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There is good news for coffee lovers. A new report claims that regular coffee drinkers may live longer than those who do not drink coffee. Researchers say there is growing evidence that coffee benefits the health, makes you live longer, and reduces the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, other life-threatening illnesses, and even suicide. The study was published by the American Heart Association. It looked at the coffee-drinking habits of over 200,000 people who drank between one and five cups of coffee a day. Researcher Dr Frank Hu said: "This study provides further evidence that moderate consumption of coffee may confer health benefits in terms of reducing premature death due to several diseases."

Scientists have been working hard to analyse exactly what is in coffee that provides so many benefits to the health. Dozens of reports in the past few decades have highlighted the positive effects it can have on the body. Dr Hu said it was still unclear precisely how elements within the coffee bean interact with the body. He said: "Coffee is a complex beverage. It's very difficult to pinpoint which component of coffee is responsible for which benefit." Researchers did not include highly caffeinated drinks in the study. They also pointed out that while coffee seems to have health benefits, added ingredients, such as cream, sugar and certain types of sweeteners, do not.

中文翻译

咖啡爱好者的福音来了HLv@AP8V0@z&oB.ZZ。一项新报告指出，定期喝咖啡比不喝咖啡活得长k(zCK(j*T72XQ。研究人员认为大量证据证明咖啡有益健康，延长寿命，降低患心脏病、2型糖尿病以及其它健康威胁疾病，甚至降低自杀率GW|S]H6tBS[g。这是刊登在“美国心脏学会”的一篇报道@wL!1ePm7%G9B=。报告对2万多名每天饮用量在1-5杯的人群进行了研究1rb.0Phl^52H+0V5dobP。研究员弗兰克·胡博士称：“这项研究进一步证明适度喝咖啡对身体有益，它能够降低因疾病带来的过早死亡jOoecPHXsNZp=O。”

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重点讲解

1.life-threatening 威胁生命的

例句：Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected mosquitoes.

疟疾是一种由寄生虫引起的威胁生命的疾病，通过受感染的蚊虫叮咬传播给人类%|0NH7A#BZg24^K@oh。

2.heart disease 心脏病

例句：You should not consume any oil if you have heart disease.

如果你患有心脏病，最好就不要摄入任何油脂49Eu+fP_#25fL5mr。

3.health benefit 利于健康

例句：Scientists say astragalus boosts the immune system, but it isn't known if that translates to any health benefit.

科学家们说，黄耆能够改善人体的免疫系统，但还不清楚是否能够给人体健康带来好处^F_Get[]0c4@UX。

4.seem to 似乎

例句：Some people seem to be always lucky.

有些人似乎从来都是幸运的acM]dc5G#+l]k。

听力题目

1.Who is there good news for?

a) people who don't drink coffee

b) scientists

c) everyone

d) coffee lovers

2.What type of diabetes can coffee reduce the risk of?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

3.Who published the study?

a) The New Coffee Times

b) Starbucks

c) the Coffee Bean Confederation

d) the American Heart Association

4.How many coffee drinkers did the study look at?

a) around 200,000

b) just less than 200,000

c) over 200,000

d) exactly 200,000

5.What kind of coffee consumption can lead to health benefits?

a) weekly

b) high

c) low

d) moderate

6.Who has been working hard on analysing the health benefits of coffee?

a) coffee lovers

b) Starbucks

c) scientists

d) coffee farmers

7.What effects have reports highlighted over the past few decades?

a) positive ones

b) caffeinated ones

c) sleepy ones

d) high level ones

8.What kind of beverage did Dr Hu say coffee was?

a) risky

b) tasty

c) complex

d) strange

9.What kind of drinks were not included in the study?

a) ones from Starbucks

b) caffeinated ones

c) tea

d) colas

10.What has no health benefits besides cream and sugar?

a) sweeteners

b) cookies

c) syrup

d) latte

听力答案

1.d

2.b

3.d

4.c

5.d

6.c

7.a

8.c

9.b

10.a