(单词翻译:单击)
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A Midday Nap Could Reduce Your Blood Pressure
午间小憩可降低血压
It turns out that a daily snooze is associated with reduced blood pressure and,
研究表明，午睡与降低血压之间有着密切的联系。
even more significantly, may decrease the risk of a heart attack or other cardiovascular events.
需要注意的是，午睡可有效降低患心脏病或心血管等疾病的危险。
The observational study examined nearly 400 middle-aged men and women with hypertension, a condition where blood pressure is constantly abnormally high.
为此，研究人员挑选了400多名血压值偏高（即高血压）的中年人进行检查。
Even though this might seem like a minor difference, the lead researcher Dr Manolis Kallistratos said at the conference
Manolis Kallistratos医生强调，
that even this small decrease "can reduce the risk of cardiovascular events by up to 10%.
虽然午睡降血压的作用并不十分明显，但却能将患心血管疾病的危险降低10%。
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词语解释
1.midday nap 午睡
例句：Can a midday nap make you smarter?
午睡能让人变聪明吗？
2.blood pressure 血压
例句：Both diet and exercise affect blood pressure.
饮食和运动都对血压有影响。
3.be associated with 与...有关，与...有来往
例句：He has always associated with large enterprises.
他一直和大企业有来往。
4.middle-aged 中年的
例句：Her fourth husband was a middle-aged playboy.
她的第四任丈夫是一个中年花花公子。
