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清晨起来,一杯新鲜的研磨咖啡可以让人精力充沛。
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( T$ w6 w$ D P# M) a! @3 ]A cup of freshly ground coffee is what it takes to get some people moving in the morning.
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但一项最新的研究表明,这种功效可能是咖啡的香气而不是咖啡本身产生的。
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But, according to a study, it may be the aroma rather than the coffee itself that does the trick.- e0 y0 P6 B/ U5 X9 h
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研究人员相信,烘培咖啡豆的香气可以安抚紧张的神经! }0 l I+ ?$ l2 l1 W
2 j9 T8 q& p1 @) c1 K6 tResearchers believe that the aroma of roasted coffee beans can soothe frayed nerves -6 x5 N& d/ K& [2 a
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1 r$ R: Y" L6 I5 L, M: B而且只是一点点香气就可以缓解整夜失眠对大脑造成的影响。
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8 h h. v$ u0 A+ W$ aand that just the whiff could be enough to reverse the effects of a poor night's sleep on the brain.
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香气: 仅仅闻咖啡比喝一杯咖啡更能帮助缓解疲劳5 m1 `4 m( ~7 o
% k% X0 d# d3 h6 s5 \Aroma: Just smelling coffee can help cure tiredness better than drinking a cup$ \5 a3 n. o% c7 U* I- ]# W3 z
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他们说,早晚有一天可以通过提取咖啡中的化学物质并释放到空气中,来缓解人们的疲劳。, x% ?9 S2 }- E- u! Y2 I# k, C
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They said that chemicals extracted from coffee and pumped into the air may one day be used as a way of reviving tired people.
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日本筑波的科学家们把16只小白鼠放到有1英寸深的水的笼子里,这样保证它们24小时不睡觉。
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Scientists in Tsukuba, Japan, kept 16 laboratory rats awake for 24 hours, by keeping them in a cage filled with an inch of water,
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8 A3 A+ T0 N i* O% d然后,将一半的老鼠放在烘培咖啡的香气中。! m# g; \+ u9 f8 U; u
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3 {3 k5 Z, f2 f$ ^在对小白鼠大脑取样后,他们发现咖啡的气味,增强了关键基因的活动,这种基因活动可以促进体内细胞存活,并且减少焦虑。
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After taking samples of the rats' brains, they found that the smell of coffee boosted the activity of key genes that promote cell survival in the body and reduce anxiety.
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5 c6 P* m. b$ k' R7 L4 y领导日本筑波研究团队的益男教授说,当人们为了熬夜而喝咖啡时,
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Professor Yoshinori Masuo, who led the study in Tsukuba, Japan, said that when people drink coffee to stay up all night, Y2 J9 e' w* k% j- D7 d
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仅仅是咖啡的味道就会减轻由不睡觉而产生的压力。
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just the smell of the coffee could alleviate some of the stress caused by sleeplessness. c! S* R+ o6 x7 A1 p( J% g6 D! @
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7 ^( ]+ `/ ] _ R2 L3 r6 Y他补充说:'闻咖啡豆的气味要比喝咖啡更好。但是否其他食物的气味会产生类似效应呢?这还需要进一步的研究。' E" j' ?; O! m2 J F- @ c
* n: ~5 H! \; wHe added: 'Is it better for us to smell coffee bean aroma than to drink coffee, or would any other food-related odour produce similar effects? Further studies are needed.' |
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