英语听力文摘 English Digest 570、青少年怎样才能更健康幸福？

 　　What Is The Equation For A Happy, Healthy Teen?

 

　　Teenagers are often a difficult bunch. With all those hormones¹ flooding their bodies, they can be moody², unpredictable, and prone³ to making dubious⁴ choices. But however turbulent their teenage years, kids can still be generally happy, depending on their lifestyle choices.

 

　　According to new research by British scientists, teens who don’t smoke, drink only moderately or not at all, and who don’t eat much junk food tend to be happier than other teens.

 

　　The study looked at 40,000 British households and came up with some interesting findings. For example, kids who never drank alcohol were up to six times more likely to report higher levels of happiness than kids who drank.

 

　　And teens who smoked were five times less likely to rate high on happiness charts compared to kids who don’t smoke. Same goes for diet and physical activity. The more fruits and veggies kids ate, and the more hours they spent playing sports, the happier they were.

 

　　Now, of course this doesn’t mean that not smoking or drinking, and playing sports guarantees happiness. It could be that kids who have happy dispositions⁵ tend to be more active and less inclined to drink or smoke.

 

　　And it could equally be the case that kids who are unhappy are more prone to drink and smoke and eat junk food, instead of the other way around.

 

　　Other studies have shown that exercise is a proven way to fend⁶ off and treat anxiety and depression. Future studies may shore up the notion that other healthful behaviors, including refraining from smoking, drinking, and eating too much junk, can ward⁷ off sadness and boost happiness, too.

 

　　青少年怎样才能更健康幸福？

 

　　青少年通常都很难琢磨。由于血液里的荷尔蒙的作用，他们会变的喜怒无常，阴晴不定，做出的选择往往自己也不确定。但是不管青春期多么的躁动，只要选择正确的生活方式，孩子们依然可以过的很开心。

 

　　英国科学家所做的一项最新调查显示，不抽烟不喝酒或者适量饮酒以及不经常吃垃圾食品的青少年要比其他青少年更幸福。

 

　　4万英国家庭参与了调查，这次调查还总结出一些有趣的结论。例如，与饮酒的孩子相比，从不饮酒的孩子获得更高幸福度的几率是前者的六倍之多。

 

　　而与不吸烟的孩子相比，吸烟的孩子认为自身幸福度较高的几率降低了五倍。饮食与体育活动方面也得出了类似的结论。孩子吃得蔬菜水果越多，并且运动时间越多，他们就会感到越幸福。

 

　　当然并不是说完全不抽烟不喝酒或者经常运动就一定能幸福。事实可能是，那些有乐天性格的孩子倾向于多运动，少吸烟、少喝酒。

 

　　同样，那些不幸福的孩子更倾向于抽烟喝酒吃垃圾食品而不是寻求其他方法来使自己开心。

1 hormones   

n. 荷尔蒙，激素 名词hormone的复数形式

参考例句：

• This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body. 这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。
• The adrenals produce a large per cent of a man's sex hormones. 肾上腺分泌人体的大部分性激素。

2 moody   

adj.心情不稳的，易怒的，喜怒无常的

参考例句：

• He relapsed into a moody silence.他又重新陷于忧郁的沉默中。
• I'd never marry that girl.She's so moody.我决不会和那女孩结婚的。她太易怒了。

3 prone   

adj.(to)易于…的，很可能…的；俯卧的

参考例句：

• Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
• He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。

4 dubious   

adj.怀疑的，无把握的；有问题的，靠不住的

参考例句：

• What he said yesterday was dubious.他昨天说的话很含糊。
• He uses some dubious shifts to get money.他用一些可疑的手段去赚钱。

5 dispositions   

安排( disposition的名词复数 )； 倾向； （财产、金钱的）处置； 气质

参考例句：

• We got out some information about the enemy's dispositions from the captured enemy officer. 我们从捕获的敌军官那里问出一些有关敌军部署的情况。
• Elasticity, solubility, inflammability are paradigm cases of dispositions in natural objects. 伸缩性、可缩性、易燃性是天然物体倾向性的范例。

6 fend   

v.照料（自己），（自己）谋生，挡开，避开

参考例句：

• I've had to fend for myself since I was 14.我从十四岁时起就不得不照料自己。
• He raised his arm up to fend branches from his eyes.他举手将树枝从他眼前挡开。

7 ward   

n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开

参考例句：

• The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
• During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。