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。

The advantages of learning a foreign language.

學習一門外語的優勢

You stave off Alzheimer's and dementia

延緩老年癡呆或者其他癡呆癥

Several studies have been conducted on this topic,and the results are consistent.

針對這一話題開展過多項研究，結果是一致的。

For monolingual adults, the mean age for the first signs of dementia is 71.4.

對于只講一種語言的成人，初現癡呆癥狀的平均年齡是71.4。

For adults who speak two or more languages, the meanage for those first signs is 75.5. Studies considered factors such as education level, income level, gender, and physical health, but the results were consistent.

對于能講兩種或者以上語言的成人，平均年齡為75.5。這些研究考慮了諸如教育、收入、性別和身體健康等多方面的因素，但結果都是一致的。

【知識點津】

conduct vt.& vi.引導； 帶領； 控制； 傳導

例句：

She was found guilty of unprofessional conduct.

她因違反職業道德而被判罪。

consisten adj.一致的； [數學、統計學]相容的； 一貫的； 連續的

例句：

She's not very consistent in the way she treats her children.

她對待孩子反復無常。

[本節目屬可可原創，未經許可請勿轉載]