Continued from yesterday（延續自昨日)
The study also uncovered a correlation between breathing patterns and mental well-being. Participants with higher scores on anxiety questionnaires exhibited shorter inhalation periods and more frequent breath pauses during sleep. “We intuitively assume that how depressed or anxious you are changes the way you breathe,” says one researcher involved in the study. “But it might be the other way around.” If this proves true, then training people to adjust their breathing may offer a novel approach to managing conditions like anxiety or depression.
該項研究也揭露了呼吸模式與心理健康之間的關聯。在焦慮問卷得分較高的受試者於睡眠期間表現出的吸氣時間較為短促、呼吸中止更為頻繁。一位參與研究的學者表示：「我們直覺地認為憂鬱或焦慮的程度會改變你的呼吸方式，但有可能是反過來的情況。」如果這一假設得到證實，那麼訓練人們調整呼吸的方式，可能會成為管理焦慮或憂鬱等疾病的新穎方法。
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What Did You Learn?
1. What problem did scientists previously face when trying to measure breathing patterns?
2. What does “the other way around” in the third paragraph refer to?
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參考答案 :
1. Finding a practical method for measuring breathing patterns.
2. The way you breathe affects how depressed or anxious you are.
Practical Phrases
1. an astonishing + 數字 + 名詞 驚人的……（數目）的……
astonishing a. 驚人的
The campaign raised an astonishing NT$2 million in just two days.
這個活動短短兩天就籌得了驚人的新臺幣兩百萬元。
2. the other way around 反過來，情況相反
I didn’t break up with Mandy. It was the other way around.
不是我和曼蒂提分手的。而是她甩了我。
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