But the water which comes to our houses is almost always hard water.

但是流到我们屋子里的水, 差不多总是硬水。

Then you may begin to wonder: Do I have hard water?

那么你可能会开始怀疑：我（家也）有硬水吗？

Hard water is safe to drink and may even be beneficial to someone who is mineral-deficient.

硬水可以安全饮用，甚至可能对缺乏矿物质的有益。

If your water picks up calcium and magnesium in large amounts en route to your tap, it's considered hard water.

如果你的水在通往水龙头的途中大量吸收钙和镁，那就被认为是硬水。

We don't want to be boosting the yellow, as does hard water and chlorine.

我们不希望增调，硬水和氯气也是如此。

Secondly, always use filtered water, as if you use hardened water, then the flavour of the tea will react with the calcium.

其次， 务必使用过滤水，因为若使用硬水， 茶的味道会与水中的钙发生反应。

It goes through a course of hard water and Chicago dirt and comes up looking like a rose leaf with the morning dew on it.

它经过一段硬水和芝哥的泥土， 看起来像一片玫瑰叶， 上面有晨露。

Hard water, for example, has higher mineral and deposit content that can overwhelm a surfactant, so other chemicals have to be added to the shampoo to counteract the ions that make the surfactants ineffective.

例如，硬水含有较高的矿物质和沉积物，可以压倒表面活性剂，因此必须在洗发水中添其他化学物质来抵消使表面活性剂失效的离子作用。