双语：喝茶能防雾霾？医学专家说不靠谱
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As parts of China continue to be engulfed by choking smog, many are turning to traditional Chinese medicine to combat the pollution’s effect on their health.[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 随着中国部分地区持续被令人窒息的雾霾笼罩，一些人开始求助中医，以对抗污染对健康带来的影响。[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] One practice that has gained popularity is drinking "anti-smog" tea, which some believe can "clean" their lungs.[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 其中一项开始流利起来的行为，就是喝“抗霾”茶，一些人相信这可以“清肺”。[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] But a leading Chinese medicine practitioner has sought to dispel this myth, saying it is ineffective.[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 但一位著名的中医力图打破这一神话，他表示喝抗霾茶其实无效。[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] Anti-smog" teas have become more widely available in Chinese medicine shops, pharmacies and online sites as the smog in China has worsened over the last few years.[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 由于近几年来雾霾在中国许多的地区变得越来越糟糕，在中国的中药店、药房和网络上也都能更容易的买到“抗霾”茶。[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] There are different recipes, but they generally are made up of Chinese herbs such as dried flowers and roots.[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 这些抗霾茶配方不同，但其成分一般都是中草药，比如晒干的花和植物根茎。[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] The practice stems from the Chinese medicinal belief that drinking certain concoctions can boost one’s health and rid the body of impurities.[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 这种做法来源于中医理念，认为饮用某些混合饮品有助健康，排出体内杂质。[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] A 2015 report by Beijing Morning Post noted that several pharmacies in the capital were selling "lung-cleansing teas to combat smog".[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 2015年《北京晨报》的一则报道指出，北京的多家药房都在出售“清肺抗霾茶”。[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] On popular online marketplace Taobao, "anti-smog" teas can be bought for 20 yuan ($2.90) per packet and one listing claims that its combination of seven ingredients including dried chrysanthemums and honeysuckle can "boost lungs and moisten throats", and "combat the smog".[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 在受欢迎的在线购物平台淘宝网上，“抗霾茶”售价为每包20元（2.9美元）。一份产品列表显示，其由七种成分构成，包括干菊花和金银花等，可以“清肺润喉，对抗雾霾”。[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] But in a recent report by state broadcaster CCTV, Liu Quanqing, president of the Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said such teas were "unreliable".[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 但近日央视报道称，北京中医医院院长刘清泉表示，这种抗霾茶“不可靠”。[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] He noted, that the digestive and respiratory systems were separate, and that many teas contained ingredients which "may cause health problems if taken for a long time."[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 他指出，消化系统和呼吸系统各自独立，很多茶中含有的成分“会导致健康问题，如果长期摄入的话”。[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] What would help instead, Mr Liu added, was maintaining a healthy diet and boosting one’s immune system.[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 刘院长补充说，只有保持健康饮食，增强免疫力，这才可以抗霾。[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] The same report also quoted officials from China’s communicable disease centre as saying that using air purifiers and wearing masks were more effective in combating the smog.[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 这则报道还引述了中国传染病中心负责人的话说，使用空气净化器和戴口罩对抗霾更有效。[/font][/color]
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