最新研究表明 独居可能有害健康

 　　For a good number of single people in New York City, living alone is a luxury. Instead of setting up a home for ourselves in Park Slope, many of us end up having to live with roommates.

　　对于纽约市的很多单身人士来说，独居是一种奢侈。我们中的很多人最终不得不和室友住在一起，而不是在公园坡为自己安置一个家。

　　But a new report in the New York Times found that it may actually be better for people to live with friends, since social isolation¹ can lead to poorer health.

　　但是《纽约时报》的一份新报告发现，人们与朋友一起生活可能更好，因为社会孤立可能使健康水平下降。

　　Dhruv Khullar wrote about working as a physician and treating dying patients who are all alone, from old people who can't take care of themselves to young men struggling with addiction².

　　Dhruv Khullar写下了身为一个医生、治疗从不能自理的老人到正在戒瘾的青少年等孤独的濒死病人的事。

　　"In these moments, it seems the only thing worse than suffering a serious illness is suffering it alone," Khullar noted³.

　　"在这些时刻，比遭受严重疾病看起来更糟糕的唯一的事情是独自忍受疾病，"Khullar说道。

　　最新研究表明 独居可能有害健康

　　Social isolation is a "growing epidemic," he says, and since the '80s, the number of Americans who say they are lonely has increased from 20 percent to 40 percent.

　　他表示，社会孤立是一种"日益流行的疾病"，自80年代以来，认为自己孤独的美国人的人数已从20％增加到40％。

　　Nearly one-third of people over the age of 65 in the U.S. live alone, as compared to half of those over 85.

　　在美国，65岁以上独居的人有将近三分之一，而85岁以上独居的人则有一半。

　　And this growing isolation is detrimental⁴ to a person's health — socially isolated⁵ people are more likely to die in the next seven years.

　　这种日益增长的孤立会对一个人的健康有害--社会孤立的人更有可能在未来七年内死亡。

　　Individuals with less social connection have disrupted sleep patterns, altered immune systems, more inflammation and higher levels of stress hormones⁶.

　　具有较少社交联系的个体的睡眠模式已经被破坏，免疫系统已被改变，有更多的炎症和更高的应激激素水平。

　　One recent study found that isolation increases the risk of heart disease by 29 percent and stroke by 32 percent.

　　最近的一项研究发现，孤立使心脏病风险增加29％，中风风险增加32％。

1 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

2 addiction   

n.上瘾入迷，嗜好

参考例句：

• 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。

3 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

4 detrimental   

adj.损害的，造成伤害的

参考例句：

• We know that heat treatment is detrimental to milk.我们知道加热对牛奶是不利的。
• He wouldn't accept that smoking was detrimental to health.他不相信吸烟有害健康。

5 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

6 hormones   

n. 荷尔蒙，激素 名词hormone的复数形式

参考例句：

• This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body. 这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。
• The adrenals produce a large per cent of a man's sex hormones. 肾上腺分泌人体的大部分性激素。