The researchers gave them nasal drops containing either a cold virus or a particular flu virus. Over the next six days, the volunteers reported on any aches, pains, sneezing or congestion they had, while the researchers collected objective data, like daily mucus production. Cohen and his colleagues found that based on objective measures of nasal woes, happy people were less likely to develop a cold.
注释:
1.Warm People likely to Keep Cold Gt Bay:情绪乐观的人不易患感冒。warm people原意是热心肠的人,情绪高昂的人,keep/holdto bay是使走投无路,不使接近的意思,因此本题目如果直译则是情绪高昂的人可能让感冒不能得逞或情绪高昂的人可能远离感冒或情绪高昂的人可能拒感冒于千里之外。
2.staying positive:保持积极向上
3.exposed healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus:使健康的志愿者接触感冒或流感病毒。expose原意是使暴露,使面临,这里expose sb.to sth。是使接触的意思。
4.sunny disposition:乐观开朗的个性
5.positive emotional style:乐观情绪型,情绪积极型
6.scratchy throat:嗓子痛
7.susceptible to:对敏感的,容易受到影响的
8.as to:关于,至于
练习:
1. According to a study author, when people with a positive emotional style do get a cold, they may think
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