时差N小时 假日的死亡

Yael:They're months away, and I'm already stressed out about the holidays.

雅艾尔:他们已经走了几个月了,而我已经对假期感到惶恐。

Two different relatives of mine have died of natural causes on Christmas Day.

我的两个不同亲戚在圣诞节那天自然死亡。

You think my family's cursed?

你说我的家族是受到了诅咒吗?

Don:If your family's cursed, Yael, then a heck of a lot of other families may be too.

唐:如果你的家族被诅咒,那么很多其他家庭可能也是如此。

Research indicates that more people die of natural causes during the holiday season than any other time of the year.

研究表明相比其他任何时间，很多人在节假日期间会死去。

Yael:Really? You think that has something to do with the harshness of winter in some places?

雅艾尔:真的吗?你认为在一些地方的严冬天与这有关系吗?

D:It probably does have something to do with certain side-effects of winter, such as increased respiratory problems and increased inhalation of airborne particulate¹ matter from the more frequent use of fireplaces.

唐:可能对于冬天有某些副作用,如呼吸问题及频繁使用壁炉造成可吸入的空气颗粒物增加。

But that's not the whole story.

但这还并不是全部。

The study revealed a seasonal² increase in deaths from natural causes over the winter, but also an additional increase in deaths from natural causes in the period December 25th to January 7th.

研究揭示冬天死于自然原因随季节性增加,而且在12月25日到1月7日的时间段死于自然原因也是额外增加。

In fact, whether we're looking at natural deaths or unnatural³, the most common days to die are Christmas Day, the day after Christmas, and New Year's Day.

事实上,不论我们看到是自然死亡还是非自然,最常见的死亡之日是圣诞节,圣诞节后的第二天及新年。

Yael:You're not easing my stress any, Don.

雅艾尔:唐，你一点也没缓解我的任何压力。

And my guess is that stress is the leading culprit in these holiday deaths.

而我的猜测是压力是这些假日死亡主要的罪魁祸首。

D:Not so fast.

唐:压力不会那么快导致死亡。

While stress surely has some impact, as well as overindulgence of food and alcohol, scientists think that two other culprits are most likely to have the largest impact.

虽然压力肯定有一些影响,而科学家认为另外两个罪魁祸首食物和酒精的过度很可能有最大的影响。

One is people's reluctance⁴ to put down their forks and eggnog and seek medical attention when they need it.

一是人们当需要的时候不愿放下刀叉和蛋酒寻求医疗救助。

Two is the changes in medical staffing over the holidays.

二是医疗人员在假期的更替。

Staff schedules often change over the holidays, and this may result in less efficient care.

人员安排在假期经常变化,这可能导致更为低效的护理。

1 particulate   

adj.微小的；n.微粒，粒子

参考例句：

• A special group was organized to dig up the particulate of the case.成立了一个专门小组来查明该案件的各个细节。
• Lungs retain relatively insoluble particulate material.肺脏内留有不溶解的颗粒物质。

2 seasonal   

adj.季节的，季节性的

参考例句：

• The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.这个城镇依靠季节性旅游业提供就业机会。
• The hors d'oeuvre is seasonal vegetables.餐前小吃是应时蔬菜。

3 unnatural   

adj.不自然的；反常的

参考例句：

• Did her behaviour seem unnatural in any way?她有任何反常表现吗？
• She has an unnatural smile on her face.她脸上挂着做作的微笑。

4 reluctance   

n.厌恶，讨厌，勉强，不情愿

参考例句：

• The police released Andrew with reluctance.警方勉强把安德鲁放走了。
• He showed the greatest reluctance to make a reply.他表示很不愿意答复。