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The benefits of dark chocolate

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The benefits of dark chocolate

科学家kē xué jiā发现fā xiàn,吃chī黑hēi巧克力qiǎo kè lì或huò能néng将jiāng患huàn抑郁yì yù症zhèng的de风险fēng xiǎn降低jiàng dī四sì分之fēn zhī三sān。

研究yán jiū发现fā xiàn,与yǔ不bù吃chī巧克力qiǎo kè lì的de人rén相比xiāng bǐ,任意rèn yì两liǎng天tiān内nèi吃chī过guo黑hēi巧克力qiǎo kè lì的de人rén在zài此cǐ前qián两liǎng周zhōu出现chū xiàn临床lín chuáng相关xiāng guān抑郁yì yù症状zhèng zhuàng的de几率jī lǜ要yào低dī70%。

当然dāng rán,一般来说yī bān lái shuō,选择xuǎn zé黑hēi巧克力qiǎo kè lì的de人rén可能kě néng更gèng有yǒu健康jiàn kāng意识yì shí,这zhè也yě可以kě yǐ预防yù fáng抑郁yì yù。

抑郁yì yù的de人rén也yě更gèng有yǒu可能kě néng想xiǎng吃chī更多gèng duō的de高gāo糖táng高gāo脂zhī食物shí wù,因此yīn cǐ在zài选择xuǎn zé巧克力qiǎo kè lì时shí,他们tā men不bù太tài可能kě néng选择xuǎn zé黑hēi巧克力qiǎo kè lì。

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Vocabulary 60 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
科学家 kē xué jiāscientist
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
吃 chīto eat; to consume / to eat at
黑 hēiblack / dark / sinister / secret / shady / illegal
巧克力 qiǎo kè lì(loanword) chocolate
或 huòmaybe / perhaps / might / possibly
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
将 jiāng(introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把)
患 huànto suffer (from illness) / to contract (a disease)
抑郁 yì yùdepressed; despondent; gloomy
症 zhèngdisease / illness
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
风险 fēng xiǎnrisk; hazard
降低 jiàng dīto reduce; to lower; to bring down
四 sìfour / 4
分之 fēn zhī(indicating a fraction)
三 sānthree / 3
研究 yán jiūresearch / a study
与 yǔ(formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast)
不 bùno; not so
人 rénperson; people
相比 xiāng bǐto compare
任意 rèn yìany / arbitrary
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
天 tiānday
内 nèiwithin
过 guo(experienced action marker)
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
此 cǐthis; these
前 qiánago / before / BC / former / formerly
周 zhōuweek
出现 chū xiànto appear / to arise / to emerge / to show up
临床 lín chuángclinical
相关 xiāng guānrelated / relevant / pertinent
症状 zhèng zhuàngsymptom (of an illness)
几率 jī lǜprobability / odds
要 yàowill; shall; about to / need to; should / if
低 dīlow
当然 dāng ráncertainly / of course / without doubt
一般来说 yī bān lái shuōgenerally speaking
选择 xuǎn zéto select; to pick
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
有 yǒuto have; there is
健康 jiàn kānghealth
意识 yì shíconsciousness; awareness
这 zhèthis; these
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
预防 yù fángto prevent / to take precautions against / to protect / to guard against
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
更多 gèng duōmore; greater in amount, degree, or number
高 gāohigh / tall / above average / loud
糖 tángsugar
脂 zhīfat / rouge (cosmetics) / resin
食物 shí wùfood
因此 yīn cǐthus; consequently; as a result
时 shíwhen
他们 tā menthey; them
太 tàitoo (much) / very / extremely