SSS 2010-04-19
时间：2018-12-02 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(四)月
This is Scientific American's Sixty-Second Science. I'm Christopher Intagliata. Got the minute?
Scientists have finally verified something that Jersey 1 Shore stars Snooki and Pauly D have probably known all along—that getting your bronze on at the tanning salon 2 may be addictive 3. And the more often you tan, the more likely you are to get hooked, according to a study in the Archives of Dermatology.
The researchers started with two questionnaires commonly used to assess patients for alcohol abuse and substance-related disorders 4. But they modified the questions to focus on indoor tanning habits. For example: "Do you try to cut down on the time you spend in tanning beds or booths but find yourself still tanning?"
Then they gave those surveys to a couple hundred undergrads who fake in bake, on average, 23 times a year. The result? Fifty students, or about a fifth of those surveyed, met the authors' criteria 5 for addiction 6 to indoor tanning. This group also reported greater symptoms of anxiety, and were more likely to use drugs and alcohol. The investigators 7 say drugs and tanning lamps might hook you through similar means, including peer pressure.
As for Snooki, it may be time for an intervention 8. When asked how she would change the world if she could, she said, “I would put tanning beds in everybody's homes."
Thanks for the minute for Scientific American's Sixty-Second Science. I'm Christopher Intagliata.
- He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
- They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
- Do you go to the hairdresser or beauty salon more than twice a week?你每周去美容院或美容沙龙多过两次吗？
- You can hear a lot of dirt at a salon.你在沙龙上会听到很多流言蜚语。
- The problem with video game is that they're addictive.电子游戏机的问题在于它们会使人上瘾。
- Cigarettes are highly addictive.香烟很容易使人上瘾。
- Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase. 据报告，厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The announcement led to violent civil disorders. 这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The main criterion is value for money.主要的标准是钱要用得划算。
- There are strict criteria for inclusion in the competition.参赛的标准很严格。
- He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
- Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
- Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。