This is Inside Japan.

這就是日本內部。

Cities in Japan are very populated, and many people come into close contact with other people.

日本的城市人口眾多，很多人都會和其他的人親密接觸。

Because of this, people try their best to avoid spreading germs.

正因為如此，人們儘量避免傳播病菌。

When it comes to sickness, people would wear surgical masks for two reasons: to prevent and to protect.

說到生病，人們會戴上手術口罩，原因有兩個：預防和保護。

If someone is sick, they would wear a mask so they can try to prevent their germs from passing to other people.

如果有人生病了，他們會戴上口罩，這樣可以儘量防止他們的病菌傳染給其他人。

If someone wanted to protect themselves from getting sick, they would wear the mask even though it doesn't help as much as people think.

如果有人想保護自己不生病，就會戴上口罩，儘管口罩的作用沒有人們想象的那麼大。

Another reason why someone would wear a mask is to not breathe in pollen during the spring.

有人會戴口罩的另一個原因是為了在春季不吸入花粉。

Many people get hay fever during the spring, and in Japan because of the cedar trees. Masks would help in this case.

很多人在春天的時候會得花粉症，在日本，因為有杉樹。在這種情況下，口罩會有幫助。

A reason some women wear masks is to wear little to no makeup.

有些女性戴口罩的原因是幾乎不化妝。

If going out for only about 10 minutes, would it be worth it to spend time putting on makeup or would it be easier to cover up with a mask, hat, and glasses?

如果出門只有10分鐘左右的時間，花時間化妝是值得的，還是用口罩、帽子、眼鏡來遮擋更方便？

Likewise, some male and female celebrities wear these items to hide their identities when going out.

同樣，一些男女明星在外出時也會佩戴這些物品來隱藏身份。

If you have any questions about Japan or about anything in this video feel, free to ask in the comment section or contact us on Twitter @InsideJapanInfo.

如果你有任何關於日本的問題或關於這段視頻中的任何問題，請在評論區提問或在Twitter上聯繫我們@InsideJapanInfo。

This was Inside Japan and thank you for watching.

這是《日本內部》，謝謝你的觀看。