英伦广角 重金属摇滚乐的疯狂摇头被揭露存在罕见危险

 

Heavy metal music can be hazardous¹ to your health—at least, in what appear to be rare circumstances.

重金属乐可以对你的健康造成危害，至少在极少数的情况下会出现危险。

A 50-year-old fan who recently rocked out at a Mot?rhead concert developed bleeding in the brain that required surgical² repair. He had celebrated³ the band’s signature fast tempo⁴ music by headbanging—that is, violently pitching his noggin to and fro in time to the music.

最近在摩托头乐队的演唱会上，一位50多乐迷跟着摇滚乐疯狂摇头，导致脑部出血，需要外科手术修复。他当时在用疯狂的摇头来庆祝该乐队的标志性快节奏音乐，合着音乐来回的猛烈的摇动他的头。

A month after the concert, the man experienced an intense headache. Doctors found on the right side of his brain a chronic⁵ subdural hematoma: an injury where blood collects under the brain’s outer protective membrane⁶. Surgeons fixed⁷ him up. The case study is in the journal The Lancet. [Ariyan Pirayesh Islamian, Manolis Polemikos and Joachim K. Krauss, Chronic subdural haematoma secondary to headbanging]

在演唱会后一个月，这个人感到头痛很严重。医生发现在他大脑的右侧有慢性硬膜下血肿：受伤的地方是在大脑外部的保护膜收集血液的地方。外科医生帮他进行了修复。这个病例研究被发表在《柳叶刀》医学杂志上。

Headbanging is usually considered relatively⁸ harmless, though it can cause whiplash or shorter-term head or neck pain. A follow-up scan of the Mot?rhead fan revealed that a benign⁹ cyst may have made him more vulnerable to brain injury than your standard heavy metal enthusiast¹⁰. You can find more 60-Second health on Chinavoa.com.

尽管疯狂摇头可以引起颈部扭伤，短期头痛和颈痛，但是它通常被认为是相对来说没有伤害的。后续对该摩托头乐队的头部扫描表明，一个良性囊肿可能使他比一般的重金属乐爱好者更容易遭受脑损伤。

The study authors say devotees may maintain their headbanging habit, as such bleeds are so uncommon¹¹. Even more uncommon are brain injuries sustained at concerts featuring the music of Mozart, Mahler or even Rachmaninoff.

—Dina Fine Maron

研究人员表示鉴于这样的脑部出血很少见，那些爱好者们可能会继续维持他们的疯狂摇头习惯。更罕见的是，头部损伤持续不断的在莫扎特，马勒，甚至拉赫玛尼诺夫等音乐会中出现。——Dina Fine Maron

1 hazardous   

adj.(有)危险的，冒险的；碰运气的

参考例句：

• These conditions are very hazardous for shipping.这些情况对航海非常不利。
• Everybody said that it was a hazardous investment.大家都说那是一次危险的投资。

2 surgical   

adj.外科的，外科医生的，手术上的

参考例句：

• He performs the surgical operations at the Red Cross Hospital.他在红十字会医院做外科手术。
• All surgical instruments must be sterilised before use.所有的外科手术器械在使用之前，必须消毒。

3 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

4 tempo   

n.(音乐的)速度；节奏，行进速度

参考例句：

• The boss is unsatisfied with the tardy tempo.老板不满于这种缓慢的进度。
• They waltz to the tempo of the music.他们跟着音乐的节奏跳华尔兹舞。

5 chronic   

adj.(疾病)长期未愈的，慢性的；极坏的

参考例句：

• Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
• Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。

6 membrane   

n.薄膜，膜皮，羊皮纸

参考例句：

• A vibrating membrane in the ear helps to convey sounds to the brain.耳膜的振动帮助声音传送到大脑。
• A plastic membrane serves as selective diffusion barrier.一层塑料薄膜起着选择性渗透屏障的作用。

7 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

8 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

9 benign   

adj.善良的，慈祥的；良性的，无危险的

参考例句：

• The benign weather brought North America a bumper crop.温和的气候给北美带来大丰收。
• Martha is a benign old lady.玛莎是个仁慈的老妇人。

10 enthusiast   

n.热心人，热衷者

参考例句：

• He is an enthusiast about politics.他是个热衷于政治的人。
• He was an enthusiast and loved to evoke enthusiasm in others.他是一个激情昂扬的人，也热中于唤起他人心中的激情。

11 uncommon   

adj.罕见的，非凡的，不平常的

参考例句：

• Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.这些看法在30年前很常见。
• Phil has uncommon intelligence.菲尔智力超群。