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。

Some simple habits that help extend life

延長壽命的簡單習慣

Health examinations and medical tests

健康檢查和醫療檢查

Improving life expectancy through health checks and performing medical tests is not really a way to help live longer and extend life but this is an effective way to predict more years of health.

通過健康檢查和醫學測試來提高預期壽命并不是真正幫助人們活得更久，延長壽命的一種方法，但這是一種預測更長壽的有效方法。

Screening and medical tests can help detect and treat illnesses early, if possible, which can help extend the life of an infected person.

如果可能的話，篩查和醫學檢查可以幫助及早發現和治療疾病，這有助于延長感染者的壽命。

【知識點講解】

expectancy n. 期待；預期

例句：

A quiver of expectancy ran through the audience.

全場引頸以待，群情鼎沸。

Tense with expectancy, I waited for my name to be called.

我緊張而滿懷期望地等著我的名字被叫到。

Women have a higher life expectancy than men.

女人比男人的預期壽命長。

detect v. 發覺；察覺；探測

例句：

Do I detect a tinge of irony?

我覺得這話有點兒像反話吧?

If you read between the lines, you can detect his contrived explanation.

在字里行間，你可以看出他牽強的解釋。

I seemed to detect some anger in his voice.

我似乎在他的聲音中聽出一些怒氣。

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