大学英语六级考试辅导之阅读训练四_大学英语阅读

大学英语六级考试辅导之阅读训练四

　　文章首先介绍青少年整日与iPod为伴这一事实，并指出听音乐太久更易陷入忧郁。

　　接着文章阐述了这一结果的研究过程，即实践观测。

　　①plug into 收听，收看，接通，把(电器)插头插入

　　②at risk of 有的危险， at higher/lower risk of 某某的风险更高/更低

　　③by contrast 相反，相比之下

　　在平常空余时间里我们要有意识地多阅读英文读物，比如英文报刊，英文小说等，由浅入深，由易到难，逐渐培养对英语阅读的兴趣和技巧。同时，多阅读可以增加自己的词汇量、文化背景知识，提高阅读速度，和培养良好的阅读习惯等。

　　Being plugged into an iPod is a hallmark of adolescence， but a new study suggests that teens who spend too much time listening to music may be at higher risk of depression.

　　整天和iPod为伍已成为年轻人的典型特点，但最新研究表明，年轻人听太多音乐反而更易陷入抑郁情绪。

　　The study， led by Brian， an assistant professor of medicine and pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine， found that teens who reported listening to music more often were at higher risk of having major depressive disorder (MDD)， compared with teens who listened to music less frequently. And they had an 80 percent higher risk of depression， the study found.