Don't pick your nose.
Keep your paws out of your nose. Don't rub your eyes, either. Cold virus germs3, which can live for several hours on your hands, enter your body through your nose and eyes. “Washing your hands often during cold season and keeping your fingers away from your eyes and nose are the best ways to avoid catching a cold,” says Dr. James Hubbard. And when someone sneezes4, think of it as a cloud of poisonous smoke. Get away from it and hold your breath so those droplets5 of cold virus don't get inside you.
If that doesn't work and you still catch a cold, here are some simple ways to relieve symptoms and get well faster.
不要掏鼻子
不要用手指挖鼻孔，也不要揉眼睛。感冒病菌可在你的手上存活数小时，它们通过鼻子和眼睛进入你的身体。“预防感冒的最佳办法是冷天常洗手，让你的手指远离你的眼睛和鼻子，”詹姆士·哈伯德医生说。有人打喷嚏时，视之为一团有毒的烟雾，屏住呼吸赶紧离开，以免感冒病毒进入你的体内。
如果这招不奏效，你还是感冒了，下面就介绍一些可以缓解症状、迅速康复的简单方法。
Eat a big breakfast.
A study in the Netherlands found that people who ate a big breakfast had higher antiviral cells by 450 percent compared with people who ate very little or not at all. So eat something that is high in fiber and full of vitamins with 1-percent milk9, eat an orange (toss those peels) and grape jelly and maybe a yogurt10 smoothie11 if you're still hungry. Wash it all down with one or two cups of green tea. Laboratory studies have identified a compound in green tea that might keep viruses from multiplying12.
饱食一顿早餐
荷兰的一项研究发现，饱食一顿早餐的人与那些早餐吃得很少或根本不吃的人相比，其天然抗病毒的细胞提高了450％。因此要吃一些富含纤维和维生素的食物、喝低脂牛奶，假如仍感到饿的话，吃一个橙子（去皮）、一个葡萄果冻，也许再来一杯酸奶果汁。然后喝1至2杯绿茶把所有食物吞下去。实验室研究证实绿茶含有一种可抑制病毒繁殖的化合物。
Drinking orange juice at the first sign of a cold.
Research at Arizona State University suggests that getting lots of vitamin C may lessen the time you have a cold by one to two days. But before taking vitamin C supplements13 check with your parents or doctor. You can get vitamin C naturally through these excellent food sources: oranges, berries14, green and red peppers, tomatoes, broccoli15, spinach16 and kiwi-fruit17, which actually has more vitamin C in it than an orange.
一有感冒迹象就喝橙汁
亚利桑那州立大学的研究显示，服用大量维生素C可以使患感冒的时间缩短1到2天。不过，在服用维生素C添加剂之前请咨询你的父母或医生。你可以从这些极好的食物中摄取天然的维生素C：柑橘、浆果、青椒、红辣椒、西红柿、甘蓝、菠菜和猕猴桃，后者确实比柑橘含有更丰富的维生素C。
Go for a bike ride.
According to the American College of Sports Medicine, exercising when you have a cold does not make the cold worse. Exercise has been shown to boost the immune system.
骑自行车锻炼
根据美国运动医学学院的研究，患感冒时进行锻炼不会使病情加重。事实证明：锻炼可以增强身体的免疫系统。
Play a game.
Playing video games can be healthy. That is, exposing yourself to short periods of video games can stimulate your immune system, says Jos. A. Bosch, Ph.D. Long-term stress, like being bullied at school or worrying about the upcoming exams, can actually lower your immunity, according to Dr. Bosch.
玩游戏
玩电子游戏也许对健康有利！这里的意思是，让自己短时间玩电子游戏可以刺激你的免疫系统，约书亚·A·博施博士说。在他看来，长时间的压力：如在学校被人欺负或者担心即将到来的考试等，确实会降低你的免疫力。
Eat chicken soup.
A common cure used by many western grandmothers for centuries actually works. In 2000, Stephen Rennard, M.D. studied chicken soup for its medicinal properties and found that it has a mild anti-inflammatory18 effect and does make sick people feel better.
喝鸡汤
这个老奶奶们沿用了几个世纪的普通感冒药方确实有效。2000年，医学博士斯蒂芬·雷纳德研究了鸡汤的药用特性，发现它具有适度的消炎作用，的确能让病人感觉舒服一些。
Suck eggs.
Just kidding. Sort of19. Eggs are rich in the mineral zinc, which plays an important role in keeping your immunity strong by generating white blood cells. So eat more eggs. Some doctors believe zinc gluconate20 fights colds by stopping the cold virus from attaching to your cells.
吮吸鸡蛋
开个玩笑，说得夸张一点。鸡蛋里富含矿物质锌，而锌能够生成白细胞，因而在让你保持强大免疫力方面发挥着重要作用，因此要多吃鸡蛋。有些医生认为葡萄糖酸锌可以阻止病毒进入你的身体，从而预防了感冒。
Drink lots of fluids.
Fluids wash the virus out of your body. How to tell if you're drinking enough? Your pee21 will be clear. If it's yellowish22, drink more. (Water especially.)
多喝流质
流质可以冲走你体内的毒素。如何判断是否喝得够量？看你的小便是否清澈。如果小便略带黄色，表明你喝得不够，再多喝一点。（特别是水。）
1. tried-and-true 经过检验而可靠的
2. remedy n. 药物，治疗法
3. germ n. 细菌，微生物
4. sneeze v. 打喷嚏
5. droplet n. 小滴，雾滴
6. immune adj. 免疫的
7. hormone n. 荷尔蒙，激素
8. marrow n. 骨髓，脊髓
9. 1-percent milk 即low-fat milk，低脂牛奶
10. yogurt n. 酸乳，酸奶
11. smoothie n. （新鲜水果加牛奶、酸奶或冰淇淋制成的）鲜浓果汁
12. multiply v. 繁殖，增加
13. supplement n. 补给品
14. berry n. 浆果
15. broccoli n. 花茎甘蓝，花椰菜
16. spinach n. 菠菜
17. kiwi-fruit n. 猕猴桃
18. inflammatory adj. 炎性的，炎的
19. sort of 有几分，在一定程度上
20. zinc gluconate 葡萄糖酸锌
gluconate n. 葡萄糖酸盐
21. pee n. 小便
22. yellowish adj. 微黄的，淡黄的