What's good?

寒いのも当たり前！もうすぐ１２月です。
もう２００９年も終わりに近づいているなんて
本当に１年は早いですね。
気温がぐっと低くなり、体調を崩されている方が
多くなりましたが、皆様もお気を付け下さい。
今日は体を温める食べ物の話です。

It's that time of the year again - the cold season.
Everyone is starting to sneeze, cough and sniff
on the trains.
So what can you do to keep healthy?
Eat garlic.

I know many Japanese don't like the smell of
garlic or the strong taste. But garlic is famous
for fighting against colds. If you can't bring
yourself to eat garlic or cook it, then try honey
and fresh ginger. Boil the kettle and　finely chop
up some ginger, place it in the bottom of your
cup and add at least one tea spoon of honey.
The honey should help soothe a sore or scratchy
throat. The ginger should help fight to keep your
body warmer and acts as a natural medicine
against colds (just like garlic). The Chinese
natural herbal doctors have been using these
ingredients for centuries. Chinese natural medicine
is now becoming popular again. I promise you,
I do practice what I preach here. Every Saturday
evening I cook garlic for my dinner. Every morning
I have honey on my warm cereal. And ginger is
regularly used for both meals and drinks.
Try them all!

Can't bring oneself to=〜する気になれない
ingredients=材料
Practice what you preach
=諺で「人に説くことを自分でも実行しなさい。」
=Do what you say, not just talk about it

楽しい英会話なら「英会話ベラ」