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Dementia rates higher near busy roads, says study 研究顯示居住在擁擠街道附近患失智癥風險更高
Meet the baby red pandas at a US zoo 美國辛辛那提動植物園小熊貓幼崽在雪中玩耍
文字稿
A study of 2 million Canadians found around 10% of dementia cases in urban areas could be linked to exposure to heavy traffic. The researchers found that living within 50 metres of a major road increased the risk of dementia by 7 to 11%. At 100 metres the increased risk was 4%. This research doesn’t prove that heavy traffic causes dementia. It makes a fascinating link that requires further investigation. For now, the best advice to reduce your dementia risk is to exercise and eat healthily.
一項以兩百萬名加拿大人為調查對象的研究發現，約有10%住在城市地區的失智癥患者發病的原因可能與長期暴露在交通擁擠的環境中有關聯。研究人員們發現，住在距交通幹道50米以內的居民和其他人相比患該病的風險增加瞭7%到11%，距交通幹道100米以內的居民的患病風險則增加瞭4%。該研究不能證明繁忙的道路交通會導致人們患失智癥。不過它在兩者之間建立瞭聯系，這個奇妙的聯系需要進一步的研究調查。目前看來，為降低患失智癥的風險，專傢們給出的最好建議是鍛煉身體和健康飲食。
Red panda cubs Harriet and Hazel see the snow for the first time at their Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden home. They keep nice and warm thanks to their bushy tails and have plenty of energy to frolic around. Awwww…
住在美國辛辛那提動植物園的小熊貓幼崽哈麗特（Harriet）和黑茲爾（Hazel）第一次看到雪。它們即使在寒冷的天氣裡也能保持舒適和溫暖，這是因為小熊貓長著毛茸茸的尾巴，它們精力充沛，可以四處嬉戲。噢（感嘆）……
詞匯
urban areas
城市地區
cubs
幼崽
練習
請從以下詞匯中選擇適當的答案來完成句子。註意：你可能需要改變單詞的時態來完成句子。
urban areas / cubs
1. Congestion is one of the biggest problems facing cities, and with statistics projecting that close to 70% of the world’s population will live in __________ by 2050, it is likely to get worse.
2. According to the Cheetah Conservation Fund, some 1,200 cheetah __________ are known to have been trafficked out of Africa over the past 10 years.
答案
1. Congestion is one of the biggest problems facing cities, and with statistics projecting that close to 70% of the world’s population will live in urban areas by 2050, it is likely to get worse.
2. According to the Cheetah Conservation Fund, some 1,200 cheetah cubs are known to have been trafficked out of Africa over the past 10 years.
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