I've had it before, the sense that even in the course of my most legitimate and daily actions—peeling a banana, brushing my teeth—I am trespassing.

我以前也有过这种感觉，我觉得即使是我最合法的日常行为（剥香蕉、刷牙），我也是在犯罪。

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They found that the average person's mind wandered most frequently about 65% of the time during personal activities, such as brushing their teeth and combing their hair.

他们发现，一般人在刷牙、梳头等个人活动中最常走神，约有65%的时间在走神。

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She was brushing her teeth and the tap was on.

她正在刷牙，水龙头一直开着。

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Even the smallest daily activity, like brushing one's teeth, requires a trip to the tank, where people pay a large portion of their meager salaries for containers of cloudy,brackish water.

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This idea is rooted in the peasant habit of swilling the mouth out with green tea, instead of brushing the teeth.

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Consumers can reduce the amount of water through direct action - by applying a water-saving showerhead, shutting off the tap during teeth brushing, by not disposing of medicines, paints or other pollutants down the sink etc.

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There's 3-year-old Anilius, 5-year-old Jasahni, and 10-year-old Destiny, who is brushing her teeth and helping the others get ready for school.

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