8 ways to live longer: BBC News Review

The story:

Eight healthy habits in middle age may increase your life by more than 20 years.

According to research, you can lengthen your life by doing regular exercise, having a healthy diet, positive social relationships and a regular sleep routine, and avoiding stress, smoking, opioid drugs and too much alcohol.

The study was carried out over eight years and more than 700,000 Americans took part in it.

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opioid:?英?/???pi??d/? ?n.鴉片樣物質，類鴉片? adj.類鴉片的

headline:

'Kicking these eight habits could help you live 20 years longer, ' scientists say??from The Independent

kicking habits? ? ????stopping habits

-I'm trying to stop eating chocolate, but I haven't kicked the habit yet.

-I want to kick the habit of checking my phone all the time.

If you kick football, then you move it out of your way, possibly quite quickly and violently.?If you kick a bad habit, like smoking or drinking too much alcohol, then your metaphorically forcing it away from you. You're stopping the habit.

violently? ? adv.猛烈地，厲害地；兇猛地，暴力地；激烈地，強烈地

metaphorically? ? adv.隱喻地；用比喻

These habits may help to extend your longevity by decades.? from WorldHealth.net

longevity? ? ? ???living or lasting a long time?

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?n.壽命；長壽，持久；持續時間，耐用期限；長期存在，長期供職

-The study found that regular exercise improves longevity.

-Having friendly colleagues and flexible hours helps create longevity in a job.

Adopting eight simple healthy habits could help increase your lifespan by decades, a survey finds from Perth Now

adopting? ? ? ???taking as your own??v.收養；采取，采納，接受；正式通過

-The organisation has adopted a new approach to hiring.

-After watching that documentary, many have adopted a new attitude towards eating meat.

lifespan??n.（人或動物的）壽命；使用期，有效期

approach? v.靠近，臨近；接洽，建議，要求；接近；著手處理；對付

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?n.方式，方法，態度；靠近，接近；接洽，要求；通道，路徑；飛機進場著陸；