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Reading a chapter a day may keep the doctor away.
每天閱讀一章能讓醫生遠離你
That's according to a new study of the benefits of reading books.
這是根據一項關于閱讀好處的新研究。
Researchers say they found book readers live an average of two years longer than people who don't read at all.
研究人員稱，他們發現閱讀者比那些從不讀書者平均多活兩年。
The study's authors analyzed data from more than 3,500 people who were participating in a larger health study. They were all over the age of 50 and answered several questions about reading.
這項研究的作者分析了來自3,500多名參與健康調研的數據。參與者都有50多歲，他們回答了有關閱讀的幾個問題。
Researchers then divided the participants into three groups: those who didn't read any books, those who read books for up to three and a half hours a week and those who read books longer than that.
研究人員將參與者分為三組：分別為完全不閱讀的人，每周閱讀達三個半小時的人以及閱讀更長的人。
After controlling for certain factors such as gender, education level, income and race, the authors found those who read for up to three and a half hours per week were 17 percent less likely to die over 12 years of follow-up.
在控制一些確定因素，如性別、教育水平、收入和種族后，研究者發現那些每周閱讀達三個半小時的人在接下來的12年里死亡的可能性少百分之17。
And those participants who reported reading more than that were 23 percent less likely to die.
參與者中閱讀更多的人死亡的可能性少百分之23。
The study's senior author told The New York Times, People who report as little as a half-hour a day of book reading had a significant survival advantage over those who did not read.
這項研究的高級作者告訴紐約時報，那些每天只閱讀半小時的人比那些不讀書的人有顯著的生存優勢。
Now, the reason why book lovers appear to live longer is still unclear.
現在，熱愛閱讀者能更長壽的原因仍不清楚。
But several recent studies have shown books can have a positive impact on a person's life.
但最近幾項研究表明，書籍可以對一個人的生活產生積極的影響。
Like this report published in The Economic Journal back in the spring.
類似這樣的報告春季發表在經濟學雜志上。
Researchers found children who had access to books were able to expect a higher adult income than those who didn't.
研究人員發現，孩子時期經常閱讀的人長大后可能會有更高的收入。
You can read more about this most recent study in the journal Social Science and Medicine. After all, it's good for your health.
你可以在社會科學和醫學雜志上閱讀更多有關的最新研究。畢竟，這對你的健康有好處。
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