SSS 2012-04-30
时间：2018-12-24 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(四)月
英语课
This is Scientific American 60 Second Science, I am Steve Mursky, Got a minute?
Obese 1 people have higher risks for diabetes 2, heart disease, arthritis—and injuries in car accidents? Yes, in part because they’re far less likely to wear a seat belt. That’s the finding of a study out of the University of Buffalo 3 that will be presented at an upcoming meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine in Chicago.
The researchers analyzed 4 data in the national Fatality 5 Analysis Reporting System of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The study included a third-of-a-million drivers involved in fatal crashes. Two years ago, the research group found that morbidly 6 obese people were 56 percent more likely to die in a car crash than normal-weight car occupants. The new study revealed that drivers of normal weight are 67 percent more likely to wear a seat belt than are obese drivers—which could account for at least part of the increased death risk.
The researchers hypothesize that overweight people find belts uncomfortable and difficult to buckle 7. A weight-loss program can address the problem in the long run. An inexpensive seat belt extension can solve it today.
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1 obese
adj.过度肥胖的，肥大的
- The old man is really obese,it can't be healthy.那位老人确实过于肥胖了，不能算是健康。
- Being obese and lazy is dangerous to health.又胖又懒危害健康。
2 diabetes
n.糖尿病
- In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者，医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
- Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。
3 buffalo
n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛
- Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
- The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。
4 analyzed
v.分析( analyze的过去式和过去分词 )；分解；解释；对…进行心理分析
- The doctors analyzed the blood sample for anemia. 医生们分析了贫血的血样。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The young man did not analyze the process of his captivation and enrapturement, for love to him was a mystery and could not be analyzed. 这年轻人没有分析自己蛊惑著迷的过程，因为对他来说，爱是个不可分析的迷。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 fatality
n.不幸，灾祸，天命
- She struggle against fatality in vain.她徒然奋斗反抗宿命。
- He began to have a growing sense of fatality.他开始有一种越来越强烈的宿命感。