人人都想健康長壽。科學研究表明，養成良好的生活習慣，不僅讓人更健康，還能讓我們多活十年左右。
To live healthier and longer
by Sandee LaMotte
Loma Linda, California, a city of 21,000, is one of the five original blue zones, regions in the world where people live longest and are the healthiest. In fact, people in this community tend to live eight to 10 years longer than the average American.
California /ˌkælɪˈfɔːniə/ n. 加利福尼亞（美國西部的州）
original /əˈrɪdʒ(ə)n(ə)l/ adj. 最初的、一開始的
community /kəˈmjuːnəti/ n. 社區
tend /tend/ v. 傾向於
Experts say that's because Loma Linda has one of the highest concentrations of Seventh-day Adventists in the world. The religion mandates a healthy lifestyle and a life of service to the church and community, which contributes to their longevity.
concentration /ˌkɒns(ə)nˈtreɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 集中、聚集
religion /rɪˈlɪdʒ(ə)n/ n. 宗教
mandate /ˈmændeɪt/ v. 命令、強制要求
lifestyle /ˈlaɪfstaɪl/ n. 生活方式（由life和style組成）
church /tʃɜːtʃ/ n. 教會
contribute /kənˈtrɪbjuːt/ to something 是某事的原因之一
longevity /lɒnˈdʒevəti/ n. 長壽
"I never had stress," said Dr. Ellsworth Wareham, a life-long Seventh-day Adventist. He was 100 years old at the time and still mowed his front yard. "I have a philosophy: You do the best you can. And the things you can't do anything about, don't give any thought to them."
mow /məʊ/ v. 割草
philosophy /fɪˈlɒsəfi/ n. 哲學、理念
A heart surgeon by trade, Wareham assisted in surgeries until he was 95 years old, and said that he would still be able to operate at the age of 100. "I could do open heart surgery right now. My hands are steady, my eyes are good. I have noticed no deterioration（惡化） in my mental ability with my age."
surgeon /ˈsɜːdʒ(ə)n/ n. 外科醫生
trade /treɪd/ n. 職業
assist /əˈsɪst/ v. 協助、輔助
surgery /ˈsɜːdʒ(ə)ri/ n. 外科手術
operate /ˈɒp(ə)reɪt/ v. 做手術
open heart surgery 開胸心臟手術
steady /ˈstedi/ adj. 穩的
mental /ˈment(ə)l/ adj. 思考的
Wareham passed away last year, at the age of 104. Like 10% of the Adventist community, Wareham was a vegan. Another 30% are lacto-ovo vegetarians who eat dairy and eggs, while another 8% eat fish but not other meat.
pass away 去世
vegan /ˈviːɡən/ n. 嚴格素食者
vegetarian /ˌvedʒɪˈteəriən/ n. 素食者、寬鬆素食者（lacto-ovo vegetarian是蛋奶素食者；嚴格素食者和寬鬆素食者都不喫肉，二者的區別在於，寬鬆素食者會喫雞蛋或牛奶等，而嚴格素食者不喫任何跟動物沾邊的食物）
dairy /ˈdeəri/ n. 乳製品
"Even our non-vegetarians are relatively low meat consumers," said Dr. Michael Orlich, the principal investigator of a study dedicated to examining the link between healthy lifestyle factors and disease in 96,000 Seventh-day Adventists in North America.
non- 前綴，表示否定
relatively /ˈrelətɪvli/ adv. 相對而言
consumer /kənˈsjuːmə(r)/ n. 食用者（由consume加上表示人的後綴-er）
principal /ˈprɪnsəp(ə)l/ adj. 最重要的、主要的
investigator /ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪtə(r)/ n. 調查研究者（由investigate加上表示人的後綴-or）
dedicate /ˈdedɪkeɪt/ v. 致力、致力於
examine /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/ v. 仔細檢查、調查
link /lɪŋk/ n. 聯繫
factor /ˈfæktə(r)/ n. 因素
What does that vegetarian lifestyle accomplish? A lower weight, for one. Vegans in the study had an average body mass index (BMI) of 23, well below the healthy cutoff（臨界點） of 25, Orlich said. Meat eaters in the study – no matter how little they ate – had an average BMI of 29, just shy of being considered obese.
accomplish /əˈkʌmplɪʃ/ v. 實現、達到
mass /mæs/ n. 重量、質量
index /ˈɪndeks/ n. 指數
well /wel/ adv. 遠遠（表示強調）
eater /ˈiːtə(r)/ n. 喫…的人（由eat加上表示人的後綴-er）
shy /ʃaɪ/ adj. 不足的、不夠的
obese /əʊˈbiːs/ adj. 肥胖的
Other key factors to longevity: Only 1% of the Seventh-day Adventist community in the study smokes. Little to no alcohol is consumed. Daily exercise out in the fresh air of nature is the norm. The church advocates a life of service, so dedication to volunteering is typical, which contributes to a sense of community.
key /kiː/ adj. 關鍵的
consume /kənˈsjuːm/ v. 喫、喝
the norm /nɔːm/ 常態
advocate /ˈædvəkeɪt/ v. 倡導
dedication /ˌdedɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 致力（由dedicate加後綴-ion變成名詞）
volunteer /ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)/ v. 做志願者、做義工
Add all of these factors together and what do you get? A healthier body, less likely to succumb to diseases tied to obesity, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer and heart disease.
succumb /səˈkʌm/ v. 抵擋不住
tie /taɪ/ v. 有聯繫、有關聯
obesity /əʊˈbiːsəti/ n. 肥胖（由obese加後綴-ity變成名詞）
diabetes /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/ n. 糖尿病
pressure /ˈpreʃə(r)/ n. 壓力
Few of us practice these healthy lifestyle habits, much less do them all at once. The good news, says Orlich, is that it's never too late to start. "The bulk of evidence suggests that changing a few simple lifestyle factors can have a profound difference in the risk of major diseases and the likelihood of living a long life. People can usually get impressive benefits even in a short length of time."
much less do something 更不會做某事
the bulk /bʌlk/ of = most of
evidence /ˈevɪd(ə)ns/ n. 證據
suggest /səˈdʒest/ v. 表明
profound /prəˈfaʊnd/ adj. 巨大的
risk /rɪsk/ n. 風險
major /ˈmeɪdʒə(r)/ adj. 主要的、重大的
likelihood /ˈlaɪklihʊd/ n. 可能性
impressive /ɪmˈpresɪv/ adj. 讓人叫好的
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