时差N小时 动物也会患关节炎?(下)

Specifically, the researchers have observed that moose that suffer from arthritis¹ seem to have not had access to proper nutrition early in life.

特别需要注意的是，研究人员观察的那些患关节炎的糜鹿似乎在幼年时期都没有获得足够营养。

Perhaps they were born during a drought when there weren’t enough berries and other plants to eat. Whatever the case, even if those moose had plenty to eat later on, their very early nutritional² deficits³ appear to have doomed⁴ them to an adult life of aching joints⁵.

也许是因为它们出生在旱期，没有足够的浆果和其他植物果腹。无论如何，即便那些糜鹿后来有足够的食物，它们幼年的营养匮乏导致其成年生活注定要忍受关节炎的折磨。

The takeaway for scientists who study arthritis, and doctors who treat it in people, is that how and what we eat, even as babies, may lay the foundation for chronic⁶ arthritis and other health problems later in life.

研究关节炎的科学家和治疗关节炎的医生得出结论：即便是婴儿时期，我们的饮食方式和所吃食物可能会为日后患慢性关节炎和其他健康问题埋下隐患。

And thanks to the moose, those scientists are also beginning to better understand the sorts of diets that could lower those risks.

多亏了对麋鹿的研究，那些科学家也开始更好地了解可降低患关节炎风险的饮食种类。

1 arthritis   

n.关节炎

参考例句：

• Rheumatoid arthritis has also been linked with the virus.风湿性关节炎也与这种病毒有关。
• He spent three months in the hospital with acute rheumatic arthritis.他患急性风湿性关节炎，在医院住了三个月。

2 nutritional   

adj.营养的，滋养的

参考例句：

• A diet lacking in nutritional value will not keep a person healthy.缺乏营养价值的饮食不能维持人的健康。
• The labels on food products give a lot of information about their nutritional content.食品上的标签提供很多关于营养成分的信息。

3 deficits   

n.不足额( deficit的名词复数 )；赤字；亏空；亏损

参考例句：

• The Ministry of Finance consistently overestimated its budget deficits. 财政部一贯高估预算赤字。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Many of the world's farmers are also incurring economic deficits. 世界上许多农民还在遭受经济上的亏损。 来自辞典例句

4 doomed   

命定的

参考例句：

• The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment. 法庭判处被告长期监禁。
• A country ruled by an iron hand is doomed to suffer. 被铁腕人物统治的国家定会遭受不幸的。

5 joints   

接头( joint的名词复数 )； 关节； 公共场所（尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所） （非正式）； 一块烤肉 （英式英语）

参考例句：

• Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on gas mains. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在煤气的总管道上了。
• Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on steam pipes. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在蒸气管道上了。

6 chronic   

adj.(疾病)长期未愈的，慢性的；极坏的

参考例句：

• Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
• Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。