时差N小时 为什么冬季死亡人数会增长?(下)

In fact, whether we're looking at natural deaths or unnatural¹, the most common days to die are Christmas Day, the day after Christmas, and New Year's Day.

事实上，无论是自然死亡还是非自然死亡，最常见的死亡时间段是圣诞节、圣诞节后的第二天和新年。

You're not easing my stress any, Don.

唐，我的压力并没有缓解。

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

我猜压力是这些假日死亡主要的罪魁祸首。

Not so fast.

压力不会那么快导致死亡。

While stress surely has some impact, as well as over indulgence 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——食物和酒精的过度摄入很可能会产生最大影响。

One is people's reluctance² to put down their forks and eggnog and seek medical attention when they need it.

一是人们不愿放下刀叉和蛋酒，在需要的时候寻求医疗救助。

Two is the changes in medical staffing over the holidays.

二是假期时医疗人员的变动。

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

工作人员的安排在假期经常变动，这可能导致更为医疗效率低下。

1 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。

2 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。