BBCLEARNINGENGLISHTakeAwayEnglish随身英语Howtolivelonger怎么才能长寿关于台词的备注:这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。請注意：中文文字内容只提供簡體版TakeAwayEnglish©BritishBroadcastingCorporation2016bbclearningenglish.com/chinesePage1of4Vocabulary:aging词汇:老龄化Whenisittimetoslowdown?Isitwhenyoureachmiddleage,whenyoucandrawyourpensionorevenlater?QueenElizabethIIturned90thisyearandtherearenotmanysignsthatshe'stakingiteasy.Lastyearalonethemonarchcarriedoutover300engagements.LongevityhaslongbeenatopicofdiscussioninBritain.What'slikelytomakeuslivelonger?AccordingtoProfessorSarahHarper,fromtheOxfordInstituteofPopulationAgeing,justoverhalfyourchancesoflivingalonglifecomedowntoluck.Shesays:"Ifyouhaveparentsandgrandparentswhomadeitintotheireightiesandninetiesthere'sachanceyouhaveinheritedgoodgenes.Youaremorelikelytohaveastrongimmunesystemandarelesslikelytodevelopchronicdiseases."Luckyyou,then.Butdon'trelyonthatbecausebadhabitscanspoileverything.Halfoflong-termsmokersdieprematurely.Smokingcausesheartdisease,lungcancerandotherillnesses.Apoordietandlackofexercisecanleadtoobesity,whichreducesyourlifeexpectancybybetweenthreeand10years,saystheNationalHealthServiceinBritain.Butit'snotworthstressingoutabouthowlongyou'regoingtostickaround.Stresscantakeyearsoffsomeone'slife.AstudypublishedintheBritishMedicalJournalfoundevenlow-levelstressraisestheriskofheartattacksandstrokesby20%andyoudon'twantthat,doyou?Afteryou'vetickedalltheboxes–genes,healthyliving,keepingcool–youmighthavealmostguaranteedalonglife.Butforwhat?That'sthefinalpieceofthejigsaw.Havingapurposeinlifecanalsomakeyoulivelonger.Somepeopleengageincharityworktokeepactive,othersgetinvolvedininitiativesintheircommunity.Itgivesthemareasontowakeupinthemorning–evenifthejointscreakalittle.ProfessorHarpersaysthatcaringforotherscanmakeyoufeelvalued.Itmustfeelgoodtobeappreciated–bypeoplearoundyou,byanation.Happy90thbirthday,YourMajesty!TakeAwayEnglish©BritishBroadcastingCorpora...
