BBCLEARNINGENGLISHTakeAwayEnglish随身英语Thegoodofgardening园艺疗法益心养神关于台词的备注: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:therapy疗法Doyouhaveahobbythathelpsyourelaxandunwind?Forsomepeople,thereisnobetterwaytoswitchoffthanspendingtimeinthegarden.Thissmallprivateareaofgreenspacecanbetheiroasisofcalm.It'snowondersomeofusturntogardeningasaformoftherapy.AsurveyconductedbytheRoyalHorticulturalSociety,foundthat82%ofpeopleintheUKsaidthatgardeningmakesthemhappier.Italsofoundthat70%ofthem,giventhechoice,wouldprefertospendtheirworkingdayinthegardenwithjust9%optingforanoffice.Forthosewithgreenfingers,thepleasureofgardeningcomesfromgettingoutinthefreshair,inallweathersandcommuningwithnature–evenifthereareafewtoomanycreepy-crawlies!Itcanalsobeseenasasortofdigital-detox–timeawayfromtechnology.Someexpertsactuallybelievethatgettingoutsidetodigandplantthingsactsasa'naturalhigh'.DrChristopherLowry,aneuroscientistattheUniversityofColorado,injectedabacteriumcommonlyfoundinsoilintomicetoseewhataffectthiswouldhaveonthem.Hefoundthebacteriumhadasimilareffectonthemiceasanantidepressantdrugmight.WhenwediginsoilweingestthisbacteriumthroughourlungsorcutsinourskinsoDrLowryconcludedthatsincethemiceseemedhappierwhentreatedwithsoilbacteria,it'slikelywewouldbetoo.Gardeningcanalsobeusedasawayoftreatingaddiction.There'sevidencethatrecoveringalcoholicswhohavebeengiventheopportunitytoplant,grow,andevenselltheirproduce,havemanagedtostoptheiraddictivehabits.ScotStephenson,forexample,gotexpelledfromschoolandstartedavocationalqualificationingardening.Hesays"IgotmyNVQlevel2whichismyfirstqualificationandenjoyediteversince."Whateverthereason,therearemanytherapeuticbenefitstogettingyourhandsdirty,doingsomephysicalhardworkandthenwatchingyourgardengrow.Doesthissoundlikeyourideaoffun?SoilhassomesurprisingbenefitsforusTakeAwayEngl...
