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It’s also not good to sleep too much

我们wǒ men可能kě néng都dōu知道zhī dào缺乏quē fá睡眠shuì mián的de危害wēi hài,但是dàn shì最近zuì jìn科学家kē xué jiā发表fā biǎo研究yán jiū表示biǎo shì睡shuì太tài多duō也yě不bù好hǎo。

研究yán jiū结果jié guǒ发现fā xiàn,那些nà xiē每měi晚wǎn睡shuì九jiǔ小时xiǎo shí的de人群rén qún,他们tā men的de认知rèn zhī能力néng lì全面quán miàn下降xià jiàng,学习xué xí能力néng lì下降xià jiàng了le百分之bǎi fēn zhī二十二èr shí èr,语言yǔ yán流利liú lì度dù下降xià jiàng了le20%,记忆力jì yì lì下降xià jiàng了le13%,而ér这些zhè xiē是shì阿尔兹海默症ā ěr zī hǎi mò zhèng等děng痴呆症chī dāi zhèng的de早期zǎo qī症状zhèng zhuàng。

所以suǒ yǐ如果rú guǒ睡shuì太tài多duō,可能kě néng会huì增加zēng jiā患huàn痴呆症chī dāi zhèng的de风险fēng xiǎn。

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Vocabulary 55 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
都 dōuall; both; entirely
知道 zhī dàoto know; to become aware of
缺乏 quē fáto lack; to be short of
睡眠 shuì miánsleep
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
危害 wēi hàiharmful effect; damage
但是 dàn shìbut; however
最近 zuì jìnrecently
科学家 kē xué jiāscientist
发表 fā biǎoto issue / to publish
研究 yán jiūresearch / a study
表示 biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
睡 shuìto sleep / to lie down
太 tàitoo (much) / very / extremely
多 duōtoo many; in excess
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
不 bùno; not so
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper
结果 jié guǒoutcome; result; consequence
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
那些 nà xiēthose
每 měieach / every
晚 wǎnevening / night
九 jiǔnine / 9
小时 xiǎo shíhour
人群 rén qúncrowd
他们 tā menthey; them
认知 rèn zhīcognitive
能力 néng lìcapability / ability
全面 quán miànall-around / comprehensive / total / overall
下降 xià jiàngto decline / to drop / to fall / to go down / to decrease
学习 xué xíto learn / to study
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
百分之 bǎi fēn zhīpercent
二十二 èr shí èrtwenty-two; the number 22
语言 yǔ yánlanguage
流利 liú lìfluent
度 dùmeasure / limit / extent / degree of intensity
记忆力 jì yì lìfaculty of memory; ability to remember
而 érbut (not) / yet (not) / (indicates contrast)
这些 zhè xiēthese
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
阿尔兹海默症 ā ěr zī hǎi mò zhèngAlzheimer's disease; a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and common cause of dementia.
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
痴呆症 chī dāi zhèngdementia
早期 zǎo qīearly period; early phase; early stage
症状 zhèng zhuàngsymptom (of an illness)
所以 suǒ yǐtherefore / as a result / so
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
增加 zēng jiāto raise; to increase
患 huànto suffer (from illness) / to contract (a disease)
风险 fēng xiǎnrisk; hazard