人人都想健康长寿。科学研究表明，养成良好的生活习惯，不仅让人更健康，还能让我们多活十年左右。
To live healthier and longer
by Sandee LaMotte
Loma Linda, California, a city of 21,000, is one of the five original blue zones, regions in the world where people live longest and are the healthiest. In fact, people in this community tend to live eight to 10 years longer than the average American.
California /ˌkælɪˈfɔːniə/ n. 加利福尼亚（美国西部的州）
original /əˈrɪdʒ(ə)n(ə)l/ adj. 最初的、一开始的
community /kəˈmjuːnəti/ n. 社区
tend /tend/ v. 倾向于
Experts say that's because Loma Linda has one of the highest concentrations of Seventh-day Adventists in the world. The religion mandates a healthy lifestyle and a life of service to the church and community, which contributes to their longevity.
concentration /ˌkɒns(ə)nˈtreɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 集中、聚集
religion /rɪˈlɪdʒ(ə)n/ n. 宗教
mandate /ˈmændeɪt/ v. 命令、强制要求
lifestyle /ˈlaɪfstaɪl/ n. 生活方式（由life和style组成）
church /tʃɜːtʃ/ n. 教会
contribute /kənˈtrɪbjuːt/ to something 是某事的原因之一
longevity /lɒnˈdʒevəti/ n. 长寿
"I never had stress," said Dr. Ellsworth Wareham, a life-long Seventh-day Adventist. He was 100 years old at the time and still mowed his front yard. "I have a philosophy: You do the best you can. And the things you can't do anything about, don't give any thought to them."
mow /məʊ/ v. 割草
philosophy /fɪˈlɒsəfi/ n. 哲学、理念
A heart surgeon by trade, Wareham assisted in surgeries until he was 95 years old, and said that he would still be able to operate at the age of 100. "I could do open heart surgery right now. My hands are steady, my eyes are good. I have noticed no deterioration（恶化） in my mental ability with my age."
surgeon /ˈsɜːdʒ(ə)n/ n. 外科医生
trade /treɪd/ n. 职业
assist /əˈsɪst/ v. 协助、辅助
surgery /ˈsɜːdʒ(ə)ri/ n. 外科手术
operate /ˈɒp(ə)reɪt/ v. 做手术
open heart surgery 开胸心脏手术
steady /ˈstedi/ adj. 稳的
mental /ˈment(ə)l/ adj. 思考的
Wareham passed away last year, at the age of 104. Like 10% of the Adventist community, Wareham was a vegan. Another 30% are lacto-ovo vegetarians who eat dairy and eggs, while another 8% eat fish but not other meat.
pass away 去世
vegan /ˈviːɡən/ n. 严格素食者
vegetarian /ˌvedʒɪˈteəriən/ n. 素食者、宽松素食者（lacto-ovo vegetarian是蛋奶素食者；严格素食者和宽松素食者都不吃肉，二者的区别在于，宽松素食者会吃鸡蛋或牛奶等，而严格素食者不吃任何跟动物沾边的食物）
dairy /ˈdeəri/ n. 乳制品
"Even our non-vegetarians are relatively low meat consumers," said Dr. Michael Orlich, the principal investigator of a study dedicated to examining the link between healthy lifestyle factors and disease in 96,000 Seventh-day Adventists in North America.
non- 前缀，表示否定
relatively /ˈrelətɪvli/ adv. 相对而言
consumer /kənˈsjuːmə(r)/ n. 食用者（由consume加上表示人的后缀-er）
principal /ˈprɪnsəp(ə)l/ adj. 最重要的、主要的
investigator /ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪtə(r)/ n. 调查研究者（由investigate加上表示人的后缀-or）
dedicate /ˈdedɪkeɪt/ v. 致力、致力于
examine /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/ v. 仔细检查、调查
link /lɪŋk/ n. 联系
factor /ˈfæktə(r)/ n. 因素
What does that vegetarian lifestyle accomplish? A lower weight, for one. Vegans in the study had an average body mass index (BMI) of 23, well below the healthy cutoff（临界点） of 25, Orlich said. Meat eaters in the study – no matter how little they ate – had an average BMI of 29, just shy of being considered obese.
accomplish /əˈkʌmplɪʃ/ v. 实现、达到
mass /mæs/ n. 重量、质量
index /ˈɪndeks/ n. 指数
well /wel/ adv. 远远（表示强调）
eater /ˈiːtə(r)/ n. 吃…的人（由eat加上表示人的后缀-er）
shy /ʃaɪ/ adj. 不足的、不够的
obese /əʊˈbiːs/ adj. 肥胖的
Other key factors to longevity: Only 1% of the Seventh-day Adventist community in the study smokes. Little to no alcohol is consumed. Daily exercise out in the fresh air of nature is the norm. The church advocates a life of service, so dedication to volunteering is typical, which contributes to a sense of community.
key /kiː/ adj. 关键的
consume /kənˈsjuːm/ v. 吃、喝
the norm /nɔːm/ 常态
advocate /ˈædvəkeɪt/ v. 倡导
dedication /ˌdedɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 致力（由dedicate加后缀-ion变成名词）
volunteer /ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)/ v. 做志愿者、做义工
Add all of these factors together and what do you get? A healthier body, less likely to succumb to diseases tied to obesity, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer and heart disease.
succumb /səˈkʌm/ v. 抵挡不住
tie /taɪ/ v. 有联系、有关联
obesity /əʊˈbiːsəti/ n. 肥胖（由obese加后缀-ity变成名词）
diabetes /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/ n. 糖尿病
pressure /ˈpreʃə(r)/ n. 压力
Few of us practice these healthy lifestyle habits, much less do them all at once. The good news, says Orlich, is that it's never too late to start. "The bulk of evidence suggests that changing a few simple lifestyle factors can have a profound difference in the risk of major diseases and the likelihood of living a long life. People can usually get impressive benefits even in a short length of time."
much less do something 更不会做某事
the bulk /bʌlk/ of = most of
evidence /ˈevɪd(ə)ns/ n. 证据
suggest /səˈdʒest/ v. 表明
profound /prəˈfaʊnd/ adj. 巨大的
risk /rɪsk/ n. 风险
major /ˈmeɪdʒə(r)/ adj. 主要的、重大的
likelihood /ˈlaɪklihʊd/ n. 可能性
impressive /ɪmˈpresɪv/ adj. 让人叫好的
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