赖世雄英语新闻听力通 第59期:有宠物的小孩不容易过敏

 (SAN FRANCISCO, AP)Infants who grow up with cats or dogs may be less likely to suffer from allergies¹ and asthma² later in life.

（美联社旧金山电）成长期间有猫狗陪伴的婴儿，长大后可能比较不会有过敏症或气喘的毛病。

Research suggests that exposure to pets early in life might actually help the body build defenses against allergies and asthma.

研究发现，小时候就接触宠物，可能真的有助于身体抵抗过敏与气喘。

Kids exposed to animals before one year of age received the most benefits.

一岁前就接触动物的小孩受益最多。

1 allergies   

n.[医]过敏症；[口]厌恶，反感；（对食物、花粉、虫咬等的）过敏症( allergy的名词复数 )；变态反应，变应性

参考例句：

• Food allergies can result in an enormous variety of different symptoms. 食物过敏会引发很多不同的症状。 来自辞典例句
• Let us, however, examine one of the most common allergies; hayfever. 现在让我们来看看最常见的变态反应的一种--枯草热。 来自辞典例句

2 asthma   

n.气喘病，哮喘病

参考例句：

• I think he's having an asthma attack.我想他现在是哮喘病发作了。
• Its presence in allergic asthma is well known.它在过敏性气喘中的存在是大家很熟悉的。