As for the myth about avoiding cold drafts -- forget it.

至于那些可以避免感冒的神秘方法，还是忘掉吧。

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Dodging a cold or flu virus isn't just about washing your hands or avoiding people who are sick.

躲避伤风或流感病菌不仅仅是靠勤洗手或是离那些生病的人远点就可以的。

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If you are an allergy sufferer, I recommend avoiding mucus producing foods, such as dairy, wheat, sugar, and cold raw foods and also taking a probiotic.

如果你属于易过敏体质，最好不要食用易诱发过敏的食物，比如乳制品、小麦，含糖食品、切忌冷食生食。同时可以摄入一些益生素。

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After narrowly avoiding my unpleasant swim in the ice-cold Firth, I returned to my spot in that cleft in the rock.

BBC: Camping on the Canadian tundra

Others preferred the old arrangement, devised for the cold war, under which America promised to defend Japan (avoiding the need for Japan to play a bigger military role of its own) in return for the right to station American troops there to ward off Soviet aggression.

ECONOMIST: A sense of security