Bath or shower? How do you prefer to keep yourself clean? Whatever your daily ablutions, we know it’s important to have good personal hygiene. Nobody wants to smell, and nobody wants to catch your odour! A shower can bring you certain other benefits, but how often should we wash ourselves under a watery spray?
Although you might think taking a daily shower should be part of your cleaning ritual, there’s no hard and fast rule, although dermatologists agree that as a society, we shower too often. In fact, too much washing can deplete the vital oils in our skin. It can waste water as well. However, if you have a fitness regime that causes you to sweat, a more regular sprinkle of water is recommended to stop you ponging!
How often you shower is, of course, a personal choice. There’s nothing better than a hot, soapy scrub under the shower, and this doesn’t just have to be to clean yourself. Some people enjoy a shower to help them relax, warm up or to soothe any aches and pains. It’s also a good opportunity to wash your hair at the same time. Again, though, experts say we shouldn’t shower too often because, like your skin, your hair contains essential oils that you don’t want to lose through excessive scrubbing.
If the idea of a hot, steaming shower appeals, how about a freezing cold one instead? This might be a necessity if your boiler has broken, but some people choose this option because it has many health benefits, some experts claim. There is increasing evidence that braving an icy shower in the morning could keep illness at bay and may even help your brain stay sharp. A BBC podcast called Just One Thing with Michael Mosley, found the shock of being doused with cold water could have a positive impact on your body and brain.
The thought of a cold shower might not make you jump out of bed in the morning, but whatever the temperature, a splash of water will wake you up and make you feel and smell great!
2. When might it be a good idea to shower more regularly?
3. Other than getting clean, what other reasons are there for having a shower?
4. True or false? Experts say you should take a shower every day.
5. Why shouldn’t we wash our hair too often?
2. 選擇意思恰當?shù)膯卧~或詞組來完成下列句子。
1. Buying a coffee on the way to work is part of my morning _______.
ablution ritual odour deplete
2. After much _______, I managed to get the paint off my trousers.
ponging dousing scrubbing braving
3. I’m hoping a cup of honey and lemon will help keep my cold _______.
in bay at bay at bays on bay
4. The firefighter _______ the flames with water.
depleted washed steamed doused
5. Even though the sea was _______, we had a refreshing swim.
freezing cold freeze cold cold freeze frozen cold
答案
1. 閱讀課文并回答問題。
1. What might help to keep your brain sharp? Having a cold shower is thought to help keep your brain sharp.
2. When might it be a good idea to shower more regularly? If you have a fitness regime and sweat a lot.
3. Other than getting clean, what other reasons are there for having a shower? Some people enjoy a shower to help them relax, warm up or to soothe any aches and pains.
4. True or false? Experts say you should take a shower every day. False. Not necessarily – there are no hard and fast rules.
5. Why shouldn’t we wash our hair too often? Your hair contains essential oils which you could wash out through excessive washing.
2. 選擇意思恰當?shù)膯卧~或詞組來完成下列句子。
1. Buying a coffee on the way to work is part of my morning ritual.
2. After much scrubbing, I managed to get the paint off my trousers.
3. I’m hoping a cup of honey and lemon will help keep my cold at bay.
4. The firefighter doused the flames with water.
5. Even though the sea was freezing cold, we had a refreshing swim.
