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You can’t stop the clock, you can’t turn back the hands of time, blah, blah, blah. But you can age more gracefully.

You Will Need
Blueberries
Walnuts
Floss
Dark chocolate
Red wine
Brain teasers
Exercise
Hobbies

Step 1: Eat blueberries and walnuts（多吃蓝莓和胡桃）
Eat blueberries and walnuts. Two Tufts University studies found that just a cup of blueberries or an ounce of walnuts a day can protect the body against age-related nerve damage that can affect thinking, motor skills, and coordination.

Blue fruits in general—purple grapes, blackberries, plums, boysenberries, black currants—top the list of anti-aging foods.

Step 2: Floss without fail（用牙线清洁牙齿）
Floss at least once a day. People with clean teeth don’t just look younger, they live up to 46% longer than those who don’t, because healthy gums help prevent strokes and heart disease.

Step 3: Eat dark chocolate（吃一些黑巧克力）
Have some dark chocolate. It contains magnesium and flavonol, which improve the supply of oxygen to the brain.

Step 4: Drink red wine（喝点红酒）
Enjoy a glass or two of red wine every day. The resveratrol found in red and purple grape skins contains impressive anti-aging properties, according to a Harvard study.

Step 5: Work your brain（做些益智游戏）
Do some crossword puzzles; play Sodoku; join a bridge group; learn to speak Italian. Research shows that doing anything to exercise your brain keeps it sharp and prevents Alzheimer’s.

Step 6: Get moving（做运动）
Get moving. You don’t need to kill yourself with push-ups and jogging. Studies show that doing anything active—gardening, dancing, running around the mall—keeps your muscles in shape, your heart rate elevated, and your neurons firing.

Step 7: Eat less sugar（少吃糖）
Eat less refined sugar. It hardens the fibers and elastin in cells, making skin as tough and dry as an alligator’s.

Step 8: Get a life（培养兴趣）
Get a life—or, at least, a hobby. People with interests outside of work report less depression, get fewer illnesses, and have a lower rate of Alzheimer’s. In a survey of 600 folks over age 80, 93% credit their hobbies with helping them live longer.

词汇讲解

【词汇讲解】

1.gracefully adv. 优美地，斯文地

如：The horse passages gracefully.
那匹马斜行的姿态优美。

She writes gracefully.
她写字秀丽。

2.anti-aging n. 抗衰老
3.impressive adj. 给人深刻印象的

如：The report looks impressive but it's really nothing but waffle.
这篇报告貌似冠冕堂皇，实际上空洞无物。

This aircraft's safety record is an impressive testament to its designers' skill.
这种飞机的飞行安全记录令人印象深刻，证明了该机种设计师本领非凡。

4.crossword puzzle 纵横拼字谜

如：I enjoy word games but The Times crossword puzzle usually foxes me.
我喜欢词语游戏，可《时代周刊》上的纵横填字字谜常常把我搞湖涂。

He has a marvelous understanding of words and the Times crossword puzzle is kid's stuff for him.
他对词语有奇特的理解能力，泰晤士报上的横纵填字字谜对他来说简直太容易了。

5.jogging n. 慢跑

如：Jogging is a healthy form of exercise.
慢跑是有益健康的锻炼方式。

I've been jogging a lot to get myself into shape.
我长期慢跑锻炼身体。

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