Cucumbers -- Something You May Not Know
關於小黃瓜--有些常識你可能不知道
1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.
小黃瓜含大部分人體每日所需的營養,只一條小黃瓜就包含維他命B1,B2,B3,B5,B6,C還有葉酸、鈣、鐵、鎂、磷、鉀和鋅。
2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber.. Cucumbers are a good source of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.
下午感覺累了,放下了含咖啡因的蘇打水,拿起一條黃瓜... 小黃瓜是維生素B群和碳水化合物很好的來源,能迅速提神並持續數小時。
3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.
厭倦了淋浴後鏡子起霧?切一片小黃瓜擦試鏡子表面,不但會除霧,並提供一個舒緩,水療般的香味。
4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.
蝸牛和蛞蝓危害你的菜圃嗎?將幾片小黃瓜裝在小糕餅的鋁鉑紙裡,放在菜圃,整季都不再有蟲害。黃瓜中的化學物質與鋁鉑產生反應所發出的氣味,人體無法感受,但卻能使園裡的害蟲瘋狂而逃離。
5. Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!!
尋找一種快速簡便的方法在外出或游泳前消除脂肪?試著摩擦兩片小黃瓜在有問題的皮膚部位幾分鐘,黃瓜的植物化學物質會使皮膚的膠原蛋白收緊,使皮膚表層緊縮,減少脂肪的能見度。對減少皺紋也很有效!
6. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!!
避免宿醉或可怕的頭痛?睡前吃幾片黃瓜醒來時神清氣爽不頭痛。黃瓜含有足夠的糖分、維生素B和電解質,補充流失的人體必需營養素,保持平衡狀態,因此免除宿醉頭痛!
7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European trappers, traders and explorers for quick meals to thwart off starvation.
對抗非正餐時間狂吃零食?黃瓜已被使用了幾百年,做為歐洲獵人、商人和探險家的簡餐,並對抗飢餓。
8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water.
有重要會議或工作面試,你意識到你沒有足夠的時間來擦亮你的鞋?切一片新鮮黃瓜擦鞋,其化學物質可提供快速且持久的光澤,不僅看起來很亮還可以防水。
9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!
需要修理吱吱響的鉸鏈卻沒有WD40?用一片黃瓜擦有問題的鉸鏈,看吧!吱吱聲消失了!
10. Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber with react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown the reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.
生活壓力很大卻沒有時間去按摩、做臉或spa?整條黃瓜切片放進煮沸的水中,黃瓜的化學物質和營養素與沸水反應釋放於蒸汽中,創造一個舒緩,放鬆的氣氛,已被證實可以減輕新母親和大學生期末考試的壓力。
11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemicals will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.
與客戶用完午餐,發現沒有帶口香糖或薄荷?將一片黃瓜用舌頭頂在嘴巴頂部30秒可消除口臭,植物化學物質能殺死引起口臭的細菌。
12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but is won't leave streaks and won't harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean.
想用環保的方式來清潔您的水龍頭、水槽和不銹鋼具?用黃瓜切片擦需要清潔的表面,不僅清除陳年的污垢重現光亮,且不留刮痕,也不會傷害你的玉手或指甲。
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