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.
👉Key words and phrases:
opioid: 英 /ˈəʊpiɔɪd/ n.鸦片样物质，类鸦片 adj.类鸦片的
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，厉害地；凶猛地，暴力地；激烈地，强烈地
metaphorically adv.隐喻地；用比喻
These habits may help to extend your longevity by decades. from WorldHealth.net
longevity 🔎living or lasting a long time
n.寿命；长寿，持久；持续时间，耐用期限；长期存在，长期供职
-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.收养；采取，采纳，接受；正式通过
-The organisation has adopted a new approach to hiring.
-After watching that documentary, many have adopted a new attitude towards eating meat.
lifespan n.（人或动物的）寿命；使用期，有效期
approach v.靠近，临近；接洽，建议，要求；接近；着手处理；对付
n.方式，方法，态度；靠近，接近；接洽，要求；通道，路径；飞机进场着陆；
