囧研究：懒人有理！不叠被子更有益健康

 　　There are two kinds of people in this world: those who religiously make their bed every day in cleanliness and order… and the rest of us. If you’re in the latter group, then I’ve got some good news: keeping your bed messy might be good for your health.

　　世界上有两种人：一种是每天确保床铺整洁有序的人；另一种就是……床上一团糟的人。如果你属于后者，那我有好消息告诉你：床铺乱糟糟的也许有助于身体健康哦！

　　The research was conducted by a team from the Kingston University in England; they used a computer model to predict how the dust mites¹ fare in a range of different conditions – including on a made and non-made bed. They found that the mites flourish on neatly² mate beds, but shrivel and dry otherwise.

　　一支来自英国金斯顿大学的团队做了这样一项调查：他们用电脑模型预测了尘螨在不同环境下的生长情况——包括整洁的床铺和杂乱的床铺。他们发现，螨虫会在整洁的伴侣床上疯狂滋生，而在没有整理的床铺上干瘪死亡。

　　“We know that mites can only survive by taking in water from the atmosphere using small glands³ on the outside of their body,” lead researcher Stephen Pretlove told the BBC when the research was released. “Something as simple as leaving a bed unmade during the day can remove moisture from the sheets and mattress⁴ so the mites will dehydrate⁵ and eventually die.”

　　“我们知道，螨虫只有靠体外的小腺体从外界环境中汲取水分才能生存。”研究公开后，首席研究员史蒂芬在接受BBC采访时说道。“白天起床不整理床铺这类简单的事情，能让床单和床垫除湿，从而螨虫会脱水而死。”

　　I’m hoping that soon they will prove that not making your bed is indeed detrimental⁶ to mites… or, you know, any reason to not make your bed.

　　我希望，没多久专家们就能证明不叠被子的确能杀死螨虫...或者不论出于什么原因，只要不再需要叠被子就可以，你懂的

1 mites   

n.（尤指令人怜悯的）小孩( mite的名词复数 )；一点点；一文钱；螨

参考例句：

• The only discovered animals are water bears, mites, microscopic rotifers. 能够发现的动物只有海蜘蛛、螨和微小的轮虫。 来自辞典例句
• Mites are frequently found on eggs. 螨会经常出现在蛋上。 来自辞典例句

2 neatly   

adv.整洁地，干净地，灵巧地，熟练地

参考例句：

• Sailors know how to wind up a long rope neatly.水手们知道怎样把一条大绳利落地缠好。
• The child's dress is neatly gathered at the neck.那孩子的衣服在领口处打着整齐的皱褶。

3 glands   

n.腺( gland的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a snake's poison glands 蛇的毒腺
• the sebaceous glands in the skin 皮脂腺

4 mattress   

n.床垫，床褥

参考例句：

• The straw mattress needs to be aired.草垫子该晾一晾了。
• The new mattress I bought sags in the middle.我买的新床垫中间陷了下去。

5 dehydrate   

vt.使脱水

参考例句：

• People can very quickly dehydrate in the desert.人在沙漠里很快就会脱水。
• Without these structures, many warm-blooded animals would quickly dehydrate,especially in dry climates.没有这样的结构，许多温血动物将很快脱水，特别是在干燥的气候条件下。

6 detrimental   

adj.损害的，造成伤害的

参考例句：

• We know that heat treatment is detrimental to milk.我们知道加热对牛奶是不利的。
• He wouldn't accept that smoking was detrimental to health.他不相信吸烟有害健康。