新奇事件簿 居住在快餐厅旁边有害健康

New research in the USA says it is unhealthy to live in areas with lots of fast food restaurants. A study by the University of Michigan said people who live within walking distance of fast food restaurants have a 13 per cent higher chance of having a stroke¹. Lead researcher Dr. Lewis Morgenstern and his team analyzed² the social status of the 1,247 people who had strokes³ in an area of Texas over a three-year period. The area was home to 262 fast food restaurants. The team compared the stroke victims’ social status with how close they lived to the restaurants. He concluded there was a strong relationship between the distance someone lived to fast food restaurants and their chances of having a stroke.

美国一项最新研究表示，居住在快餐厅密集的地区对健康不利。密歇根大学一项调查发现，居住在快餐厅步行距离范围内的人中风的几率高13%。首席研究员Lewis Morgenstern和他的团队在三年的时间内分析了得克萨斯一个地区1247名中风患者的社会地位。该地区有262家快餐厅。研究团队比对了中风患者的社会地位和他们距离快餐厅的范围。他得出结论，距离快餐厅的范围和患中风的几率之间存在密切关系。

A stroke is similar to a heart attack, except it attacks the brain. Strokes are among the biggest killers⁴ in the USA. Many are the result of unhealthy eating. A diet that has a large amount of fast food and other junk food increases the chances of having a stroke. Dr. Morgenstern’s research found that there could be up to 33 different fast food restaurants in an area. This puts people living nearby more at risk of a stroke. Dr. Morgenstern said he didn’t know whether it was the actual fast food that increased the risk of stroke. He said fast food restaurants are more common in poorer neighbourhoods where people are less educated and generally have unhealthier and more stressful lifestyles.

中风与心脏病类似，不过患病的是大脑。中风是美国最大的杀手之一。许多病例都是不健康饮食造成的。大量快餐和其他垃圾食品的饮食结构会增加中风的风险。Morgenstern医生的研究发现，该地区可能有33个不同的快餐厅。这导致居住在附近的人中风的风险更高。Morgenstern医生表示，他并不知道是不是快餐增加了中风的风险。他说，快餐厅在较贫困地区最为常见，这些地方的人们受教育水平较低，生活压力更大，生活方式更不健康。

1 stroke   

n.笔画，击打，连续的动作，中风，心跳；vt.奉承，轻抚； vi.击打，心跳...

参考例句：

• He drove in a nail with one stroke of the hammer.他一锤就把钉子敲进去了。
• He broke the lock with one stroke of the hammer.他一锤就把锁砸坏了。

2 analyzed   

v.分析( analyze的过去式和过去分词 )；分解；解释；对…进行心理分析

参考例句：

• The doctors analyzed the blood sample for anemia. 医生们分析了贫血的血样。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The young man did not analyze the process of his captivation and enrapturement, for love to him was a mystery and could not be analyzed. 这年轻人没有分析自己蛊惑著迷的过程，因为对他来说，爱是个不可分析的迷。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 strokes   

中风； a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.； （游泳或划船的）划( stroke的名词复数 )； 中风； （打、击等的）一下； （成功的）举动

参考例句：

• Apply the paint thickly in even strokes. 涂颜料要厚，笔画要匀。
• To improve your tennis strokes you try using a different grip. 为了提高你网球的击球法，你试试用另一种握拍方法。

4 killers   

凶手( killer的名词复数 )； 消灭…者； 致命物； 极难的事

参考例句：

• He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice. 他要将杀人凶手绳之以法的决心一直没有动摇。
• They were professional killers who did in John. 杀死约翰的这些人是职业杀手。