压力源-噪音(6)

压力源

 

Noise

 

噪音

 

Exposing yourself to loud noises can wear on you because it activates¹ your flight-or-flight response, triggering higher a drenaline and blood pressure, says author A.J. Jacobs in his book Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble² Quest For Bodily Perfection.

 

Jacobs cites a study that compared kids at a public school who studied in quiet settings vs. those who were in classrooms who hearda train go by every five minutes. Those in the quiet setting were one year ahead in reading by the sixth grade.

 

Another study showed that people who worked at noisy jobs had two to three times the heart problems as those who worked in quiet environments.

 

If we're hearing loud noises all day long, our mindsand bodies will keep activating³ the fight-or-flight response, which means wedon't get the much-needed downtime.

 

1 activates   

使活动，起动，触发( activate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Activates the window and displays it in its current size and position. 激活窗口，保持当前的大小及位置不变。
• Pulling out the alarm switch activates alarm and pushing it deactivates it. 闹钟的开和关是通过拔出和按入闹铃开关实现的。

2 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

3 activating   

活动的，活性的

参考例句：

• "I didn't say we'd got to stop activating the masses! “我并没说就此不发动！ 来自子夜部分
• Presumably both the very small size and activating influence of fluorine atoms contribute to this exception. 这大概是由于氟原子半径小和活性高这两个原因的影响，氟原子对这种例外做出了贡献。