ph.) 伸手去拿

4. tissue (n.) 衛生紙；面紙

5. sleeve (n.) 袖子

6. disgusting (adj.) 噁心的

7. single (adj.) 單一的

8. pluck (v.) 扯；拉

9. plug  (v.) 阻塞

plugged是p.p.當形容詞

10. cover (v.) 遮蓋

11. blow (v.) 吹

12. trumpet (n.) 小喇叭

13. a couple of (ph.) 幾個；數個

14. clear (v.) 使清除

15. breathe (v.) 呼吸

16. slob (n.) 不修邊幅的人

17. leave (v.) 留下

18. germ-laden (adj.) 充滿細菌的

  germ (n.) 細菌 

  laden (adj.) 裝滿的

19. hygienic (adj.) 衛生的

20. practice (n.) 習慣；常規

【翻譯】

傑森流鼻涕了，他伸手去拿桌子上的面紙來擦鼻涕。他的媽媽以前就告訴他應該要用面紙擦鼻涕，而不是用襯衫的袖子，因為那樣是非常噁心的。他只需要一張面紙就夠了，他從盒子中抽出一張。

一開始，他先擦他的鼻子，但仍然感覺鼻塞，所以他用面紙掩住鼻子，並用力的吹氣，聲音聽起來很像在吹小喇叭。當他擤個兩三次之後，他的鼻子通了，而且呼吸也順暢多了。

傑森是個不愛乾淨的人，他把充滿細菌的面紙留在桌子上。這可不是個最衛生的習慣，因為其他的人若接觸到的話，可能會染上他的感冒。由於他太懶了，所以他並不在乎。他的媽媽總是幫他收拾善後。他以後會學乖嗎？

Answers:

1. No, because it’s disgusting.

2. He blows his nose with a tissue.

3. You should throw it in the garbage can.

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