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One 60-minute run can add 7 hours to your life.
一次 60分鐘的跑步可以增加7小時的壽命。
This was a claim made by The Times last week.
這是《泰晤士報》上周發表的一個論斷。
The claim was based on a new review of studies about the effects of running.
這一論斷是基于一項關于跑步影響的研究的新綜述。
The review concluded that on average runners live 3 years longer than non-runners, and that running does more to extend life than any other form of exercise.
該研究綜述總結說，跑步者的平均壽命比非跑步者的壽命長了年，跑步比其他任何形式的運動都更能延長壽命。
But there's more to running than its health benefits.
但跑步的好處不止體現在健康方面。
Research published in recent years has shown that running changes your brain and mind in some fascinating ways, from increasing your brain function to regulating your emotions.
近年來發表的研究表明，跑步會以一些神奇的方式改變人的大腦和思維，從增強大腦功能到調節情緒。
However, the precise effects vary according to whether you engage in short, fast running or long-distance running.
然而，確切的效果因你參加的是短線快跑還是長跑而異。
For example, in one study, researchers compared participants' ability to learn new words after several minutes of intense running and after 40 minutes of gentle running.
例如，在一項研究中，研究人員比較了參與者在進行了幾分鐘高強度跑步和40分鐘慢跑后學習新單詞的能力。
Participants were able to learn 20% faster after the intense running and they showed a superior memory when tested again a week later.
在進行高強度的跑步后，參與者的學習速度提高了20%，一周后再次接受測試時，他們表現出了更好的記憶力。
In another study, researchers asked volunteers to jog for 30 minutes and then showed them clips from a sad movie.
在另一項研究中，研究人員要求志愿者慢跑30分鐘， 然后給他們看一部悲情電影的片段。
Participants who usually struggled to handle negative emotions were more intensely affected by the sad clips, just as you'd expect.
正如你所預料的那樣，那些通常難以處理負面情緒的參與者受到悲情電影片段的影響更大。
But crucially, this was less so if they had completed the 30 minutes jog.
但至關重要的是，如果他們完成了30分鐘的慢跑，所受影響就不會那么明顯。
The researchers said moderate exercise appears to have helped those participants to be less vulnerable to the impact of the sad movie.
研究人員表示，適度的鍛煉似乎有助于這些參與者不那么容易受到悲情電影的影響。
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
請根據你剛剛聽到的文章回答問題19到問題21。
Question 19: What did the new review of studies claim?
問題19：新的研究綜述說了什么內容？
Question 20: What is one effect that running has on people according to recent research?
問題20：根據最近的研究，跑步對人們的影響之一是什么？
Question 21: What did another study find about the participants after they had a 30-minute jog?
問題21：當參與者在慢跑30分鐘后，另一項研究發現了什么？
