❷Wonderfulsoap!Wonderfulpen!

◆语篇导读

俗话说“病从口入”，但实际上，如何防止病源入口却总被我们忽视。早在2005年，世界卫生组织就倡议设立“全球洗手日”，目的就是让大家高度重视洗手！然而，事与愿违。所以现在给大家推荐一种方便洗手的“神器”——“香皂笔”。

One of the easiest ways to stop the spread of diseases is to simply wash our hands.Twenty seconds of hand-washing with soap can greatly prevent illnesses and even save lives.

However,many people,especially children,do not have good hand-washing habits.They do not wash their hands often enough or long enough as they think it is a tiresome thing to do.

In order to help solve this problem,two women from India invented a product and it turned hand-washing into an interesting activity.They called it the Soapen.As the name suggests,the Soapen is made out of soap.According to the inventors,this product ensures that children take enough time to wash their hands.Children draw on their hands with the Soapen and then wash it off.If they do not spend enough time washing it,the colors remain on their hands.It usually takes a child twenty to forty seconds to wash it off completely.

It’s a really fun way to help children get into good hand-washing habits,isn’t it?This may be especially helpful in a classroom as teachers usually don’t have the time to ensure that every child has washed their hands properly.

As everyone knows,diarrhea can be prevented by washing hands with soap.However,it’s reported that around 1.5 million children die each year as a result of diarrhea.UNICEF says good hand-washing habits can reduce the number by 40 percent.Hopefully,this wonderful invention will make a big difference to public health in the near future.

◆词语积淀

disease/dɪ΄ziːz/n.疾病

tiresome/΄taɪəsəm/adj.烦人的

ensure/ɪn΄ʃʊə(r)/v.确保

diarrhea/daɪə΄rɪə/n.痢疾；腹泻

reduce/rɪ΄djuːs/v.缩小；减少

m ake a difference to...对……有影响

◆典句赏析

1.In order to help solve this problem,two women from India invented a product and it turned hand-washing into an interesting activity.为了帮助解决这个难题，两名来自印度的女子发明了一种产品，它将洗手变成了一个有趣的活动。

in order to...是固定短语，意为“为了……”，后面接动词原形，表示目的；in order that...也可表示目的，但后面接句子。

【即时尝试】为了占个好座位，琳达早早去了会议厅。

2.However,it’s reported that around 1.5 million children die each year as a result of diarrhea.然而，据报道，每年约有150万儿童死于痢疾。

it’s reported that...意为“据报道……”，it是形式主语，真正的主语是由that引导的从句。类似的表达还有It’s said that...（据说……）、It’s believed that...（人们认为……）等。as a result of...是介词短语，意为“由于……”，后跟名词、代词、动名词等，相当于because of。

【即时尝试】据说，那场交通事故是由于卡车司机的粗心大意。_

译文助读

阻止疾病传播最简单的方法之一就是洗手。我们花20秒用肥皂洗手能有效预防疾病，甚至挽救生命。

然而很多人，特别是儿童，并没有良好的洗手习惯。他们不愿勤洗手，也不愿花足够长的时间来洗手，因为他们认为洗手是件烦人的事情。

为了帮助解决这个难题，两名来自印度的女子发明了一种产品，它将洗手变成了一个有趣的活动。她们把该产品命名为 “香皂笔”。顾名思义，“香皂笔”是由香皂制成的。据发明者所述，这款产品可确保孩子们花足够长的时间来洗手。孩子们用“香皂笔”在手上涂画，然后将其洗掉。如果他们不花足够长的时间清洗掉，颜色便会留在手上。通常，要想把颜色彻底清洗掉，需要花二十到四十秒。

这真是个能帮助孩子们养成良好洗手习惯的好方法，不是吗？这用在教室里可能特别有帮助，因为老师们通常没有时间来确保每一个孩子都已正确地洗手。

众所周知，用肥皂洗手可预防痢疾。然而，据报道，每年约有150万儿童死于痢疾。联合国儿童基金会表示，良好的洗手习惯可以降低百分之四十的患病率。（我们）希望这项发明会在不远的将来对公众健康产生巨大影响。