每天都读书的人更长寿

People who read live longer. Thirty minutes a day is good. Reading keeps our mind busy. It lowers¹ our stress. Books are better than newspapers and magazines. Researchers looked at the lifestyles and reading habits of 3,500 men and women for 12 years. Everyone was over 50 years old at the start of the research.

 

People who read for up to 3.5 hours a week are 17 per cent less likely to die than people who do not read. Older people live longer when they read. A researcher said it didn't matter if you were male or female², healthy, rich or went to a good school. People over 65 years old watch too much TV. They should read more.

1 lowers   

v.（使）降低， （使）跌落( lower的第三人称单数 )；削弱；削减；减少

参考例句：

• The reduction in white blood cell counts lowers resistance to disease. 白细胞总数的减少，会降低对疾病的抵抗力。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sun lowers in the west. 太阳从西边落下。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 female   

adj.雌的，女(性)的；n.雌性的动物，女子

参考例句：

• We only employ female workers.我们只雇用女工。
• The animal in the picture was a female elephant.照片上的动物是头母象。