新奇事件簿 晚睡坏处多

A new study says that going to bed late may be bad for our health. It may even shorten¹ our life. The study was carried out in the United² Kingdom. Researchers spent six-and-a-half years looking at the lifestyles of 430,000 adults between the ages of 38 and 73. At the end of the study, the researchers compared the deaths of people who went to bed early to those who went to bed late. They found that night owls³ (people who go to bed late) were 10 per cent more likely to die during the period of the study. The researchers concluded⁴ that night owls were at higher risk of an early death than early birds (people who slept early). Night owls were also at a greater risk of poor health compared to early birds.

一项新研究发现晚睡不利健康，甚至可能会缩短我们的寿命。该研究在英国进行。研究人员花了六年半的时间观察430,000名38岁到73岁成年人他们的生活方式。研究结束时，研究人员将早睡和晚睡的死者进行比较。他们发现在研究阶段中，夜猫子（睡得晚的人）的死亡率要高出10%。研究人员推断夜猫子比早起的人（睡得早的人）早逝风险更高。和早起的人相比，夜猫子身体健康状况不良的风险也更大。

The researchers said society and working patterns needed to change to reduce the risks of ill health for night owls. Researcher Malcolm van Schantz said: "This is a public health issue⁵ that can no longer be ignored." He suggested that night owls should be allowed to start and finish work later in the day so they could sleep longer in the morning. The researchers said that night owls were more likely to suffer from mental problems, diabetes⁶, and stomach and breathing troubles. They were also more likely to smoke, drink alcohol⁷ and coffee, and take drugs. Researchers also said different sleeping patterns during the week and at weekends could increase the chances of health problems for night owls.

研究人员表示改变社会和工作模式才能降低夜猫子们的患病风险。研究人员马尔科姆·冯·施茨说道：“这是个不容忽视的公众健康问题。”他建议应该允许夜猫子们晚点开始和结束他们的工作，这样他们就能在早上多睡一会儿了。研究人员表示夜猫子更有可能患上心理问题、糖尿病以及胃部和呼吸问题。他们还有更有可能抽烟、饮酒和咖啡以及服用药物。研究人员还说道，工作日和周末的不同睡眠模式可能会增加夜猫子们患健康问题的机率。

1 shorten   

vt.弄短，缩小，减少

参考例句：

• Minor accidents can shorten the life of a car.小事故会缩短汽车寿命。
• My dress is too long I must shorten it.我的连衣裙太长了，我得把它截短些。

2 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

3 owls   

n.猫头鹰( owl的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 'Clumsy fellows,'said I; 'they must still be drunk as owls.' “这些笨蛋，”我说，“他们大概还醉得像死猪一样。” 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
• The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity. 大多数仓鸮都是笼养的。 来自辞典例句

4 concluded   

结束( conclude的过去式和过去分词 )； 得出结论； 断定； 推断出

参考例句：

• The report concluded that no substantive changes were necessary. 报告的结论是，无须作任何重大变更。
• He discussed business and concluded transactions with us on the spot. 他与我们谈判业务并当场成交。

5 issue   

n.出版，发行，（报刊等）期、号，论点，问题，结果， （水，血等的）流出；vt.使流出，放出，发行（钞票等），发布（命令），出版（书等）发给；vi.发行，流出，造成...结果，进行辩护，传下

参考例句：

• I bought the book the day after its issue.这书出版后的第一天，我就去买了它。
• I'll support her down the line on that issue.在那个问题上我将全力支持她。

6 diabetes   

n.糖尿病

参考例句：

• In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者，医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
• Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。

7 alcohol   

n.酒精，乙醇；含酒精的饮料

参考例句：

• The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors.法律禁止商店向未成年者出售含酒精的饮料。
• The alcohol is industrial.这些酒精是供工业用的。