时差N小时 关于心脏病你了解多少(上)

Time once again for What You Didn't Know.

欢迎来到《那么你不了解的事情》环节。

This is where we read a well-known science fact and then surprise you with the follow-up. Ready?

今天要讲的科学事实可能家喻户晓，而稍后的节目可能会让你意外。准备好了吗？

Yep.

没错。

Heart disease¹ is a leading cause of death.

心脏病是造成人们死亡的主要原因。

Hey, it turns out the sky is blue.

嘿，原来天空是蓝色的。

Everybody knows heart disease is bad news for all those overweight guys in suits.

想必大家都知道，心脏病对于那些西装革履的超重人群来说，是个晴天霹雳般的消息。

. . . for women.

这是对于女性而言。

Whoops²! Did you say heart disease is a leading cause of death for women?

哎呦！你的意思是心脏病是导致女性死亡的主要原因？

More than that: it's not only a leading cause of death, it's the leading cause of death.

不只如此，它不仅是死亡的主要原因，而且就是死亡的主要原因。

Women over fifty are more likely to die of heart attacks than anything else.

50岁以上的女性更有可能死于心脏病发作。

But I thought heart attacks were a guy thing.

但我还以为心脏病是男人的事情。

You and almost everyone else.

你和几乎其他所有人一样。

A recent American Heart Association³ poll⁴ asked what the leading cause of death in women overfifty was.

美国心脏协会最近的一项民意调查问及50岁以上妇女死亡的主要原因。

1 disease   

n.疾病，弊端

参考例句：

• The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。
• He fought against the disease for a long time.他同疾病做了长时间的斗争。

2 whoops   

int.呼喊声

参考例句：

• Whoops! Careful, you almost spilt coffee everywhere. 哎哟！小心点，你差点把咖啡洒得到处都是。
• We were awakened by the whoops of the sick baby. 生病婴儿的喘息声把我们弄醒了。

3 association   

n.联盟，协会，社团；交往，联合；联想

参考例句：

• Our long association with your company has brought great benefits.我方和贵公司的长期合作带来了巨大的利益。
• I broke away from the association ten years ago.我10年前就脱离了那个团体。

4 poll   

n.民意测验，民意调查，选举投票

参考例句：

• The result of the poll won't be known until midnight.选举结果要到午夜才能揭晓。
• They expected a heavy poll.他们期望会有很高的投票数。