壹蘋派生活美語　簡單妙招幫你擊敗打嗝

　　If you’re experiencing hiccups, don’t panic. There are several traditional remedies that people use to deal with this common problem. Try one of the methods below when your diaphragm starts acting up.

Hold your breath: Take a deep breath and hold it for about 10 seconds. This can help stretch out the diaphragm, and with any luck, you can get your breathing back to normal.

Change your posture: You can also try to pull your knees up to your chest and lean forward, which might help reduce the spasms.

　　如果你正在打嗝，請不要驚慌。人們使用幾種傳統療法來解決這個常見的問題。當你的橫膈膜開始出毛病時，請嘗試以下方法之一。

屏住呼吸：深呼吸並屏氣約十秒。這可以幫助伸展橫膈膜，而且幸運的話，你可以讓呼吸恢復正常。

改變你的姿勢：你也可以嘗試將膝蓋拉至胸部並向前傾，這可能有助於減少痙攣。

生活必備字詞：

remedy　n. 治療法

hold one’s breath　　屏住呼吸

take a deep breath　　深呼吸

lean　vi. 傾身，屈身

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