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Put a Bottle of Water On Your Desk

在桌上放一瓶水

You may have taken on board the 6 –8 glasses of water per day message, but do you really manage that?

你也许知道每天应该喝6-8杯水，但你真的做到了吗？

If you do, do you find yourself gulping down water when you get thirsty, after spending a morning or afternoon dehydrated?

如果做到了，你是不是发现自己在感到口渴，经历了一早上或者一下午脱水之后才大口喝水呢？

One of the simplest tricks for drinking more wateris to keep a bottle of it on your desk.

一个多喝水的小秘诀就是把一瓶水放在你的桌上。

It's easy to take a swig regularly if you've got water in arm's reach –and if you keep the cap on the bottle, there's no chance of a spillage。

如果你伸手就能拿到水，规律饮水就会更加容易。只要把瓶子盖好，水也不会洒出来。

【知识点津】

gulp n.吞咽； 一大口（尤指液体）

例句：

She took down the tablets in one gulp.

她把那些药片一口吞了下去。

dehydrate vi.（人体的）脱水，失水

例句：

People can very quickly dehydrate in the desert.

人在沙漠里很快就会脱水。

swig n.痛饮，大喝

例句：

He took a deep swig from the bottle.

他从瓶子里喝了一大口。

spillage n.溢出，溢出量

例句：

Put the bottle in a plastic bag in case of spillage.

把瓶子装在塑料袋里，以免洒得到处都是。

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