Wash your hands 洗手不干了
A person washes her hands under a tap using a bar of soap
今日小常識(shí)
Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis discovered the importance of handwashing in stopping infection in 1847. He realised doctors were transferring infections to patients because they didn't wash their hands, with many patients dying as a result. After he introduced handwashing rules, these deaths were significantly reduced.
匈牙利醫(yī)生Ignaz Semmelweis 在1847年發(fā)現(xiàn)洗手能減少細(xì)菌傳播的重要性。他發(fā)現(xiàn)當(dāng)時(shí)由于醫(yī)生不洗手，從而把細(xì)菌傳染給了病人，以導(dǎo)致很多病人因此死亡。在他推行了一系列洗手規(guī)定后，由于交叉感染導(dǎo)致的病人死亡的概率大大減少。
今日短語(yǔ)
短語(yǔ) wash one’s hands of 的意思是退出參與某事，不再過問某事，徹底洗手不干了。
例句
The studio executives turned the movie from a drama into a comedy. The director got angry and washed his hands of the whole project.
Mr Brooks was tired of helping lazy students every day. He decided to wash his hands of them and only concentrate on the pupils who worked hard.
請(qǐng)注意
短語(yǔ) something will not wash with somebody 的意思是某事不會(huì)被別人相信。這是一個(gè)非正式表達(dá)。
例句
Susan said she was late because she had to go to a funeral, but that excuse won't wash with her teacher any more. He now knows there was no funeral.
