喝咖啡犯困 时尚双语:闻咖啡比喝咖啡更提神

时尚双语:闻咖啡比喝咖啡更提神  

【中英文对照】
A cup of freshly ground coffee is what it takes to get some people moving in the morning.
清晨起来，一杯新鲜的研磨咖啡可以让人精力充沛。
But
according to a study
it may be the aroma rather than the coffee itself that does the trick.
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。
Researchers believe that the aroma of roasted coffee beans can soothe frayed nerves--and that just the whiff could be enough to reverse the effects of a poor night's sleep on the brain.
研究人员相信，烘培咖啡豆的香气可以安抚紧张的神经——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。
Aroma: Just smelling coffee can help cure tiredness better than drinking a cup
香气：仅仅闻咖啡比喝一杯咖啡更能帮助缓解疲劳。
They said that chemicals extracted from coffee and pumped into the air may one day be used as a way of reviving tired people.
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。
Scientists in Tsukuba
Japan
kept 16 laboratory rats awake for 24 hours
by keeping them in a cage filled with an inch of water
then exposed half of them to the smell of roasted coffee.
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。然后，将一半的老鼠放在烘培咖啡的香气中。
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.
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。
Professor Yoshinori Masuo
who led the study in Tsukuba
Japan
said that when people drink coffee to stay up all night
just the smell of the coffee could alleviatesome of the stress caused by sleeplessness.
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，仅仅是咖啡的味道就会减轻由不睡觉而产生的压力。
He added: "Is it better for us to smell coffee bean aroma than to drink coffee
or would any other food-related odourproduce similar effects? Further studies are needed."
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的效应呢？这还需要进一步的研究。”
【词汇讲解】
1.aroma n. 芳香，香味
The whole house was filled with the aroma of coffee.
满屋子都是咖啡的香味。
2.soothe vt. 安慰，抚慰，使舒服，使平静
I've managed to soothe him down a bit.
我想方设法使他平静了一点。
3.whiff n. 些微的气味、空气或烟
A whiff of fresh air cleared his head.
他吸了一点新鲜空气后头脑清醒了。
4.extract提取，榨出
We can extract oil from shale.
我们可以从页岩中提取石油。
5.alleviate vt. 减轻，缓解，缓和
The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.
医生给她注射以减轻疼痛。
6.odour n. 气味
The dump sent out an offensive odour.
垃圾堆散发出难闻的气味。
【词组讲解】
But
according to a study
it may be the aroma rather than the coffee itself that does the trick.
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。
do the trick表示“做成功；达到理想的结果”，例如：
I need something to hold the door open; that big book should do the trick.
我需要一样东西使门敞开着，那本大书会有作用的。