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#英语干货铺#
【编者按】注意，本文中的论点未必是最正确的，我们只是学英语。
How come a cup of coffee doesn't seem to quench your thirst, even though it's mostly water?【译】为什么一杯咖啡似乎不能解渴，尽管它主要是水？【词法】even though是“尽管”的意思，为连词，引导让步状语从句用于引导让步状语从句。如：He went out even though it was raining. 尽管在下雨，他还是出去了。【短语】quench sb's thirst 解渴、止渴【单词】coffee ['kaw-fee, 'kof-ee]['kɒfi] n. 咖啡【单词】quench [kwench][kwentʃ] v. 熄灭；结束；解渴【单词】thirst [thurst][θɜːst] n. 口渴；渴望【单词】mostly ['mohst-lee]['məʊstli] adv. 主要地；通常
It's because of tannins (and pseudo-tannins), compounds that often have the same effect in red wine and tea.【译】红茶和葡萄酒中的丹宁酸（和茶中的丹宁酸）有相同的效果。【单词】tannins ['tan-in]['tænɪnz] n. 鞣酸类【单词】compounds 原型：compound ['kom-pound]['kɒmpaʊnd] n. 化合物；复合物【单词】wine [wahyn][waɪn] n. 葡萄酒；酒【单词】tea [tee][tiː] n. 茶；茶叶
They bind to proteins in your saliva, and make those proteins aggregate in a way that your saliva becomes less lubricating for your mouth.【译】它们与唾液中的蛋白质结合，使这些蛋白质聚集在一起，使唾液对口腔的润滑性降低。【语法】make＋宾语＋adj. 意为“使某人/某事(变得)……”。如：We must make the rivers clean.【短语】in a way表示“在某种程度上；一点;”。如：（1）The work is well done in a way. 从某种程度上说，这工作做得不错。（2）It made things very unpleasant in a way. 这把事情弄得有点不大愉快。【单词】bind [bahynd][baɪnd] v. 捆绑；装订；约束【单词】proteins 原型：protein ['proh-teen, -tee-in]['prəʊtiːn] n. 蛋白质【单词】saliva [suh-'lahy-vuh][sə'laɪvə] n. 唾液【单词】aggregate ['ag-ri-geyt]['æɡrɪɡət] v. （使）聚集；总计【单词】lubricating ['loo-bri-keyt]['luːbrɪkeɪtɪŋ] adj. 润滑的 动词lubricate的现在式和现在分词形式.
This is called astringency.【译】这叫做收敛。【单词】astringency [uh-'strin-juhnt][ə'strɪndʒənsi] n. 收敛性
You can make coffee less astringent by brewing it less hot/for less time.【译】你可以减少煮咖啡的热度/时间，使咖啡不那么涩。【单词】astringent [uh-'strin-juhnt][ə'strɪndʒənt] adj. 收敛性的；涩味的【单词】brewing 原型：brew [broo][bruː] v. 酿造；泡（茶）；酝酿
Eating cheese or other fatty foods apparently also reduces astringency.【译】吃奶酪或其他高脂肪食物显然也能减少涩味。【单词】cheese [cheez][tʃiːz] n. 干酪；乳酪；奶酪【单词】fatty ['fat-ee]['fæti] adj. 脂肪的；含脂肪的；脂肪状的【单词】apparently [uh-'par-uhnt, uh-'pair-][ə'pærəntli] adv. 表面上；似乎；显然【单词】reduces 原型：reduce [ri-'doos, -'dyoos][rɪ'djuːs] v. 减少；缩小；简化；还原
That's because a lot of people are taking the term quenching your thirst to mean hydrating your body.【译】这是因为很多人把“解渴”这个词理解为给身体补水。【单词】hydrating ['hahy-dreyt]['haɪdreɪt] n. 水化物 v. （使）水合
It doesn't.【译】不是的。
Thirst quenching is a sensation in your mouth and throat.【译】口渴是你口腔和喉咙的一种感觉。【单词】sensation [sen-'sey-shuhn][sen'seɪʃn] n. 感觉；轰动；激动；知觉【单词】throat [throht][θrəʊt] n. 嗓子；喉咙；颈部
It's like scratching an itch and besides stopping the itch, it also feels good.【译】就像搔痒，除了止痒之外，本身感觉也很好。【单词】scratching 原型：scratch [skrach][skrætʃ] v. 抓；搔（痒）【单词】itch [ich][ɪtʃ] n. 痒；疥癣【单词】besides [bih-'sahydz][bɪ'saɪdz] prep. 除 ... 之外 adv. 此外；也
The best was to quench your thirst is cold bubbly thin water.【译】最好的解渴方法是用凉的气泡水解渴。【单词】bubbly ['buhb-lee]['bʌbli] adj. 多泡的；起泡的【单词】thin [thin][θɪn] adj. 薄的；瘦的；稀的
This stimulates your throat the most.【译】这最刺激你的喉咙。【单词】stimulates 原型：stimulate ['stim-yuh-leyt]['stɪmjuleɪt] vt. 刺激；激励；鼓舞 vi. 起刺激作用
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