2024年6月英语四级听力真题 卷一 新闻报道2

News Report Two

新闻报道2

A new study has cast doubt on historic research suggesting that the season or month of someone's birth is associated with an increased risk of certain mental health conditions.

一项新的研究对一项历史研究提出了质疑，该研究认为某人的出生季节或月份与某些精神健康状况的风险增加有关。

The study looks at symptoms of anxiety and depression among more than 70,000 older adults in Europe.

这项研究调查了欧洲7万多名老年人的焦虑和抑郁症状。

A number of past studies have found the link between season of birth and mental health diagnoses.

过去的一些研究发现出生季节和心理健康诊断之间有联系。

Researchers have suggested that such links could arise from various things.

研究人员认为，这种联系可能源于各种各样的事情。

These include nutrient intake, sun exposure, climate, and disease exposure varying across the course of the year.

这些因素包括营养摄入、阳光照射、气候和一年中不同的疾病暴露。

However, evidence has been mixed.

然而，证据却褒贬不一。

More recent studies have suggested that factors such as social class or economic background have more to do with these diagnoses than month of birth.

最近的研究表明，与出生月份相比，社会阶层或经济背景等因素与这些诊断有更多的关系。

Overall, the new study found no significant relationship between participants’ month of birth and symptoms of depression or anxiety.

总的来说，新研究发现参与者的出生月份与抑郁或焦虑症状之间没有显著的关系。

There was some variability in some countries.

在一些国家存在一些差异。

In Poland, depressive symptoms fluctuated a little depending on birth month.

在波兰，抑郁症状随着出生月份的不同而略有波动。

In the Czech Republic, the same was true of anxiety symptoms.

在捷克共和国，焦虑症状也是如此。

But on the whole, there was no systematic pattern.

但总的来说，并没有系统性的模式。

Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.

根据你刚才听到的新闻报道回答问题3和4。

Question3. What have a number of past studies found about season of birth?

关于出生季节，过去的一些研究发现了什么?

Question 4. What did the new study find about the relationship between participants’ month of birth and symptoms of depression?

关于参与者的出生月份与抑郁症症状之间的关系，这项新研究发现了什么?

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