可可電臺,每期節目一話題,讓英語磨練耳朵的同時學到更多有益的小知識,豐富知識的同時受益于生活。
本期節目話題:Everyday health hazard 1:Lying
日常健康危害之1:撒謊
對人類身體健康造成危害的生活習慣非常多,可能某些生活習慣看起來微不足道,但是它們確確實實地不利于我們的健康,今天Ukki將帶著大家一起來揭秘眾多危害人類健康的生活習慣之一。
Whether you’re complimenting your best friend’s unflattering hairdoor “improvising” on the cost of your new designer shoes, we all tell the oddfib from time to time. However, according to research, those little white lies could be more harmful than you think.
無論你是在恭維你最好朋友那不討喜的發型,或臨時沖動購物買下最新名牌鞋,在這時候我們通常會撒一些古怪的小謊。但是最新的研究顯示,即便是那些無害純潔的小謊言也會帶來意想不到的危害。
Lying can generate feelings of stress which are damaging to yourhealth, and a study by researchers at the University of Notre Dame found that when people reduced the amount of lies they told they suffered from less headaches, sore throats and anxiety.
撒謊會產生壓力,而壓力會損害你的健康。一項來自圣母大學的研究發現,當人們減少說謊話的次數時,他們就會減少頭疼、咽喉疼痛和焦慮的患病次數。
【知識點】
compliment 恭維,稱贊
flatter奉承
hairdo發型
white lie純潔無害的謊言,善意的謊言
amount of大量的
【例句】Don't be daunted by the amount ofwork stillto be done.
不要因那大量待做的工作而失去信心。
sufferfrom遭受
【例句】How long have you been suffering from a headache?
你頭痛有多久了?