原文: Heart Health 心臟健康
Heart disease is the leading cause of death and a major cause of “disability” (illness or condition of the body or mind that prevents someone from doing certain activities) in the United States.
心臟病是美國主要的死亡原因，也是導致「殘疾」（身體或心理的疾病或狀況，使人無法從事某些活動）的主要原因。Nearly everyone knows of or is “related to” (connected by blood to) someone who has been a “victim of” (person who has suffered because of) heart disease.
幾乎每個人都認識或「與」（與某人有血緣關係）某個「心臟病的受害者」（因心臟病而受苦的人）有關係。
Nearly 600,000 Americans die of heart disease “annually” (each year).
每年（「每年」）有近60萬美國人死於心臟病。
This is almost 25% of all deaths in the United States.
這佔美國所有死亡人數的近25%。
To “raise awareness” (make more people aware) of this disease, February has been "American Heart Month" since 1963.
為了「提高認識」（讓更多人知道）這種疾病，自1963年以來，二月一直是“美國心臟月”。
Some medical conditions, such as “high blood pressure” (too much force moving the blood through the body), and lifestyle factors, such as an unhealthy “diet” (what one eats and drinks), can increase your “risk” (danger) of developing heart disease.
某些醫療狀況，例如「高血壓」（血液在體內流動的壓力過大），以及生活方式因素，例如不健康的「飲食」（一個人的飲食習慣），會增加罹患心臟病的「風險」（危險）。
Having close “biological” (related by blood) relatives with heart disease can also increase your risk of developing heart disease.
有患有心臟病的近「血親」（有血緣關係的）也會增加你罹患心臟病的風險。
Working closely with “health providers” (such as nurses and doctors) to “review” (look at; go over) your medical history can help determine whether you are in the “high-risk” (likely to develop something bad) “category” (group).
與「醫療提供者」（如護士和醫生）密切合作「檢查」（查看；回顧）你的病史，有助於確定你是否屬於「高風險」（可能發展成某些不良情況的）「類別」（群體）。
The U.S. government strongly recommends “cholesterol” (substance in the body that prevents healthy movement of blood through the body) “screening” (exam) for men aged 35 and older.
美國政府強烈建議35歲及以上的男性進行「膽固醇」（體內防止血液健康流動的物質）「篩檢」（檢查）。
For people who have a “family history” (other members of one’s blood relatives having had) of early heart disease, the government recommends cholesterol screening beginning at age 20 for both women and men.
對於有早期心臟病「家族史」（其他血親成員曾患有）的個人，政府建議男性和女性從20歲開始進行膽固醇篩檢。
重要單字及解釋
- 1. Disability [ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti] - 殘疾
- 2. Related to [rɪˈleɪtɪd tuː] - 與...有關
- 3. Victim of [ˈvɪktɪm ʌv] - 受害者
- 4. Annually [ˈænjuəli] - 每年
- 5. Raise awareness [reɪz əˈwɛərnɪs] - 提高認識
- 6. High blood pressure [haɪ blʌd ˈprɛʃə] - 高血壓
- 7. Diet [ˈdaɪɪt] - 飲食
- 8. Risk [rɪsk] - 風險
- 9. Biological [ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] - 生物的
- 10. Health providers [hɛlθ prəˈvaɪdərz] - 醫療提供者
- 11. Review [rɪˈvjuː] - 檢查
- 12. High-risk [haɪ rɪsk] - 高風險
- 13. Category [ˈkætəɡɔːri] - 類別
- 14. Cholesterol [kəˈlɛstərɒl] - 膽固醇
- 15. Screening [ˈskriːnɪŋ] - 篩檢
- 16. Family history [ˈfæmɪli ˈhɪstəri] - 家族史
