夏说英语新闻晨读 第530期:养狗能包治百病吗?

 本期内容：

Dogs really are our best friends, according to a Swedish study that says canine¹ ownership could reduce heart disease. A study of 3.4 million people between the ages of 40 and 80 found that having a dog was associated with a 23% reduction in death from heart disease and a 20% lower risk of dying from any cause over the 12 years of the study. Previous studies have suggested dogs relieve social isolation² and depression – both linked to an increased risk of heart disease and early death.

according to: 根据
canine: adj. 犬科的
reduce: vt. 减少；缩小
reduction: n. 减少
be associated with: 和……相关
relieve: vt. 缓解；解除
isolation: n. 孤独；隔离
isolated³: adj. 孤独的；隔离的
depression: n. 沮丧；抑郁症
depressed⁴: adj. 沮丧的；郁闷的
be linked to: 和……相关
be associated with: 与……相关

1 canine   

adj.犬的，犬科的

参考例句：

• The fox is a canine animal.狐狸是犬科动物。
• Herbivorous animals have very small canine teeth,or none.食草动物的犬牙很小或者没有。

2 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

3 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

4 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。