时差N小时 为什么哭泣时会流鼻涕?(上)

（单词翻译）

Why Does Crying Make Your Nose Run?

为什么哭泣时会流鼻涕?

When you burst out crying, you expect the bleary red eyes and the rivers of tears that stream down your cheeks.

当人们放声大哭时，会出现红肿而模糊的泪眼以及簌簌的泪水会顺着面颊滑落。

But on top of all that, your nose starts to run like a faucet¹.

而最重要的是，鼻涕也会如打开的水龙头般流个不停。

Why does this happen? What’s the connection between crying and a runny nose?

怎么会出现这种情况？哭泣与流鼻涕之间有何联系呢？

Where Do Tears Come From?

眼泪从何而来？

Tears come from tear glands² located just over the eye, behind the bone.

眼泪是由眼骨后面的泪腺分泌而成的。

As tears rinse³ down over your eye, they collect at the rims⁴ of your lower eyelids⁶, where some may overflow⁷ and stream down your cheeks.

当泪水溢满眼眶时，它们会聚集在下眼睑边缘，一部分眼泪会溢出眼眶沿脸颊流下。

But that’s not the only escape route for overflowing⁸ tears.

但那并不是眼泪流出来的唯一路线。

If you look very closely at the inside of your eyelid⁵, right near your nose, you’ll see a tiny little hole.

如果仔细观察眼睑内侧靠近鼻子的位置，你会看到一个微小的洞。

You might need to gently pull your eyelid down to see it, because it’s on the inner edge of the eyelid, resting against the eye.

你可能需要轻拉眼睑才能看到，因为它位于靠近眼睛的眼睑内侧。