The Naked Truth: British Bathing Habits - English Like A Native Podcast

Hello and welcome to The English Like A Native Podcast, the

您好，欢迎收看 The English Like A Native Podcast，这

British English podcast that's designed for learners of English.

是专为英语学习者设计的英式英语播客。

In this episode, 'A Very British Life' episode, we are going to be looking

在这一集中，“非常英国的生活”一集中，我们将审视

at our relationship with the bath.

我们与浴室的关系。

Right, rubber ducks at the ready.

是的，橡皮鸭准备好了。

Let's talk about bathing.

让我们谈谈洗澡。

In the UK, we love to take a bath.

在英国，我们喜欢洗澡。

However, that might be set to change, because I read a newspaper headline

然而，这可能会发生变化，因为我

recently that said the cost of taking a bath is set to soar by 90%.

最近看到一份报纸的标题说洗澡的费用将飙升 90%。

Oh, we all know that energy costs are going through the roof at the moment.

哦，我们都知道目前能源成本正在飙升。

Now, those are two nice phrases, aren't they?

现在，这是两个很好的短语，不是吗？

Well, depends.

好吧，取决于。

Depends on the context, but set to soar by, and then a percentage.

取决于上下文，但设置为飙升，然后是一个百分比。

This means that something, a price or a percentage is due

这意味着某物、某个价格或某个百分比将会

to, or about to go really high.

或将要涨到非常高的水平。

So the cost, percentage of taking a bath is set to soar.

因此，洗澡的成本和百分比将会飙升。

Prices of energy are going through the roof.

能源价格正在飙升。

That means they're becoming eye wateringly expensive.

这意味着它们变得非常昂贵。

If something is eye watering, then it's so painful, it makes your eyes water.

如果某件事让眼睛流泪，那就太痛苦了，它会让你的眼睛流泪。

And energy bills are quite eye watering at the moment.

能源账单目前非常令人垂涎。

So if the cost of taking a bath is set to soar by 90%, then many of us may be

因此，如果洗澡的费用将飙升 90%，那么我们中的许多人可能会

avoiding a bath and heading straight for a very quick, lukewarm shower.

避免洗澡，而是直接前往快速、温水淋浴。

Oh, I do like the word lukewarm.

哦，我喜欢不冷不热这个词。

Lukewarm is kind of that place between cold and warm.

不冷不热是一种介于寒冷和温暖之间的地方。

So it's not warm, like comfortably warm, and it's not cold.

所以它不暖和，就像舒服的暖和，也不冷。

Brr, it's lukewarm.

嗯，不冷不热。

It's kind of in the middle.

它有点在中间。

I don't really like a lukewarm bath nor a lukewarm shower.

我真的不喜欢温水浴，也不喜欢温水淋浴。

I like it really hot.

我真的很喜欢它。

How about you?

你呢？

I like my skin to turn red, but actually I have been taking cold showers

我喜欢我的皮肤变红，但实际上我最近一直在洗冷水澡，

recently because it's very good for you to have a cold shower apparently.

因为显然你洗冷水澡对你很好。

But I wouldn't like a cold bath that might not be as pleasant.

但我不喜欢洗冷水澡，那可能不那么令人愉快。

Anyway, what I found particularly interesting about this article that was

无论如何，我发现

in the Metro newspaper, it's not a paper I tend to read very often, but the Metro

Metro 报纸上的这篇文章特别有趣，它不是我经常阅读的报纸，但 Metro

is a paper that's offered for free.

是免费提供的报纸。

If you are travelling, on the trains or on the tube, you can always

如果您正在旅行，无论是在火车上还是在地铁上，您都可以随时

pick up a free Metro newspaper.

领取一份免费的 Metro 报纸。

And so, in this newspaper article in the Metro, I saw a word that

因此，在 Metro 的这篇报纸文章中，我看到了一个

I never realised could be used as a verb, and it's the word luxury.

我从未意识到可以用作动词的词，它就是 luxury。

It said that people were luxuriating or people might not be

它说人们在洗澡时很奢侈，或者人们可能不会

luxuriating in the bath as often.

经常在浴室里奢侈。

I've never seen the word luxuriate.

我从来没见过奢侈这个词。

Luxuriate.

尽情享受。

So to luxuriate is to enjoy the luxury of something.

所以奢侈就是享受某事的奢侈。

So if you are lounging in the bath, maybe you've got some nice scents.

因此，如果您懒洋洋地躺在浴缸里，也许您闻到了一些好闻的气味。

Maybe you put something nice in the bath that smells nice, so you've

也许你在浴缸里放了一些闻起来很香的好东西，所以你会

got some nice scents going on and you've got some candles burning

闻到一些好闻的气味，还有一些蜡烛在燃烧

and maybe some music playing.

，也许还会播放一些音乐。

You might have a nice glass of wine and maybe you're sharing a bath with

您可能会喝上一杯美酒，也许您正与某个特别的人一起沐浴

someone special and having a lovely time.

并度过一段美好的时光。

You might consider that luxury.

你可能会认为这是一种奢侈。

So you are luxuriating.

所以你在奢侈。

Luxuriating.

奢侈。

It's very interesting.

这很有趣。

I actually thought that the newspaper had made the word up, but

其实我以为这个词是报纸编的，但

I looked it up in the dictionary and sure enough, there it was.

我查了字典，果然就在那里。

So I've learned a new word, which is very exciting.

所以我学会了一个新词，这很令人兴奋。

Now the article goes on to explain that filling a bath will cost an annual

现在这篇文章继续解释说，到 2023 年，装满浴缸的年

average, that's a yearly average, of £1,023 in 2023, up from £542.88 last year.

平均成本为 1,023 英镑，高于去年的 542.88 英镑。

Which is a big difference.

这是一个很大的区别。

So maybe we are going to start taking less baths and showers, 'cause

所以也许我们会开始减少洗澡和淋浴，因为

currently it's quite common for us to take a bath or shower daily.

目前我们每天洗澡或淋浴很普遍。

Sometimes, I would take two showers in a day if I've been out doing some

有时候，如果我 晚上

exercise in the evening or something.

出去锻炼什么的，我一天会洗两次澡

Really just depends on how dirty I feel.

。 真的只是取决于我觉得有多脏。

How often do you bath or shower in your country?

在您的国家，您多久洗澡或淋浴一次？

I'm going to let you in on a little secret.

我要告诉你一个小秘密。

I don't know why I'm whispering, but I am now offering premium content or rather

我不知道为什么我在窃窃私语，但我现在正在

bonus material for anyone who becomes an English Like a Native Plus member.

为任何成为 English Like a Native Plus 会员的人提供优质内容或更确切地说是奖励材料。

So if you love listening to my voice on this podcast and you'd like

所以如果你喜欢在这个播客上听我的声音并且你想要

more, then you can get exclusive content by becoming a Plus member.

更多，那么你可以通过成为 Plus 会员来获得独家内容。

So I'll put the link in the description if you're interested.

所以如果你有兴趣，我会把链接放在描述中。

Okay.

Back to the bath.

好的。

回到浴室。

Let's look at some bath vocabulary.

让我们来看看一些沐浴词汇。

I'm sure you all know the basics.

我相信你们都知道基础知识。

Obviously we have the bath.

显然我们有浴缸。

In America they call this a tub more often, I believe, perhaps even a bath tub.

在美国，他们更经常称其为浴缸，我相信，甚至可能是浴缸。

But in the UK it's pretty standard for us to simply say bath.

但在英国，简单地说 bath 对我们来说是非常标准的。

Bath with that tricky th where you stick your tongue between your teeth for bath.

用那种棘手的方式洗澡，您可以将舌头伸到牙齿之间洗澡。

But depending on where you are in the UK or who you are speaking to, you might

但根据您在英国的位置或与谁交谈，您可能会

hear that pronunciation slightly change.

听到发音略有变化。

So in the north of England, they'd actually change the vowel sound.

所以在英格兰北部，他们实际上会改变元音。

They'd say bath, bath.

他们会说洗澡，洗澡。

And in the south we'd have a longer vowel, bath, bath.

在南方，我们会有更长的元音，bath, bath。

And in some regions they'll also change the th to an f.

在某些地区，他们还会将 th 更改为 f。

So you'd have baf, baf.

所以你会有baf，baf。

Or if it's somewhere in the north baf, baf having a baf.

或者，如果它在北部 baf 的某个地方，baf 有一个 baf。

Now when it comes to preparing the bath, we are likely to use the verb run.

现在说到准备洗澡，我们很可能会用到动词run。

I'm going to run a bath.

我要去洗个澡。

I'm just running a bath.

我只是在洗澡。

Would you like me to run your bath for you?

要不要我帮你洗个澡？

This is a very, very common way to talk about preparing the bath.

这是谈论准备沐浴的一种非常非常普遍的方式。

There's an old-fashioned verb that I still sometimes see written, and in

有一个老式的动词，我有时还会看到写的，事实上

fact, I saw it written in an article today, but I've never heard anyone in

，我今天看到它写在一篇文章中，但我从来没有在

day-to-day conversation using this verb, and the verb is draw, to draw a bath.

日常对话中听到有人使用这个动词，动词是 draw，画个澡。

I think it's such an unusual verb, but it is from the past, so it is archaic.

我认为这是一个非常不寻常的动词，但它来自过去，所以它是古老的。

So don't be surprised if you see it written, but don't use it.

所以如果你看到它写的不要感到惊讶，但不要使用它。

Use run instead.

请改用运行。

So you run a bath.

所以你洗个澡。

We actually run the taps, we turn them on, allowing the water to run into the bath.

实际上，我们打开水龙头，打开它们，让水流入浴缸。

We're running the bath.

我们正在洗澡。

We're filling the bath with water, and then once the bath is full, or to

我们在浴缸里注满水，然后一旦浴缸满了，或者达到

a level that you are happy with, you turn the taps off and then you take

你满意的水位，你就关掉水龙头，然后你就

or have a bath, so I'm going to take a bath, or I'm going to have a bath.

可以洗澡了，所以我要洗个澡，要不我去洗澡。

Now, when we talk about getting into the bath, sometimes we say, I'm

现在，当我们谈论进入浴缸时，有时我们会说，我正要

just going to jump into the bath.

跳进浴缸。

I often say to my partner, I'm just gonna jump into the bath for a few minutes.

我经常对我的搭档说，我只想跳进浴缸里几分钟。

I don't literally mean I'm going to be jumping into the bath.

我并不是说我要跳进浴缸。

I mean, that would be quite an energetic way to enter the bath.

我的意思是，那将是一种非常有活力的进入浴室的方式。

But we say this when we mean we're going to do something quickly.

但是当我们的意思是我们要快速做某事时，我们会这样说。

So I'm just going to jump into the shower.

所以我要跳进淋浴间。

I'm just gonna jump into the bath, meaning I'm going to get in there

我要跳进浴缸，这意味着我要

quickly and spend a short period of time doing that thing, showering or bathing.

快速进入那里并花很短的时间做那件事，淋浴或泡澡。

And we use the word bathing as the verb, meaning to spend time lying in the bath.

我们用 bathing 这个词作为动词，意思是花时间躺在浴缸里。

But we can also use bathing when we're talking about lying

但是，当我们谈论躺在

in the sun, we're sunbathing.

阳光下，晒日光浴时，我们也可以使用沐浴。

I don't often hear people saying, I was bathing last night, but meaning

我不经常听到有人说，我昨晚在洗澡，而是说

they were lying in the bath, because often when we are lying in the

他们躺在浴缸里，因为我们躺在浴缸里的时候

bath, we would use the verb, soak.

，经常会用动词，浸泡。

I was soaking in the bath last night.

我昨晚泡在浴缸里。

I was enjoying some time soaking in the bath.

我很享受泡在浴缸里的时光。

Or I was having a soak.

或者我正在泡澡。

I was having a soak in the bath.

我正泡在浴缸里。

And we really do treat bathing as a luxury, as something that we do to

我们确实将沐浴视为一种奢侈，是我们

unwind after a very stressful day.

在紧张的一天后放松身心的 方式 。

We use lots of products, which I'll come to later, to try and

我们使用了很多产品，我稍后会谈到，试图

help us to create this luxurious feeling to help us to unwind.

帮助我们创造这种奢华的感觉，帮助我们放松。

Now, in our bath, we actually have a mixer tap, but originally we had two

现在，在我们的浴室里，我们实际上有一个混合水龙头，但最初我们有两个

separate taps, and this is not unusual.

独立的水龙头，这并不罕见。

In the UK, it's very common for there to be a bathtub in every household.

在英国，家家户户都有浴缸是很普遍的事情。

If there isn't a bath, then it is noticeable.

如果没有洗澡，那就很明显了。

When we were searching for our home, we looked at lots of different

当我们在寻找我们的家时，我们看了很多不同的

houses and there was one house that was quite a large house.

房子，其中有一所房子很大。

It was three bedrooms, but it didn't have a bath in the bathroom, and that

这是三间卧室，但浴室里没有浴缸，这

was the only reason that we decided against that particular house because

是我们决定不买那栋房子的唯一原因，因为

it didn't have a bath in it, which is unusual for a family home, and I think

它没有浴缸，这对于家庭住宅来说是不寻常的，而且我认为

particularly in larger houses that are, you know, meant for families.

尤其是在更大的房子里，你知道，这些房子是为家庭设计的。

Then not having a bath is strange because, you know, you bathe the kids, right?

那么不洗澡很奇怪，因为，你知道，你给孩子们洗澡，对吧？

That's kind of part of the bedtime routine is to have a bath or

这是睡前常规的一部分，就是洗澡，或者

you need to throw them in a bath when they've covered themselves

当他们用油漆、食物或其他东西覆盖自己时，你需要把他们扔进浴缸里

in paint or food or other stuff.

。

So, you know, not having a bath in a house is noticeable.

所以，你知道，在房子里不洗澡是很明显的。

And so in a bath it would not be unusual for there to be two taps.

所以在浴缸里有两个水龙头并不罕见。

The same with our sinks.

我们的水槽也一样。

There're often two taps, and people sometimes say, why in the UK do they

通常有两个水龙头，人们有时会说，为什么英国有

have two taps, one for hot, one for cold?

两个水龙头，一个热水，一个冷水？

Why not just have one tap and just mix the water together, which is becoming

为什么不只有一个水龙头，然后将水混合在一起，这

more popular here, to have a mixer tap.

在这里变得越来越流行，成为一个混合型水龙头。

A mixer tap, where you just have one handle and you adjust the

混合型水龙头，只有一个把手，您可以

temperature with the one tap handle.

用一个水龙头把手调节温度。

But originally, and I'm quoting here, a BBC article, originally it was tradition

但最初，我在这里引用 BBC 的一篇文章，最初的传统可以追溯到

that dates back to a time when hot and cold water were kept separate to prevent

热水和冷水分开放置以防止

contamination through cross connection.

交叉连接造成污染的时代。

Cold water came from a main's supply, and it was fit for drinking.

冷水来自主电源，适合饮用。

So cold water was good to drink.

所以冷水很好喝。

Hot water, however, would be serviced by a local storage

然而，热水将由

system, often situated in the loft.

通常位于阁楼的本地存储系统提供服务。

Now, the loft is a room that's in the roof of a home or a building.

现在，阁楼是位于房屋或建筑物屋顶的房间。

So we have a storage tank, a hot water tank up in our loft.

所以我们在阁楼上有一个储水箱，一个热水箱。

Although I assume that the hot water is okay, that if I happened to drink

虽然我认为热水没问题，但如果我碰巧

some of the hot water from the hot water tap, it wouldn't kill me.

从热水龙头里喝了一些热水，也不会要我的命。

But yes, that's the idea, is that they were concerned about contamination

但是，是的，这就是他们的想法，他们担心污染

and so they kept those two taps separate, hot and cold, separate.

，所以他们将这两个水龙头分开，冷热分开。

We now have a lovely mixer tap in our bath, but just weeks after having

现在我们的浴缸里有一个可爱的混合水龙头，但在安装好几周后

that fitted, we allowed Jacob, my eldest son, who at the time was only

，我们就让我的大儿子雅各布使用了，他当时只有

about one and a half, two years old.

一岁半两岁左右。

We allowed him to sit in the bath with his collection of stones.

我们允许他带着他收集的石头坐在浴缸里。

He had a small obsession with collecting large pebbles, big round stones, and he

他有点痴迷于收集大鹅卵石，大圆石，他

was very attached to these particular stones, these particular pebbles.

非常依恋这些特殊的石头，这些特殊的鹅卵石。

And so we let him take them into the bath with him to play with.

所以我们让他带他们一起去洗澡玩。

And guess what happened while we weren't looking?

猜猜我们不注意时发生了什么？

I heard a little whinge.

我听到了一点呜呜声。

Mummy.

木乃伊。

Mummy, gone, gone.

妈妈，走了，走了。

What's wrong, Jacob?

怎么了，雅各布？

What's gone?

什么不见​​了？

Stone gone.

石头没了

Stone gone.

石头没了

Well, it can't be very far.

嗯，应该不会很远。

So I'm looking around in the bubbly water trying to find this stone.

所以我在起泡的水中环顾四周，试图找到这块石头。

And it wasn't in the bath, was it?

而且它不在浴缸里，是吗？

No, it was up the tap.

不，这是水龙头。

He'd shoved it into the tap and it was lodged.

他把它推到水龙头里，它被卡住了。

It still is lodged.

它仍然被提出。

We were never able to remove this stone from our tap.

我们永远无法从水龙头中取出这块石头。

So now trying to get a full flow of water out of this tap is just impossible.

因此，现在想要从这个水龙头中获得完整的水流是不可能的。

So we have a dribble of water that comes out when we turn on our lovely tap.

因此，当我们打开可爱的水龙头时，会流出一滴水。

It's very frustrating.

这非常令人沮丧。

It's not the only frustrating thing actually.

实际上，这并不是唯一令人沮丧的事情。

We got the plumbing wrong.

我们弄错了管道。

And where it says cold water, on one side, is actually hot water and the

一方面，上面写着冷水的地方实际上是热水，上面

handle that says hot water is cold water.

写着热水的手柄是冷水。

So we mixed up the water, which is another frustration, but never mind.

所以我们把水混在一起，这是另一个挫折，但没关系。

So, yes, lovely Jacob sticking his pebble into our taps is something

所以，是的， 当我们试图把房子卖给别人时，

we'll have to explain when we ever try and sell the house to somebody else.

可爱的雅各布把他的鹅卵石塞进我们的水龙头是我们必须解释的事情

This is the lovely bathroom.

。 这是可爱的浴室。

You'll notice the lovely mixer tap that we've installed for you,

您会注意到我们为您安装的可爱调温水龙头，

which comes fitted with its own pebble to give you a nice dribble

它配备了自己的鹅卵石，

of water when you turn on the taps.

当您打开水龙头时，它会为您带来美妙的水滴。

Oh dear.

哦亲爱的。

Okay, so some facts about bathing.

好的，关于洗澡的一些事实。

So I found that in the early 1900s, it was popular for British people

所以我发现在 1900 年代初期，英国人流行

to take a cold water bath just once a week, which was believed to be

每周只洗一次冷水澡，这被认为对

beneficial for health and wellbeing.

健康有益。

So that's really interesting.

这真的很有趣。

I'm curious to know when and why that stopped.

我很想知道什么时候停止以及为什么停止。

Although in lots of very posh gyms and spas, there's always like a

虽然在许多非常豪华的健身房和水疗中心，总是有一个

cold plunge pool, which is normally just a teeny tiny little tank of

冷水池，通常只是一个很小的小水箱

water that's big enough to stand in.

，大到可以站在里面。

That's freezing cold water, and there'll be like a bowl of ice next

那是冰冷的水，就像一碗旁边还有冰

to it as well to make it even colder.

，使它更冷。

And you plunge into this freezing cold water.

然后您跳入这冰冷的水中。

You know, it is been proven to be very good for your health.

你知道，事实证明它对你的健康非常有益。

Now, I did go into a plunge pool recently.

现在，我最近确实去了一个跳水池。

We went to Centre Parcs.

我们去了中心公园。

And at Centre Parcs, the one that we go to, they have a cold plunge pool outside

在我们去的 Center Parcs，他们 在室外游泳池区

in their outdoor swimming pool area.

有一个冷水池 。

And you can see people daring each other to go and jump into this plunge pool.

你可以看到人们互相鼓励，跳进这个跳水池。

Can you stand the cold?

你能忍受寒冷吗？

And I did it.

我做到了。

Because I know how good it is for you.

因为我知道这对你有多好。

So I jumped in and I think I spent about 10 seconds in there before

所以我跳了进去，我想我在那里呆了大约 10 秒钟，然后

I was like, no, I need to get out.

我想，不，我需要出去。

And then I jumped back out.

然后我又跳了出来。

My partner, the next day I dared him to do it and he only managed to jump in for

我的搭档，第二天我向他提出挑战，他只跳了

a second and he was straight back out again 'cause he couldn't stand the cold.

一秒钟就又直接跳了出来，因为他受不了寒冷。

So I was the winner of that challenge.

所以我是那个挑战的赢家。

These days I do try and take a cold shower if I'm feeling well,

这些天，如果我感觉良好，我确实会尝试洗个冷水澡，

I will often try to make my shower cold at the end of my washing.

我经常会在洗完澡后尝试用冷水淋浴。

So when I've finished washing my hair or washing my body or doing

所以当我洗完头或洗完身体或做

whatever it is I need to do, then I will turn the shower down to cold.

任何我需要做的事情时，我会把淋浴调到冷水。

But depending on where I'm showering, like at home for

但取决于我淋浴的地方，比如在家里

example, I can make it quite cold.

，我可以把它调得很冷。

But, I often shower at the gym after I've done some exercise.

但是，我经常在运动后在健身房淋浴。

And I can't always get it very cold there.

而且我不能总是把那里弄得很冷。

It's strange.

真奇怪。

So sometimes I just end up with a lukewarm shower at the end, which as I've said

所以有时我最后只是洗了个不冷不热的澡，正如我

before, I'm not a fan of lukewarm.

之前说过的，我不喜欢不冷不热的淋浴。

It doesn't really do anything.

它并没有真正做任何事情。

Alright, next fact, it was once common for members of the same

好吧，其实，以前一家人 共用洗澡水

family to share bath water.

是常有的事 。

Of course, you know, this saves your water bills from getting too

当然，你知道的，这可以避免你的水费太高

high and your heating bills 'cause you have to pay to heat the water.

，也可以节省你的取暖费，因为你必须支付加热水的费用。

So this is understandable and in fact, I used to share bath water

所以这是可以理解的，事实上， 我小时候

with my family when I was younger and actually these days I still, you know,

经常和家人分享洗澡水， 实际上现在我仍然，你知道，

I will run a bath for my children.

我会为我的孩子洗澡。

I'll jump in the bath first, and then the children come and jump in with me after

我会先跳进浴缸，等

I've had about 60 seconds to myself.

我有大约 60 秒的时间后，孩子们会过来和我一起跳进去。

Then they jump in and then I leave them to it, and so they're sharing

然后他们跳进去，然后我把他们留给它，所以他们分享

the bath water and previously they'd shared it with me, but as a

洗澡水，以前他们和我分享过，但作为一个

child, this is something I did too.

孩子，这也是我做过的事情。

I was the eldest of seven children, so I was lucky that I was first in the bath,

我是七个孩子中的老大，所以我很幸运，我第一个进入浴缸，

and then after me, all the boys would jump in and my sister would jump in too.

然后在我之后，所有的男孩都会跳进去，我妹妹也会跳进去。

You know, all different combinations of who's in with who.

你知道，谁和谁在一起的所有不同组合。

But I dread to think how disgusting that water must have been by the last person.

但我害怕想到最后一个人喝的水一定是多么恶心。

But yeah, you just do what you can, don't you?

但是，是的，你只是做你能做的，不是吗？

Have you ever shared a bath?

你有没有一起洗澡？

I mean, sometimes it's romantic, right?

我的意思是，有时候这很浪漫，对吧？

They always show it in the films.

他们总是在电影中表现出来。

A loved up couple sharing a, a warm bubble bath.

一对恩爱的情侣共享一个温暖的泡泡浴。

Anyway, moving on.

无论如何，继续前进。

Next fact.

下一个事实。

In the 17th century, British people would add herbs, oils, and fragrances to

在 17 世纪，英国人会在

the bath water to make it smell nicer.

洗澡水中添加香草、油和香料，使洗澡水更香。

This just makes me think of when I was younger and I would spend a lot

这让我想起了我年轻的时候，我会花很多

of time, unattended in the bath.

时间在浴缸里无人看管。

So I must have been about, you know, 10 years old.

所以我一定是，你知道的，10岁。

One of my favourite things to do was to make a concoction to make

我最喜欢做的事情之一就是调制一种混合物，

a special perfume for my mum.

为我妈妈制作一种特殊的香水。

So I'd mix all the different lotions and potions that I could find around

所以我会把我在

the bathroom with the bath water and throw some bubbles in there

浴室周围能找到的所有不同的乳液和药水与沐浴水混合，然后往里面扔一些泡泡

and shake it all up and say, mum, I've made you a special perfume.

，然后摇匀然后说，妈妈，我给你做了一种特别的香水。

It was probably horrible.

这可能是可怕的。

But yeah, we love to add things to our bath.

但是，是的，我们喜欢在浴缸里添加东西。

So the new thing at the moment is, I say new, it's been around for a

所以现在的新事物是，我说新，它已经存在很长时间了

long time, but bath bombs, I often receive bath bombs in like gift boxes.

，但是沐浴露，我经常收到装在礼盒里的沐浴露。

If there's like, a hamper or a box of beauty goodies, then it

如果有一个篮子或一盒美容用品，那么它

will often include a bath bomb.

通常会包括一个沐浴露。

And this is like a ball of I don't know, like salt and soap stuff, and you put

这就像一个我不知道的球，像盐和肥皂之类的东西，你把

it in the bath and it kind of explodes.

它放在浴缸里，它有点爆炸。

It fizzes.

它发出嘶嘶声。

It's effervescent, is that the right word?

沸腾，这个词对吗？

It starts to fizz and react and break up in the water.

它开始发出嘶嘶声并在水中发生反应并分解。

Some of them are very colourful and so, you can get all sorts

其中一些非常丰富多彩，因此，您可以获得各种

of different types of bath bombs that do some wonderful things.

不同类型的沐浴炸弹，它们可以起到一些奇妙的作用。

Yeah.

And you introduce them to the water and they do all these wonderful

是的。 然后你将它们引入水中，它们会做所有这些奇妙的

things and they make your bath smell like a perfume shop and create lots

事情，它们会让你的浴缸闻起来像香水店，并

of different colours in your bath.

在你的浴缸里创造出许多不同的颜色。

I'm not a big fan of these things because I have very sensitive skin and

我不太喜欢这些东西，因为我的皮肤非常敏感，而且

I find that they always bring me out in a rash or some sort of reaction.

我发现它们总是让我出疹子或出现某种反应。

But bath bombs are very popular and bath salts.

但是沐浴炸弹和沐浴盐很受欢迎。

Now I do like a bit of bath salt.

现在我确实喜欢一点沐浴盐。

My son has eczema, so we tend to just use like dead sea salt now,

我儿子有湿疹，所以我们现在倾向于只用死海盐，

which is just pure salt in the water.

就是水中的纯盐。

Or I would sometimes use Radox.

或者我有时会使用 Radox。

It's quite a popular brand that's been going for a long time in the UK.

这是一个相当受欢迎的品牌，在英国已经流行了很长时间。

Bit of Radox to soak your muscles.

一点 Radox 来浸泡你的肌肉。

And you might also find things like bath scrubs as well in many bathrooms, which

您可能还会在许多浴室中找到沐浴磨砂之类的东西，

you use to kind of scrub on your skin.

您可以用它来擦洗皮肤。

It like exfoliates your skin.

它就像去角质你的皮肤。

Just basically takes your skin off and rejuvenates you.

基本上就是脱掉你的皮肤，让你恢复活力。

But again, I don't really use these things because my sensitive skin doesn't like

但同样，我并没有真正使用这些东西，因为我敏感的皮肤不太喜欢

them very much, but it's all meant to make your bathing experience more luxurious.

它们，但这一切都是为了让您的沐浴体验更加奢华。

So next fact is during the Victorian era, it was popular for British people to take

所以下一个事实是在维多利亚时代，英国人流行用

a sponge bath instead of a full bath.

海绵浴代替全身浴。

Now, this is interesting because I would often take a sponge bath when

现在，这很有趣，因为我小时候经常洗海绵浴

I was younger, and I still talk about having a sponge bath today.

，今天我还在谈论海绵浴。

So sometimes as a busy mum, I don't get an opportunity to have

所以有时作为一个忙碌的妈妈，我 一天都 没有机会洗个澡

a shower or a bath in a day.

或泡个澡。

I wake up and my kids, they're running late.

我醒来，我的孩子们，他们要迟到了。

I need to get them ready.

我需要让他们准备好。

I don't have time to look after myself.

我没有时间照顾自己。

So I will have a sponge bath or a flannel bath.

所以我会用海绵浴或法兰绒浴。

A flannel being a piece of cloth that you use for cleaning

法兰绒是您用来清洁 自己、脸部或身体的

yourself, your face or your body.

一块布 。

So I'll just fill the sink with hot water, bit of soap, use a flannel

所以我会在水槽里装满热水和肥皂，然后用法兰绒

and wash my body with the flannel.

清洗我的身体。

I'll sometimes do the same with the boys, but we don't share flannels.

有时我也会对孩子们做同样的事情，但我们不共用法兰绒。

We all have our own flannel.

我们都有自己的法兰绒。

And this again, it saves time and it saves water and energy of course.

这又一次节省了时间，当然也节省了水和能源。

In the 19th century, some British people used to walk out of their house

在 19 世纪，一些英国人常常走出家门

and take a bath in a nearby river.

，到附近的一条河里洗澡。

Now, these days I'm always a little bit nervous about going anywhere near the

现在，这些天我总是对去河边的任何地方有点紧张

river because there's been so much talk about the waste and the sewage that

，因为有太多关于

different companies are pumping into the rivers, they're polluting the river.

不同公司将废物和污水排入河流的讨论，它们正在污染河流。

So I wouldn't feel safe bathing in the river.

所以我不会觉得在河里洗澡安全。

I probably would come out dirtier than I was before I went in.

我可能会比进去之前更脏。

But it's completely understandable having a bath in a river,

但是在河里洗澡是完全可以理解的，

you know, it makes sense.

你知道的，这是有道理的。

Then you're not using any of your own water that you're

这样一来，您就不会使用自己支付的

paying for out of the pipes.

水管中的任何水。

You're not having to worry about heating it or anything.

您不必担心加热它或任何东西。

So it makes sense.

所以这是有道理的。

And I know in other countries, this is the done thing, the typical thing to do.

我知道在其他国家，这是已经完成的事情，是典型的事情。

You do what you can.

你尽你所能。

But like I said, my nearest river is the River Thames and it's

但是就像我说的，离我最近的河流是泰晤士河，它

filthy, so I wouldn't recommend bathing in the River Thames.

很脏，所以我不建议在泰晤士河里洗澡。

You might get sick.

你可能会生病。

In fact, there was lots of reports of polio being found in the rivers

事实上，

or in the sewage system recently, so all the children locally, my

最近有很多关于在河流或污水系统中发现小儿麻痹症的报道，所以当地所有的孩子，

children too, had to be vaccinated again or have boosters for polio.

包括我的孩子，都必须再次接种小儿麻痹症疫苗或加强剂。

These days, my experience of bathing is, like I said, very short-lived.

这些天，正如我所说，我洗澡的经历非常短暂。 在我的孩子们 跑来跑去说，妈妈，妈妈

I tend to get about 60 seconds of a hot bath before my children

之前，我往往会洗大约 60 秒的热水澡

run in saying, mummy, mummy.

。

And they start stripping their clothes off and they wanna jump in, but I

他们开始脱掉衣服，想跳进去，但我

have to go, no, stop, it's too hot.

必须走了，不，停下来，太热了。

You'll scald yourself.

你会烫伤自己的。

To scald yourself is to burn your skin.

烫伤自己就是烧伤皮肤。

Then I have to fill the bath with cold water and make it

然后我必须在浴缸里装满冷水，让

lukewarm for the children.

孩子们感到不冷不热。

But previously, before my children were born, I used to love a long

但是以前，在我的孩子出生之前，我曾经喜欢长时间的

lounge, a long soak in the bath, and I actually have a bath pillow.

躺椅，长时间泡在浴缸里，而且我还有一个浴缸枕头。

I really was so excited when I bought myself a bath pillow, which is like a

当我给自己买了一个浴枕时，我真的很兴奋，它像一个

pillow, which is waterproof and it has suckers on it, and you can stick it to the

枕头，防水，上面有吸盘，你可以把它贴在

back of the bath and rest your head on it.

浴缸后面，把头靠在上面。

And I bought myself one of these bath tables, so it has extendable sides, so

我给自己买了一张这样的浴盆桌，所以​​它的边可以伸长，所以

you can lean it on the edges of the bath.

你可以把它靠在浴缸的边缘。

And then it has a piece that lifts up and you can rest a book on it, or a phone or

然后它有一个可以抬起的部件， 如果你想在洗澡时看东西或读东西，你

an iPad or something, if you want to watch something or read something while bathing.

可以把一本书、手机或 iPad 之类的东西放在上面

And it has a little holder for a glass, and you can have a little,

。 它有一个小玻璃杯架，你可以放一点，

you know, plate for, I don't know, chocolates or something.

你知道，盘子，我不知道，巧克力之类的。

So you can have a glass of wine and some chocolates and a book.

所以你可以喝一杯酒和一些巧克力和一本书。

And then some candles.

然后是一些蜡烛。

Gone are those days when I could enjoy that kind of bath time, but

那些我可以享受那种沐浴时光的日子已经一去不复返了，但

I used to really love spending a lot of time in the bath.

我曾经真的很喜欢在浴缸里度过很多时间。

The problem is when you spend a long time in the bath, you

问题是当你在浴缸里呆了很长时间，你

get quite wrinkly, don't you?

会变得很皱，不是吗？

Your skin becomes very prune-like.

你的皮肤变得非常像李子。

Prune is like a dried fruit that's very wrinkly, but very

西梅就像一种干果，非常皱，但

good for your digestive system.

对您的消化系统非常有益。

It helps to keep you regular, helps you go to the loo often.

它有助于让您保持规律，帮助您经常去厕所。

Anyway.

反正。

If you spend a long time in the bath, your hands and your feet become very

泡澡时间长了，手脚会变得很像

prune-like, where you might say, I look like a prune, or my skin's like a prune.

梅子，你可能会说，我看起来像梅子，或者我的皮肤像梅子。

Okay, I'm going to pull the plug on this particular podcast.

好的，我要结束这个特定的播客。

Do you see what I did there?

你看到我在那里做了什么吗？

I made a pun, to pull the plug.

我做了一个双关语，拔插头。

Obviously, if you finish your bath, you pull the plug out of the bath

显然，如果你洗完澡，你会拔掉浴缸的塞子

to allow the water to drain away.

让水流走。

Well, now I'm going to pull the plug on the podcast.

好吧，现在我要拔掉播客的插头。

If you pull the plug on something other than a bath, it means that you end it.

如果你拔掉浴缸以外的东西的插头，就意味着你结束了它。

You stop it from happening.

你阻止它发生。

So if you want to hear more about bathing, I'm going to be discussing a

因此，如果您想了解更多有关沐浴的信息，我将

little bit more in a premium episode.

在付费节目中进行更多讨论。

So if you'd like to partake, listen to, enjoy that premium episode,

因此，如果您想参与、收听和欣赏该付费剧集，

then think about becoming a English Like a Native Plus member.

那么请考虑成为像 Native Plus 那样的 English 会员。

Until next time, thank you for listening.

下次见，谢谢您的收听。

Take care and goodbye.

保重，再见。