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Health killers

我们wǒ men的de生活shēng huó中zhōng有yǒu很多hěn duō危害wēi hài健康jiàn kāng的de因素yīn sù,这些zhè xiē健康jiàn kāng杀手shā shǒu就jiù在zài你nǐ我wǒ的de身边shēn biān。

1.吸烟xī yān吸烟xī yān有yǒu危害wēi hài,不仅bù jǐn危害wēi hài人体rén tǐ健康jiàn kāng,还hái会huì对duì社会shè huì产生chǎn shēng不良bù liáng的de影响yǐng xiǎng。

经常jīng cháng吸烟xī yān的de人rén,吸入xī rù的de不bù是shì新鲜xīn xiān空气kōng qì,而是ér shì被bèi烟雾yān wù污染wū rǎn的de有毒yǒu dú气体qì tǐ。

2.孤独gū dú现在xiàn zài社交shè jiāo媒体méi tǐ的de增长zēng zhǎng让ràng大家dà jiā的de生活shēng huó越来越yuè lái yuè孤独gū dú,但是dàn shì孤独gū dú或许huò xǔ是shì致命zhì mìng的de。

孤独gū dú的de危害wēi hài相当于xiāng dāng yú每天měi tiān抽chōu15根gēn烟yān。

3.久jiǔ坐zuò一yī项xiàng研究yán jiū发现fā xiàn,不论bù lùn一yī天tiān中zhōng是否shì fǒu锻炼duàn liàn,静坐jìng zuò的de时间shí jiān每měi增加zēng jiā两liǎng个gè小时xiǎo shí,就jiù会huì增加zēng jiā各种gè zhǒng患huàn癌ái风险fēng xiǎn。

4.失眠shī mián失眠shī mián现在xiàn zài已经yǐ jīng是shì公共gōng gòng健康jiàn kāng问题wèn tí了le。

睡眠shuì mián不bù足zú会huì提高tí gāo中风zhòng fēng和hé心脏xīn zàng病bìng发作fā zuò的de风险fēng xiǎn。

失眠shī mián的de危害wēi hài相当于xiāng dāng yú经常jīng cháng抽烟chōu yān。

5.美měi黑hēi室shì内nèi美měi黑hēi导致dǎo zhì的de皮肤pí fū癌ái比bǐ吸烟xī yān导致dǎo zhì肺fèi癌ái的de病例bìng lì更多gèng duō。

6.饮食yǐn shí饮食yǐn shí不良bù liáng的de危害wēi hài和hé吸烟xī yān差不多chà bu duō。

饮食yǐn shí不良bù liáng的de致死zhì sǐ率lǜ比bǐ吸毒xī dú、吸烟xī yān等děng致死zhì sǐ率lǜ更高gèng gāo。

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Vocabulary 107 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
生活 shēng huólife / livelihood
中 zhōngwithin; among; in
有 yǒuto have; there is
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
危害 wēi hàito harm; to jeopardize; to endanger
健康 jiàn kānghealth
因素 yīn sùelement / factor
这些 zhè xiēthese
杀手 shā shǒukiller / murderer / hit man / (sports) formidable player
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
你 nǐyou
我 wǒI; me; my
身边 shēn biānat one's side / on hand
吸烟 xī yānto smoke
不仅 bù jǐnnot just; not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
人体 rén tǐhuman body
还 háiin addition, also, else, even
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
社会 shè huìsociety
产生 chǎn shēngto give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate
不良 bù liángbad; harmful; unhealthy / (of a device, connection, material etc) defective; faulty
影响 yǐng xiǎnginfluence / effect
经常 jīng chángfrequently; constantly; regularly; often
人 rénperson; people
吸入 xī rùto breathe in / to suck in / to inhale
不 bùno; not so
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
新鲜 xīn xiānfresh (experience, food etc) / freshness
空气 kōng qìair / atmosphere
而是 ér shìrather
被 bèiused to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes
烟雾 yān wùsmoke / mist / vapor / smog / fumes
污染 wū rǎn(lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate
有毒 yǒu dúpoisonous
气体 qì tǐgas
孤独 gū dúlonely / solitary
现在 xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
社交 shè jiāointeraction / social contact
媒体 méi tǐmedia, esp. news media
增长 zēng zhǎngto grow; to increase
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
大家 dà jiāeveryone
越来越 yuè lái yuèmore and more
但是 dàn shìbut; however
或许 huò xǔperhaps; maybe
致命 zhì mìngfatal / mortal / deadly
相当于 xiāng dāng yúequivalent to
每天 měi tiānevery day
抽 chōuto draw out; to pull out from in between / to remove part of the whole / to inhale (esp. smoke) / (of fabric etc) to shrink / (of certain plants) to sprout; to bud / to whip; to thrash
根 gēnclassifier for long slender objects
烟 yāncigarette or pipe tobacco / smoke / mist / vapour / tobacco plant
久 jiǔ(of a period of time) long
坐 zuòto sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit
一 yīone / single / a (article)
项 xiàngclassifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
研究 yán jiūresearch / a study
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
不论 bù lùnwhatever / no matter what (who, how etc) / regardless of
天 tiānday
是否 shì fǒuwhether (or not) / if / is or isn't
锻炼 duàn liànto toughen / to temper / to engage in physical exercise / to work out / (fig.) to develop one's skills / to train oneself
静坐 jìng zuòto sit quietly / to meditate / to stage a sit-in
时间 shí jiāntime
每 měieach / every
增加 zēng jiāto raise; to increase
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
小时 xiǎo shíhour
各种 gè zhǒngevery kind of; all kinds of; various
患 huànto suffer (from illness) / to contract (a disease)
癌 áicancer; (esp.) carcinoma
风险 fēng xiǎnrisk; hazard
失眠 shī miánto suffer from insomnia
已经 yǐ jīngalready
公共 gōng gòngpublic; common; communal
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
睡眠 shuì miánsleep
足 zúsufficient; ample
提高 tí gāoto raise / to increase / to improve
中风 zhòng fēngto suffer a paralyzing stroke
和 héand; together with
心脏 xīn zàngheart
病 bìngillness / disease / defect
发作 fā zuòto flare up; to break out
抽烟 chōu yānto smoke (tobacco)
美 měito beautify / to be pleased with oneself
黑 hēiblack / dark / sinister / secret / shady / illegal
室 shìroom / work unit / grave / scabbard / family or clan / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
内 nèiinside / inner / internal / interior
导致 dǎo zhìto lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
皮肤 pí fūskin
比 bǐ(followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / (in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
肺 fèilung
病例 bìng lì(medical) case / occurrence of illness
更多 gèng duōmore; greater in amount, degree, or number
饮食 yǐn shíeating and drinking / food and drink; diet
差不多 chà bu duōabout the same / good enough / not bad
致死 zhì sǐto cause death; to be lethal; to be deadly
率 lǜ(bound form) ratio; rate; proportion
吸毒 xī dúto take drugs
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
更高 gèng gāohigher