失智症患病风险、小熊猫幼崽戏雪
Risk of dementia and red pandas
Today’s news stories are:
今日提要：
Dementia rates higher near busy roads, says study
研究显示居住在拥挤街道附近患失智症风险更高
Meet the baby red pandas at a US zoo
美国辛辛那提动植物园小熊猫幼崽在雪中玩耍
Here the words and phrases for you to learn
下面是你可以学习的单词和短语
urban areas
城市地区
cubs
幼崽
A study of 2 million Canadians found around 10% of dementia cases in urban areas could be linked to exposure to heavy traffic.
一项以两百万名加拿大人为调查对象的研究发现，约有10%住在城市地区的失智症患者发病的原因可能与长期暴露在交通拥挤的环境中有关联。
urban areas: town, cities or suburbs
城市地区
A study of 2 million Canadians found around 10% of dementia cases in urban areas could be linked to exposure to heavy traffic.
一项以两百万名加拿大人为调查对象的研究发现，约有10%住在城市地区的失智症患者发病的原因可能与长期暴露在交通拥挤的环境中有关联。
The researchers found that living within 50 metres of a major road increased the risk of dementia by 7 to 11%.
研究人员们发现，住在距交通干道50米以内的居民和其他人相比患该病的风险增加了7%到11%。
At 100 metres the increased risk was 4%.
距交通干道100米以内的居民的患病风险则增加了4%。
This research doesn’t prove that heavy traffic causes dementia.
该研究不能证明繁忙的道路交通会导致人们患失智症。
It makes a fascinating link that requires further investigation.
不过它在两者之间建立了联系，这个奇妙的联系需要进一步的研究调查。
For now, the best advice to reduce your dementia risk is to exercise and eat healthily.
目前看来，为降低患失智症的风险，专家们给出的最好建议是锻炼身体和健康饮食。
Red panda cubs Harriet and Hazel see the snow for the first time at their Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden home.
住在美国辛辛那提动植物园的小熊猫幼崽哈丽特（Harriet）和黑兹尔（Hazel）第一次看到雪。
cubs: young animals (bears, foxes, lions)
幼崽
Red panda cubs Harriet and Hazel see the snow for the first time at their Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden home.
住在美国辛辛那提动植物园的小熊猫幼崽哈丽特（Harriet）和黑兹尔（Hazel）第一次看到雪。
They keep nice and warm thanks to their bushy tails and have plenty of energy to frolic around. Awwww…
它们即使在寒冷的天气里也能保持舒适和温暖，这是因为小熊猫长着毛茸茸的尾巴，它们精力充沛，可以四处嬉戏。噢（感叹）……