Travel Trouble: Motion Sickness 晕车?晕船?晕机?那还用玩吗?

 

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Have you ever been traveling by car, plane, or boat when suddenly your head started to spin? Were these sensations then followed by nausea and even ___1___? If so, you were ___2___ experiencing motion sickness.

 

你是否曾经有过在搭车、搭飞机、或搭船时突然感到天旋地转?然后随着这些感觉而来的就是恶心甚至呕吐?如果是这样，你可能患有动晕症。

 

Almost everyone has been affected by motion sickness at some time in their life. The malady occurs when the brain receives conflicting information from the senses, ___3___ any time when you are in a plane and can’t see outside the cabin. The balance center of the inner ear, along with nerves in the joints, tells the brain you’re moving. The eyes, ___4___ on things in the cabin, give an opposite report: you’re stationary.

 

几乎每个人在一生中都会有为动晕症所苦的时候。这种病的产生是由于大脑接收到相互冲突的感官讯息所致，比如说当你在飞机上却无法看到机舱外景色的时候。内耳的平衡中心和关节内的神经告诉大脑你正在移动，而专注在机舱内的双眼却传达给大脑一项相反的讯息:你人是静止不动的。

 

Fortunately, preventing motion sickness is usually quite easy. Medication, available from any doctor or pharmacy, can effectively control the illness if ___5___ before traveling. In addition, simple home ___6___, such as ginger tea, have also been shown to be quite effective.

 

幸运的是，预防动晕症通常很简单。只要在乘坐交通工具之前吃医生所开或是药房买来的药，就可以有效控制这种病症。另外，像姜汤等简易居家疗法也被证实挺有疗效的。

 

There are also a few ___7___ you should make to your travel behavior if you suffer from motion sickness. Eat a light meal before you head out, as hunger pangs can trigger the illness. Furthermore, always sit facing forward in a vehicle so your eyes can see the motion your body is feeling. Finally,___8___ reading while traveling.

 

如果你搭乘交通工具会晕的话，应该在旅行的习惯上做一些调整。在出门之前得吃一点轻淡的东西，因为肚子饿会引发这项病症。另外，坐的方向随时要面对交通工具前进的方向，这样当身体感受到移动时，你的眼睛也会看到这个移动的过程。最后，不要在移动的交通工具上阅读。

 

Unfortunately, effective as these tips can be, they don’t work for everybody. So, if you’re prone to motion sickness, you should also ___9___ a plastic bag handy when traveling. Just ___10__!

 

遗憾的是，尽管这些诀窍可能会很有效，也不是对每一个人都有用。所以如果你很容易患有动晕症的话，得在旅途中随身携带塑料袋。以防万一你会用到!

－By Ben Andrews

 

 

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Vocabulary

sensation [sɛnˋseʃən] n. 感觉，知觉

stationary [ˋsteʃən͵ɛrɪ] adj. 不动的

medication [͵mɛdɪˋkeʃən] n. 药物治疗

pharmacy [ˋfɑrməsɪ] n. 药房

vomit [ˋvɑmɪt] v. 呕吐

 

More Information

malady [ˋmælədɪ] n. 病，疾病

joint [dʒɔɪnt] n. 关节

ginger [ˋdʒɪndʒɚ] n. 生姜，姜

head out 离开去某处；前往

pang [pæŋ] n. 剧痛,悲痛,苦闷使剧痛

tip [tɪp] n. 提示

prone [pron] adj. 有……倾向的，易于……的[F][（+to）][+to-v]

handy [ˋhændɪ] adj. 【口】手边的；近便的

remedy [ˋrɛmədɪ] n. 治疗；治疗法

in case 以防万一

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answer

1. ( E )	2. ( F )	3. ( J )	4. ( C )	5. ( H )
6. (B)	7. ( D )	8. ( A )	9. ( G )	10. ( I )