科学美国人60秒:近视眼或许和文化程度有关
日期:2014-07-23 13:43

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Nothing says “overeducated egghead” like a pair of coke-bottle glasses.
没有人曾经说过啃死书的呆子戴着一副可乐瓶底似的眼镜u4mf40iV))=b;
But even cliches sometimes hit the nerd on the head.
但是甚至陈词滥调有时候也会无端说中G!xwXjVFLfES-t88jP
Because a new study finds that nearsightedness is linked to the number of years spent in school.
因为一项研究发现近视眼和在学校上学的时间有关)ytn8)S04!K0Mx;H~6
The findings can be viewed in the journal Ophthalmology.
这一发现已经在《眼科学》杂志上发表f2[wt;pjI5Uxt4
In the past century, the prevalence of myopia—science-speak for being able to see only what's right in front of you—has been on the rise.
在过去的一个世纪中,近视眼一直呈现上升趋势,这都是拜科学所赐让你看清楚眼前d1XyCr&.80CrTx
So much so that it can't all be blamed on geeky genes.
近视眼的增长如此多以致于都不用怪罪于基因遗传y]WMCy&b;T5JsnKThaZL

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To nail down the potential environmental influences, researchers focused on the classroom.
为了明确可能存在的环境影响,研究人员将研究重点放在了教室这个特殊场所上_t0j77uNbG]wb
They gave eye exams to nearly 5000 German subjects in a project called the Gutenberg Health Study.
在这个名为古腾伯格的项目中,他们为对近5000名学生做了眼科检查&ZjopZBK5,e
The researchers found that individuals with 13 years of education were more myopic than those who didn't get past primary school.
研究人员发现,那些经历过13年书本洗礼学生的近视率比那些小学毕业还没毕业的人要高很多A6QWp189nIXXoB-B;.u5
And more than half of those with a university degree could use a set of specs, compared to less than a quarter of the folks who quit after high school or secondary school.
而在拥有大学学历的人中,一半以上戴着眼镜,而相比之下高中或者初中后就退学的人戴眼镜却更少68nc(aR7nl7FV@
All that learning takes a lot of reading.
所有的学习都需要大量的阅读IWxTnp=Em4(1aOOO+S
Which itself is associated with nearsightedness.
这就会跟近视联系起来B)|3Ig*1+LhGD;S
Or the nearsighted may gravitate toward pursuits easier to see—like hitting the books.
或者近视眼的人在啃书本时,可能会想看的更清楚而选择离书更近sMyEyux57(7TT0T
Either way, seems that being a good student may not require great pupils.
不管怎样,似乎做一个好学生并不需要大大的瞳孔Th6na.edz_aE
词语解释

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1.link to 联系

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How do you link to it?
你怎样连接到它?

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They link to the page I found them on.
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2.blame on 把责任推给…

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This technique is often accompanied by adding blame on an enemy country or political group.
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This they blame on the unfair perception that Pakistan is full of fundamentalists plotting death and destruction in the West.
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3.focus on 集中于

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If you focus the sun's rays on dry wood with a burning-glass, it will start burning.
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Our meeting focuses on the question of women's right.
我们会议的重点是妇女权利问题2d7QIey5g&Aglv(ii59

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4.compare to 把...比作,比喻为

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How does this development process compare to the approach you use today?
相比你现在使用的方法,这个开发方法如何呢?

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I accept whatever God sends at that moment and take it for the best. Somebody is the best if we have no one else to compare to, right?
所以就接受上帝送来的任何东西,并且把它看成是最好的,如果没有任何人可以比较的话,那个人就是最好的,不是吗?

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重点单词
  • approachn. 接近; 途径,方法 v. 靠近,接近,动手处理
  • techniquen. 技术,技巧,技能
  • perceptionn. 感知,认识,观念
  • primaryadj. 主要的,初期的,根本的,初等教育的 n. 最主
  • potentialadj. 可能的,潜在的 n. 潜力,潜能 n. 电位,
  • blamen. 过失,责备 vt. 把 ... 归咎于,责备
  • destructionn. 破坏,毁灭,破坏者
  • myopian. 近视,缺乏远见