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Hey, Squeaks! I have a question for you:
嗨，吱吱，我有个问题问你：
Have you ever stuck your finger in your ear and wondered what that waxy stuff in there is?
你有没有过把手指伸到耳朵里，想知道里面那蜡状的东西是什么的时候？
It's okay, you can be honest!
好吧，你照实说吧！
It might be sticky and yellow, or dry and flaky. But either way, it's earwax!
它可能又黏又黄，或者又干又薄。但不管哪一种，它都是耳屎！
And it's really important for protecting your ears.
耳屎对于保护耳朵非常重要！
Earwax is also called cerumen, and it's made by special tiny parts of the ear canal inside your ear.
耳屎也可以叫耳垢，它是由耳道里特殊的微小部分构成的。
Ears are pretty amazing. There's the part you can see on the outside, like your ear lobes,
耳朵很神奇。有可以在外面看到的部分，如耳垂，
but there's also a whole lot of stuff happening inside your ear!
但也有很多事情发生在你的耳朵内部！
Your ear canal, where your earwax comes from, is kind of like a tunnel that connects inside of your ear to the outside.
产生耳屎的耳道，有点儿像连接耳朵内外的隧道。
Your ears are always making earwax, but you don't make any kind of wax anywhere else in your body.
你的耳朵总是在制造耳屎，但你不会在身体的其他部位制造任何种类的蜡状物。
After the earwax is made, it moves from the middle part of your ear canal to the outer part of your ear canal,
耳屎产生后，从耳道中部移动到外部，
where you can easily see, and even touch it!
你轻易就能看见，甚至摸到！
And you know what, Squeaks?
吱吱，你知道吗？
Your earwax is moving right now as we're talking.
我们讲话的时候你的耳屎就在移动。
When your mouth moves around as you talk and chew, that helps push the earwax along toward the outside of your ear.
你讲话和咀嚼时，你的嘴会来回移动，这有助于把耳屎推到耳朵外面。
So talking to you right now is keeping my earwax in motion!
所以和你讲话时，我的耳屎正在移动！
Earwax may seem pretty simple, but it has a lot of jobs.
耳屎可能看起来很简单，但它有很多工作。
Most importantly, it keeps your ears protected!
最重要的是保护你的耳朵！
It moisturizes your ears to keep them from getting too dry and itchy,
耳屎能湿润你的耳朵，防止它们变得太干和发痒，
and it also helps get rid of tiny pieces of dead skin from your ear canal.
而且它还能帮助你去除耳道上里细小的死皮。
It also has the really important job of keeping germs out of the inside of your ear, where they could give you an infection.
耳屎还有一项非常重要的工作，将传染的细菌从你的耳朵内部排除出去。
Earwax also protects your eardrums: a thin, skin-like layer inside your ears that helps you hear sounds.
耳屎还会保护你的耳膜：它是你耳朵里皮肤状的薄层，可以帮助你听声音。
Since it's so sticky, earwax can stop and catch any pesky specks of dust and dirt before they get to your sensitive eardrums.
因为耳屎太黏了，它可以在任何讨厌的灰尘污垢到达敏感的耳膜之前阻止并抓住它们。
So, earwax is totally awesome!
所以，耳屎很了不起！
And there's nothing special you need to do to get rid of it or keep your ears clean, just taking baths is usually enough.
你不必做特别的事来清除耳屎保持耳朵清洁，洗澡就够了。
Different people have different kinds of earwax, there's the extra sticky kind, and the dry and flaky kind.
不同的人有不同种类的耳屎，有特别黏的，也有干燥薄片状的。
But don't go sticking anything in your friends' ears to figure out what kind of earwax they have.
但不要把任何东西伸到朋友的耳朵里，来确定它们耳屎的种类。
It's not a good idea to stick anything in your ears, or anyone else's ears, because you could hurt them.
把任何东西伸到你的或是他人的耳朵都不好，因为你可能会伤害它们。
All types of earwax are incredible ear protectors.
所有类型的耳屎都是不可思议的耳朵保护者。
For such a simple thing, earwax does a lot of hard work!
对于这样简单的事情，耳屎做了很多艰苦的工作！
Thanks for joining us!
感谢您收看本期节目！
If you want to keep learning and having fun with Squeaks and me, hit the subscribe button,
如果你想继续学习，与我和吱吱一起共享美好时光，就点击订阅按钮吧，
and we'll see you next time, here at the Fort!
我们下期见，沃斯堡等你哦！
