时差N小时 青少年如何才能更加健康幸福(上)

Teenagers are often a difficult bunch. With all those hormones¹ flooding their bodies, they can be moody², unpredictable, and prone³ to making dubious⁴ choices. But however turbulent their teenage years, kids can still be generally happy, depending on their lifestyle choices.

青少年是个很难琢磨的群体。因为受血液中荷尔蒙的影响，他们常常会喜怒无常，阴晴不定，倾向于做出不可靠的选择。但是不管青春期多么不安分，只要选择合理的生活方式，孩子们依然可以很快乐。

According to new research by British scientists, teens who don’t smoke, drink only moderately or not at all, and who don’t eat much junk food tend to be happier than other teens.

英国科学家的一项最新调查显示，不抽烟、不喝酒或少量饮酒以及那些很少吃垃圾食品的青少年比其他青少年更幸福。

The study looked at 40,000 British households and came up with some interesting findings. For example, kids who never drank alcohol were up to six times more likely to report higher levels of happiness than kids who drank.

这一研究调查了4万户英国家庭，并且总结出一些有趣的结论。例如，滴酒不沾的青少年比饮酒的青少年的幸福指数高六倍还多。

1 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。

2 moody   

adj.心情不稳的，易怒的，喜怒无常的

参考例句：

• He relapsed into a moody silence.他又重新陷于忧郁的沉默中。
• I'd never marry that girl.She's so moody.我决不会和那女孩结婚的。她太易怒了。

3 prone   

adj.(to)易于…的，很可能…的；俯卧的

参考例句：

• Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
• He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。

4 dubious   

adj.怀疑的，无把握的；有问题的，靠不住的

参考例句：

• What he said yesterday was dubious.他昨天说的话很含糊。
• He uses some dubious shifts to get money.他用一些可疑的手段去赚钱。