【答案解析】35%的男士和50%的女士报告有中到极度的孤独感。研究人员发现同卵双胞胎中孤独率差别不大。
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Thirty-five percent of the men and 50 percent of the women reported having moderate to extreme feelings of loneliness. And the researchers found less difference in loneliness ratings between identical twins.
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【答案解析】研究中最孤独的人血压比不孤独的人要高出30%，研究人员说这意味着孤独对心脏的坏影响是和体重超标或不活动一样的。
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The loneliest people studied had blood pressure readings as much as 30 points higher than those who weren"t lonely, suggesting that loneliness can be as bad for the heart as being overweight or inactive, the researchers said.
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【答案解析】根据总统的提议，买了个人健康保险以及保险费由单位交纳的人们，可以享受个人7500美元的税收减免以及家庭15000美元的税收减免。
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Under a proposal by the President, people who buy private health insurance, as well as those who get coverage through their employers, would be entitled to tax deductions of $7,500 for individuals and $15,000 for families.
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【答案解析】与去年相比，更多的美国工人有健康储蓄账户，但是与传统保险相比选择这种账户的总人数还是比较少。
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More U.S. workers have health savings accounts compared to last year, but the total number opting for this alternative to conventional insurance coverage is still very small.
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【答案解析】虽然2006年健康保险费增长7.7%是2000年来增长最小的，但报道显示其增长额为通货膨胀和工资增长速度的两倍。
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The report showed that health insurance premiums rose more than twice as fast as inflation and wages, although the 7.7 percent increase for 2006 was the smallest since 2000.
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【答案解析】现在大约1千万65岁及65岁以上的美国人至少有一项日常活动需要别人帮助，比如走路、穿衣、洗澡、上厕所、吃饭以及下床或离开椅子。
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About 10 million people in the U.S. aged 65 and older now need assistance with at least one daily living activity such as walking, dressing, bathing, using the toilet, eating and getting out of a bed or chair.
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【答案解析】根据今天发布的研究，自1998年来美国未投保的儿童减少了近200万，而未投保的家长多了120万。
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The number of uninsured children in America has decreased by nearly 2 million since 1998 and 1.2 million more parents became uninsured, according to the research released today.
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【答案解析】研究人员首次确定女人可以做多少适合她们年龄的运动，他们还发现女人的运动负荷量稍低于男人。
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For the first time, researchers have established how much exercise women should be able to do for their age and found that their capacity is slightly lower than men"s.
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【答案解析】不论年龄多少，女人的健康程度总的来说似乎比男人低。鉴于我们活得更长，这就强调了健康程度对女人的重要性。
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In general, women"s fitness levels seem to be lower regardless of their age than for men. Given that we live longer, it just emphasizes the importance of fitness for women.
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【答案解析】根据最近的一项研究，承受很多日常压力的女人得乳癌的概率更小，但这并不意味着压力是好事。
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Women who are under a lot of daily stress may be less likely to develop breast cancer, according to a recent study, but that does not mean stress is a good thing.