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This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I am Karen Hopkin.This will just take a minute.
For someone who smokes, there is nothing like that first nicotine1 rush of the day, but though taking a puff2 may bring smokers3 pleasure, it doesn’t make them happy, Or so say scientists at the Peninsula Medical School in the UK. The scientists assessed the wellbeing of nearly 10,000 people age 50-year or over who signed up for something called the English Longitudinal Study of Aging. They found that the smokers in that group reported lower average levels of pleasure and less satisfaction with their lives than the non-smokers. And for smokers in the lower socioeconomic groups, the situation was even more grim.According to Iain Lang, the lead researcher on the team, smokers may feel pleasure when they light up, but that’s because they are feeding their addiction4. Overall, they’re not any happier than nonsmokers. In fact, they are less so maybe because cigarettes cost, at least here in the US, like seven bucks5 a pack. So next time you see one of those cigarette ads filled with beautiful young people having the time of their lives, remember those people are models. They are getting paid buckets of money to look like they’re having fun. A nice big bucket of cash would probably make you happy, too.
Thanks for the minute, for Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I am Karen Hopkin.
1 nicotine | |
n.(化)尼古丁,烟碱 | |
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n.一口(气);一阵(风);v.喷气,喘气 | |
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吸烟者( smoker的名词复数 ) | |
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n.上瘾入迷,嗜好 | |
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n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 );钱;(英国十九世纪初的)花花公子;(用于某些表达方式)责任v.(马等)猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 );抵制;猛然震荡;马等尥起后蹄跳跃 | |
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