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Chlorine has been getting a fair bit of attention lately.
最近，人们一直在关注氯。
Mainly, it's down to the proposed trade deal between the US and the UK that could, among other things, lead to America forcing us to allow chicken washed in the chemical to be sold here.
除了其它因素之外，主要是因为美国和英国之间提出的贸易协议可能会导致美国迫使我们允许用化学物质洗过的鸡肉在国内出售。
In the US, there are no poultry welfare standards. There's nothing to stop farmers keeping their birds in appallingly dirty conditions. They're able to do so as they just wash the chicken in chlorine after slaughter to remove any harmful bacteria. In the UK, farmers are supposed to keep hens in less squalid environments.
美国没有家禽福利标准。没有什么可以阻止农夫在恶劣的情况下养鸡。他们会在杀鸡后用氯清洗鸡肉，洗掉任何有害细菌，所以他们能够这样做。在英国，农夫应该在不太脏乱的环境下养鸡。
Swimming pools are a different matter
游泳池是另一回事
Because chlorine chicken has become somewhat of a Remain argument pin-up, it seems pertinent to wonder what chlorine actually does to the human body.
因为氯洗鸡已经成为受欢迎的一个话题，所以人们似乎在思考氯能给身体带来什么影响。
Of course, there are arguments and reports on both sides in terms of consumption. The EU rules against chlorine-washed chicken. American agricultural lawmakers deem it safe.
当然，在摄入氯方面，既有好的也有不好的争论和报道。欧盟禁止氯洗鸡，而美国农业立法者却认为氯洗鸡是安全的。
It also got us wondering about swimming pools. While few would probably want to ingest chlorine, what about swimming in it? First things first, chlorine is a safe and common cleaner used in public pools. We need it to destroy germs. You don't need to worry or stop your weekly swim.
我们也会担心游泳池中的氯。虽然可能很少有人摄入氯，但如果在放了氯的游泳池中游泳又会如何呢？首先，氯是安全的，是公共泳池中常见的清洁剂。我们需要氯破坏细菌。你无需担心，也不用暂停自己每周的游泳计划。
But the disinfectant does have adverse effects on our bodies that we should be aware of. Aside from being a sterilizer, it can have a damaging impact on our hair, for example. Insider asked dermatologists to determine what chlorine really does, and we've condensed the information here.
但消毒剂确实会给我们的身体带来不利影响，我们应该注意这一点。比如，氯除了能消毒，还会损伤我们的头发。Insider工作人员咨询了皮肤病专家以确定氯能带来的影响，浓缩后的信息如下。
Dries the skin
皮肤变得干燥
Chlorine dries out the skin, and some people may also find their skin feeling scratchy or irritated by it, according to Dr Debra Jaliman, an American Academy of Dermatology Spokesperson.
美国皮肤病学会发言人Debra Jaliman博士说道，氯会使皮肤变得干燥，有些人认为氯可能刺激了他们的皮肤，使得皮肤瘙痒。
Dr Jaliman says that it's important to shower after swimming, and also advises the use of moisturiser to replace essential oils lost in chlorinated pools.
Jaliman博士说，游完泳之后洗澡是很重要的，同时还建议使用保湿剂来代替在氯化池中丢失的身体精油。
Chlorine can make your hair brittle
氯会使你的头发变脆弱
The chemical can also dry out your hair. Dr. Adam Friedman, Associate Professor of Dermatology and Director of Supportive Oncodermatology at George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, says that it can also make hair brittle.
这一化学物质还会使你的头发干燥。乔治华盛顿医学与健康科学院的副教授及支持性皮肤病学的主任亚当·弗里德曼博士说：氯会使你的头发变脆弱。
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