Dancing Makes You Smarter

by Richard Powers

翻译：法比仔

For centuries, dance1)manuals and other writings have2)complimented the health3)bene fi ts of dancing, usually as a physical exercise. These days, we’ve seen research on further health bene fi ts of dancing, such as stress4)reduction.

Most recently, we’ve heard of another bene fi t:5)frequent dancing makes us smarter.

Seniors who did6)crossword7)puzzles four days a week had a lower risk of8)dementia than those who did the puzzles once a week. So if you can’t take classes or go out dancing four times a week, dance as much as you can. More is better.

Do it now, the sooner the better. It’s important to start building your cognitive reserve now.Some day, you’ll need as many of those stepping stones across the9)creek as possible. Don’t wait,start building them now!

词组加油站

★ physical exercise 体育运动

★ cognitive reserve 认知储备

★ stepping stone 垫脚石

1) manual ['mænjʊəl] n. 指南，手册

2) compliment ['kɒmplɪmənt] v. 称赞

3) bene fi t ['benɪfɪt] n. 益处，好处

4) reduction [rɪ'dʌkʃən] n. 减少，降低

3）充电子过程成功概率与读写环节成功概率仅在单次扫描情况下呈非线性关系，在执行多次扫描时均呈非线性关系。随着扫描次数的增加，将扫描成功概率由最初较小值提升至较大值，能够更有效提高子过程充电成功概率；

5) frequent ['friːkwənt] adj. 频繁的

6) crossword ['krɒswɜːd] n. 纵横字谜

7) puzzle ['pʌzl] n. 益智游戏

8) dementia [dɪ'menʃɪə] n. 痴呆

9) creek [kriːk] n. 小溪

几百年来，舞蹈指南等文论都称颂舞蹈是一种强身健体、有益健康的体育运动。近来，我们看到有研究对舞蹈的保健功能有了更多的发现，比如舞蹈可以减压。

最近，我们听说舞蹈还有另一个功能：经常跳舞会让我们更聪明。

每周做四次填字游戏的老人患痴呆症的风险比每周只做一次的人要低。所以，如果你无法去上舞蹈课或者无法每周都在外面跳四次舞的话，那就尽你所能地找机会跳舞吧。越多越好。

现在就做，越快越好。现在开始建立你的认知储备吧，这非常重要。有朝一日，你将需要尽可能多的垫脚石来跨过河流。不要再等待了，现在就开始吧！

名师考点小结

1. such as用于列举同类人或事物中的几个例子，插在被列举的事物与前面的名词之间，as后面不可有逗号，可把它理解成一个介词，后面接名词或动名词。例如：

I’ve been to many big cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai and Xi’an.

我去过许多大城市，例如北京、上海和西安。

拓展：for example意为“例如”，一般只以同类事物或人中的“一个”为例，作插入语，用逗号隔开，可置于句首、句中或句末。例如：

For example, he has been there, too. 例如，他也去过那儿。

2. hear of意为“听说，得知”，例如：

I have never heard of such things. 我从未听说过这些事。拓展：常考hear的固定结构有：① hear from 收到……的来信

I heard from my pen pal yesterday. 昨天我收到了我笔友的来信。② hear sb. doing 听见某人正在做某事

I heard a girl singing in the next room. 我听到一个女孩正在隔壁房间里唱歌。③ hear sb. do sth. 听见某人做某事

I often hear a girl sing in the next room. 我经常听见一个女孩在隔壁房间里唱歌。

3. as much as you can意为“尽量，尽最大（可能）”，表示程度，主要用于as...as possible或as...as one can。例如：

You ought to rest as much as possible. 你应当尽量多休息。

I have helped you as much as I can. Now it is up to you.

我已尽我所能地帮助你了。现在该看你自己了。