Being married 'protects your health' 婚姻生活能“保护你的身体健康”
研究者们称,如果你有胆固醇过高等易引发心脏疾病的征兆,那么婚姻似乎可以大大增加你的存活率。这些科学家在一次心脏学术会议上就这个有近百万名英国成年人参与的调查结果发言时说,“这可能是因为我们的配偶会时刻敦促我们关注自身的健康状况”。 请听报道。
All the men and women enrolled in the study who were in their 50s, 60, or 70s at the start had at least one major risk factor for heart disease. Over the next 14 years, the married people fared much better than those who were single.
Married people with high cholesterol were 16% more likely to be alive at the end of the study than those who were unmarried. People with diabetes and high blood pressure also had a higher survival rate if they were married.
The picture was less clear for people cohabiting, separated, divorced or widowed. And the researchers didn’t check if the married people were in happy relationships. They suspect but can’t prove that having someone special in your life is what’s important, rather than simply getting hitched. A spouse may encourage you to stay fit and well.
词汇表 enrolled in 参与了
risk factor 引发…的因素,患…的因素
fared 过得(书面语)
high cholesterol 高胆固醇
diabetes 糖尿病
high blood pressure 高血压
survival rate 存活率,生存率
picture 情况,全貌
cohabiting 未婚同居的
separated 夫妻分居的
divorced 已离婚的
widowed 丧偶的
suspect 认为可能,猜想
special 特殊的,格外重要的
getting hitched 结婚
spouse 配偶
测验 请听报道并回答下列问题。
1. What was the time span of the research?
2. What didn't the researchers check?
3. True or false? The researchers are sure that having someone special in your life is what makes us healthier.
4. Which word in the text can be used to describe a healthy and physically strong person?
答案 1. What was the time span of the study?
The time span of the study was 14 years.
2. What didn't the researchers check?
The researchers didn’t check if the married people were in happy relationships.
3. True or false? The researchers are sure that having someone special in your life is what makes people healthier.
False. The researchers suspect so, which means that they believe it is probable, but can’t show that it is true.
4. Which word in the text can be used to describe someone healthy and physically strong?
Fit.
冠词用法的速记口诀
过去进行时的语法知识
英语语法:疑问代词
英语语法:none, few, some, any, one, ones的区别
名词所有格的语法速记口诀
英语语法:不定冠词的用法
英语语法:物主代词
英语语法:反身代词
英语语法:人称代词之主、宾格的替换
英语语法:one/another/the other的区别
接动名词作宾语的动词速记口诀
英语语法:代词的指代问题
英语语法:关系代词
相互代词的用法
few, a few, little, a little在用法上的区别
现在进行时语法知识点
一般将来时的语法知识
英语语法:many,much的区别
名词单数变复数规则语法速记口诀
一般过去时的语法知识要点
感叹句速记语法口诀
中考英语选择填空得分要点:注意特殊的语法现象
英语语法:both, either, neither, all, any, none的区别
不定代词的用法
other, the other, another, others, the others的区别
英语语法:指示代词
一般将来时语法应用知识
英语语法:every , no, all, both, neither, nor的区别
英语语法:零冠词的用法
不定式作宾语补足语速记语法口诀
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