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上期划线句答案

Personal anecdotes and subjective interpretations must be tested and validated through rigorous scientific methods if they are to be effectively integrated into the scientific process.

要想把个人的趣闻轶事和主观解释有效地融入科学过程，必须通过严格的科学方法进行测试和验证。

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Para.1

Engaging in arts and crafts boosts your mental well-being and improves the sense that life is worthwhile. These activities have a positive effect that is as strong or stronger than the mental health improvements that come with being employed.

参加艺术和手工艺品活动可以促进你的精神健康，提高生活的价值感。这些活动具有积极的影响，与就业带来的心理健康改善一样强，甚至更强。

1. engage in

参与，从事；使参与

2. come with

随同；具备；伴随

Para.2

Decades of research have shown that health, income and employment status are major factors in predicting people’s satisfaction with their lives. However, researchers at Anglia Ruskin University in the UK wanted to investigate what other activities or circumstances might improve mental health. “I was really drawn to looking into whether crafting might be good for your well-being because it’s so accessible, affordable and it’s already popular,” says Helen Keyes.

去几十年的研究表明，健康、收入和就业状况是预测人们生活满意度的重要指标。然而，英国安格利亚鲁斯金大学的研究人员想要探寻其他哪些活动或环境也能够改善人的心理健康。该大学的海伦·凯斯说：“我很想知道手工艺能否有助于人的身心健康，因为它随处可见、人们负担得起，而且已经很流行。”

1. look into

调查，研究；关注，关心；朝……看

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Keyes and her colleagues analysed more than 7000 responses to the annual Taking Part Survey, which asks people in England how they engage with activities such as arts and culture, sports and internet use. All participants were also asked about their happiness, anxiety, loneliness, life satisfaction and if they felt their life was worthwhile.

凯斯和同事分析了7000多份年度调查结果。该调查询问了英国人如何参加艺术文化、体育运动和互联网等活动。所有参与问卷调查的人也被问及他们的幸福感、焦虑度、孤独感、生活满意度以及是否感到生活有价值感等相关问题。

1. participant

英/ pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt /美/ pɑːrˈtɪsɪpənt /

n.参加者，参与者

adj.参与的

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More than a third of participants said they had done at least one art or craft activity in the previous year, including pottery , painting, knitting , photography, film-making, woodworking or jewellery-making. Even after accounting for factors like health and employment status, researchers found that engaging in arts and crafts was associated with higher scores across their measures of mental health.

超过三分之一的受访者表示，他们在过去一年中至少参加过一项艺术或手工艺活动，包括制陶、绘画、编织、摄影、电影制作、木工或珠宝制作。翻译划线句，在文末留言打卡，答案下期公布~

1. pottery

英/ ˈpɒtəri /美/ ˈpɑːtəri /

n.陶器；陶土，黏土；制陶，陶艺；陶瓷厂；陶瓷之都（斯塔福德郡特伦特河畔斯托克市周边地区，为英国陶瓷工业基地）（the Potteries）

2. knit

英/ nɪt /美/ nɪt /

v.编织，针织；织平针；（使）紧密结合；（骨头）愈合；皱紧，皱（眉）

n.编织的衣物，织物；编织法

3. account for

解释，说明；占比，占据；对……负责，对……负有责任；解决，处理

4. craft

英/ krɑːft /美/ krɑːft /

n.工艺，手艺；船，艇，飞行器；诡计，骗术；行业，职业；手工艺品

v.精心制作

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“There is something about crafting that gives a sense of progress and self-expression in a way that employment often doesn’t,” says Keyes. “You get to be really proud of what you’re creating and see progress in front of your eyes in real time.” The positive effect of creative pursuits on a person’s sense that life is worthwhile was 1.6 times higher than employment status. Arts and crafts also boosted happiness and life satisfaction, but didn’t make a meaningful difference to reported loneliness , which may be because many crafts can be done solo.

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