Apr. 19, 2020
1-beware 谨慎,提防
Wash your hands-but beware the electric hand dryer.
2-flip off the faucet 关掉水龙头
3-hospitable 适宜的
4-pathogen 病原体
But it's not over when you flip off the faucet :drying your hands matters too , because damp skin provides a hospitable environment for microoganisms, and as a result, might increase the likelihood that you will pass on pathogens.
5-take a hard look at 仔细审视
6-revile 痛斥
7-ubiquitous 无处不在的
So now, as we confront what could be a society-altering disease outbreak , it seems worth taking a hard look at the widely reviled yet seemingly ubiquitous electric hand dryer.
8-pitch 游说,宣传
9-play up 强调
10-as……put it 在……中提及
The earliest pitches for hand dryers played up their supposed ability when it comes to preventing the spread of contagious disease , as a 1924 newspaper ad for the Airdry Electric Towel put it.
11-every which way 四面八方
But the quality of the intake filter doesn't address whether blowing air at 420 mph is a smart idea given that it's sending droplets or particles from your just-washed hands frying rapidly every which way.
12-tad 少量,一点儿
There's reason to be more than a tad skeptical of that paper.
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