VOA慢速英语(翻译+字幕+讲解):养蜂可减少压力和抑郁
日期:2019-09-24 15:37

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Beekeeping May Reduce Stress and Depression
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report.
Bees are major pollinators of fruits, vegetables and nuts. Without these helpful buzzing insects, our food supply would be in trouble.
But bees can help humans in another way. Researchers say the act of beekeeping may help people with mental health problems such as stress, anxiety and depression. Many call it "beekeeping therapy."
One group of people is especially getting help from such therapy: military veterans.
Many soldiers returning from military service have trouble dealing with the experiences of war. They may also have trouble creating a productive life after the military. Homelessness, depression and drug abuse can affect some military veterans.
Vince Ylitalo is one such veteran. He served in the military for nearly 40 years, including two tours in Iraq. He suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD.
To treat his PTSD, Ylitalo is part of a beekeeping program at the Manchester Veteran Affairs (VA) Medical Center in the state of New Hampshire. The VA has set up several such programs in the United States.
In a recent report by the Associated Press, Ylitalo explained how beekeeping calms his mind.
"I'm in this program to help me get out of the thought process of all those problems that I have. It helps me think about something completely different ... I'm just thinking about the bees."
Another veteran in the beekeeping program is Wendi Zimmerman.
She also says that beekeeping calms her mind. She calls the uncontrolled, unwanted thoughts from the past "clutter." She said the buzzing of the bees helps to clear the clutter.
"The buzzing – it fills that void in my head where clutter can go. So, instead of thinking of the things that clutter my brain or the experiences that clutter my brain ... I think of the bees."
Another beekeeping program based in the state of Michigan is Heroes to Hives. Adam Ingrao, a military veteran and insect expert, founded that program.
"All of these bees will die. These are our summer bees. And they only live 45 to 60 days."
He runs it through Michigan State University. The free program provides a nine-month beekeeping course to veterans.
Ingrao explains that beekeeping serves veterans in many ways.
"We're focused on empowering veterans to take control ... of their own lives ... by being able to practice mindfulness and slow down but also by giving them the opportunity to have their own business. ... This is a place for community. This is a place for healing. It's also a place for learning how to keep bees."

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Beekeeping for soldiers returning from WWI
Beekeeping programs aimed at helping military veterans are not a new thing. In fact, the U.S. government had a program that taught beekeeping to soldiers returning from the First World War. Other countries at that time had similar programs.
There is little scientific evidence that beekeeping helps with PTSD or other mental health conditions. But that does not seem to matter to those who find comfort in beekeeping.
Veteran and beekeeper Frank Bartel does not need a study to prove the effectiveness of beekeeping therapy. For him, watching the bees relaxes his brain.
"When things get really hectic, crazy and you want to relax, you just put your chair out in front of the bee hive and watch them go in and out. And it's so relaxing. All your cares just float away."
Harvard researchers appear to agree with Frank's description.
On the website Harvard Health Publishing from the Harvard Medical School, researchers note studies that show the brain benefits of watching nature.
They write that those people who take a walk in nature, for example, would show less activity in their prefrontal cortex. This area of the brain is active during repetitive thoughts that lead to bad feelings.
And that's the Health and Lifestyle report. I'm Anna Matteo.
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重点解析

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重点讲解:
1. in trouble 处于困境;惹麻烦;将受惩罚;
People are saying if we don't buck up we'll be in trouble.
人们说,如果我们再不积极行动起来,我们就会有麻烦EFzrv485W+!GQ!W|0dE
2. deal with 克制(不快情感);冷静面对(感情上困难的局面);
She saw a psychiatrist who used hypnotism to help her deal with her fear.
她去看了一位用催眠术帮她克服恐惧感的精神科医生^zCrS#R[IV&7G-m
3. get out of 摆脱;逃避;
I had to get out of the rat race and take a look at the real world again.
我得从疯狂的竞争中解脱出来,重新审视真实的世界2Ib!v7%F5na&8J_T9
4. agree with 同意;赞成;
I agree with her analysis of the situation.
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养蜂可减少压力和抑郁
这里是VOA慢速英语健康生活报道Qx~Dl_e_,L%4cr1Ji
蜜蜂是水果、蔬菜和坚果的主要传粉媒介m2Hjt|#h|~_t]j;mc*。如果没有这些发出嗡嗡声的有益昆虫的帮助,我们的食物供应就会陷入困境[ml_h!No,4UD
但是蜜蜂还能以另一种方式帮助人类b!^~pgOyvla6=*pPE5D。研究人员表示,养蜂行为可能有助于存在压力、焦虑和抑郁等心理健康问题的人群yCkS,f.0mp7Hb;jO。许多人称之为“养蜂疗法”Vlt.ew[]-N]~
有一类人群尤其能从这种疗法得到帮助,这类人群是退伍军人91dcubb1[28D35=
许多从军队退役的士兵在克服战争经历方面都存在困难hXMjSDR6fQNi=4pp[1-。他们可能还会在营造退役后富有成效的生活时遇到麻烦~rq2o1#LFbOH。无家可归、抑郁和药物滥用可能会对一些退伍老兵产生影响3%*+!SrQb#XMK_BkK9]
文斯·于利塔洛就是这类老兵H31eyMi*5P@。他在军队中服役了近40年,期间两次被派驻伊拉克He[lZX0IlcV-EYSmT+Q。他饱受创伤性应激障碍(简称PTSD)的困扰EcEdSLtIK*k!
为了治疗创伤性应激障碍,于利塔洛参与了新罕布什尔州曼彻斯特退伍军人事务治疗中心的养蜂项目+=8B=rt]hXJu。退伍军人事务(简称VA)在美国开展了多个类似项目xWvJg0I3^Ha@eh
在美联社最近发表的一篇报道中,于利塔洛解释了养蜂是如何帮助他镇定大脑的LoIbb=,D^X
“我参加这个项目是为了让自已走出对自身所有问题的思考,CPen#1=Z6O)。这个项目让我去想完全不同的东西s7gl0cTkEa-v)5P。现在我只考虑蜜蜂o!%CnJS)yE3*zh%#jd#H。”
温迪·齐默曼是另一名参与养蜂项目的退伍老兵5]RVUr54Y_BUZP
她也表示,养蜂令她的大脑冷静下来|]6l3YU#JNvnj。她称以前那些不可控且不必要的想法是“杂物”IBz=|bWW!nDY*hWXWQ。她说蜜蜂的嗡嗡声有助于清理这些杂物sJb*tm!gReylktK!a
“这些嗡嗡声填补了我头脑中的空白,而这些空白之处正是杂物可能存在的地方dyX=j=6O+GG。因此,我不再去想那些扰乱我头脑的事情和经历,而是只想蜜蜂wB(DYC!%|6G|fS-@y.i。”
密歇根州开展的另一个养蜂项目名为“从英雄到蜂箱”Ud2ha63L#Q!qUxVt~-c。退伍老兵兼昆虫专家亚当·因格劳创立了该项目I!SQ6f#5PKaYjQTJeyig
“这些蜜蜂都会死亡3[mRvw^GRE9%%%p0。这些是夏蜂P4^&1C&.KRRAFcW52tzg。它们只能存活45到60天W#CHf1N;e)O1lR6o|6。”
他在米歇根州立大学运营这一项目q^*G3i(Cc|eL(.=O%[。这一项目免费为退伍老兵教授9个月的养蜂课程CxQz4n+^A~j3[v4
因格劳解释称,养蜂可以在许多方面为退伍军人提供帮助+iwAA46ac9
“我们专注于增加退伍老兵的控制能力,让他们能通过练习正念和放缓节奏来掌控自已的生活,同时我们还为他们提供了开展自已生意的机会^XQCFPWjAPM*43wItV。这是培养社区意识之地-W%@@sIguGzbu&)a-GiX。也是治疗的地方5e(I8^Ehi;1#boXR2。还是学习如何养蜜蜂的场所-eM[]g+Fb(]nM!=*!c。”
为一战老兵养蜂
以帮助退伍老兵为目标的养蜂项目并不是新鲜事VQ@q(qJ!upAuCrDU&M。事实上,美国政府成立了一个教一战老兵养蜂的项目GCrI8!WLrj^F@CV_)+B。参加了一战的其他国家也开展了类似项目6+7Z-Cn-0IX9Q6d_IH@
几乎没有科学证据可以证明养蜂有助于创伤性应激障碍或其他心理健康疾病.rl50&#zPcX)。但这对在养蜂中找到安慰的人来说似乎并不重要Z]oU;y%kc8*#=&H
退伍老兵、养蜂者弗兰克·巴特尔不需要研究来证明养蜂疗法的有效性p#9eKb+Mwus]]kLML*。对他来说,观察蜜蜂可以令他的大脑放松gJe6CYXb6g
“当一切变得忙乱且疯狂而你想放松时,只要把椅子搬出来放到蜂箱前面,看着蜜蜂飞进飞出Sn!,NXWl_0T0!E。这真的令人非常放松+I)2s_Jl~pik.h2qHgSF。所有的烦恼都会漂走y;2lyR913~Jx;-N6ksE。”
哈佛大学研究员似乎同意弗兰克的描述%;MGB!h_TE,t
研究人员在哈佛医学院出版的《哈佛健康杂志》官网上指出,研究表明观察大自然对大脑有益@7FKc,pKNkfZu
他们写道,以在大自然中漫步的人为例,其前额叶皮质区的活动较少,vX7iDeHfu,c&qvKCj。大脑的这一区域在进行引发不良情绪的重复性思考时非常活跃+d8QLM,y4Dx^#p^u
以上是健康生活报道z]vZhT^(z.1L。我是安娜·马迪奥po1exc2R6dupd|.N
“这只是一个漂亮的蜂箱CPbpb*4h2APi。”

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