檸檬七大妙用：從提亮膚色到疏通管道

They're tasty and they're healthy, but lemons are simply so much more than for making lemonade.
檸檬美味又健康，其價值不僅僅是制造檸檬水而已。

In a new Daily Mail Online original video, we look at seven different uses for the tart citrus fruit - and none of them have to do with eating them.
在《每日郵報》新發布的一個原創視頻中，我們看到檸檬除了食用，還有七種妙用。

The clip starts with hack number one: refreshing and sanitizing a cleaning board.
妙用一：給砧板清潔消毒。

With garlic and onions being one of the most well-used ingredients in cooking here in the United States, the struggle of washing the pungent smell and flavor out of a cutting board is something many Americans can relate to.
大蒜、洋蔥都是美國人日常生活中常用的烹飪佐料，但在加工之后，如何消除砧板上辛辣刺鼻的味道，困擾著許多美國人。

But not only that, given that you frequently slice up the likes of raw and cooked chicken and meat on the boards as well means it can be home to all sorts of harmful bacteria.
不僅如此，如果你總是用同一塊砧板切菜，不論生食或熟食，雞肉還是豬肉，那么砧板簡直就是滋長各種有害細菌的溫床。

Luckily, life has brought us lemons. Slice one in half and press the fruit against the board, rub vigorously until the juices flow over the board, rinse and enjoy your lemon-fresh cutting board.
所幸，我們還有檸檬。切半顆檸檬，在砧板上重重擠壓，用力擦拭，讓整個砧板都涂滿檸檬汁，沖洗后，砧板將會煥然一新，還帶著怡人的檸檬清香。

For hack number two, our team shows how simply slicing a lemon and squeezing it into your trash can before throwing in the halves can eliminate unpleasant trash odors from your kitchen.
然后視頻向我們展示了妙用二：如何消除廚房垃圾異味。在把廢棄物扔進垃圾桶之前，切個檸檬，往廢棄物上灑些檸檬汁就可以了。

Keeping up with the kitchen theme, the next batch of lemons are used to unclog a drain.
接著讓我們繼續在廚房里“施展魔法”吧：妙用三，用檸檬疏通排水管。

First, several lemons are squeezed for their juices into a cup, then the drain is rinsed with boiling water before being filled with half a box of baking soda.
首先，擠一杯檸檬汁待用，然后往排水管中倒半碗發酵粉，再用沸水沖洗。

Lemon juice is poured over the baking soda, causing it to bubble and fizz. After 15 minutes, the sink is draining smoothly.
最后，將檸檬汁倒入發酵粉中，直到嘶嘶冒泡。等待15分鐘，排水管便暢通如初了。

Another part of your kitchen you can clean with lemons is your microwave. Throwing some lemons and their juices into a cup of water and microwaving for five minutes not only loosens up stains in the microwave so they are easily wiped away, but leaves a fresh smell behind.
另外，檸檬也可以用來清潔微波爐。妙用四：往水杯里放進一些檸檬片和檸檬汁，微波加熱五分鐘，不僅能輕松去除微波爐里的污垢，還能留下淡淡清香。

If you are lucky enough to have a dishwasher in your house, you can also kick up your cleaning by putting a sliced lemon into your dishwasher to freshen things up.
妙用五：家里恰巧有洗碗機的話，同樣可以在洗碗機里放一片檸檬，會幫助廚具洗得更加潔凈。

Taking the hacks outside of the kitchen, the final concoction created for the video is a homemade face scrub.
讓我們把目光轉向廚房之外，視頻里介紹的最后一個妙用便是自制臉部磨砂膏。

The recipe contains three tablespoons of olive oil, the juice of a lemon, two tablespoons of honey and half a cup of sugar. Combine, apply and leave on for 15 minutes.
材料包括：三大勺橄欖油，一顆檸檬的汁水，兩大勺蜂蜜和半杯糖。混合攪拌，敷在臉上靜置15分鐘。

After the time is up, rinse to brighten your skin, help prevent acne and even moisturize.
15分鐘過后，清洗干凈，你就會發現膚色變得透亮迷人，檸檬磨砂膏同時還有防止痤瘡，保濕補水的功效。

Vocabulary

concoction: 調合物

英文來源：每日郵報
譯者：林珊珊（中國日報網愛新聞iNews譯者）
審校&編輯：丹妮