SSS 2010-11-10
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(十一)月
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute.
You've got a text message. You open it up. "How are you?" it asks. That seems like an almost throw-away question. But that simple message once a week, made HIV-positive recipients 1 significantly 2 more likely to take their medicine and remain healthy. The study, conducted in Kenya, was published in The Lancet.
Researchers at the University of British Columbia enrolled 3 538 patients between 2007 and 2009. Half the patients received the weekly text message, and were asked to respond within 48 hours. They could text back either "doing well" or "have a problem." Clinicians were then able to follow up with people who had a problem or didn't respond.
The texts weren't medicine reminders 4, they were just to let the patients know that someone was thinking about them. Apparently 5 it worked—study participants said they felt like someone cared. And that may have helped them take care of themselves. Because the ones who received the texts were 12 percent more likely than the nonrecipients to have undetectable levels of the virus a year after being infected. Which means that the simple, friendly outreach of a text message can save lives.
Thanks for the minute. For Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Cynthia Graber
- The recipients of the prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者的姓名登在报上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The recipients of prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者名单登在报上。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Prices did not alter significantly during 2004. 2004年期间，价格没有大的变化。
- American English is significantly different from British English. 美国英语与英国英语有很大差异。
- They have been studying hard from the moment they enrolled. 从入学时起，他们就一直努力学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position. 他在职业介绍所登了记以谋求一个教师的职位。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The film evokes chilling reminders of the war. 这部电影使人们回忆起战争的可怕场景。
- The strike has delayed the mailing of tax reminders. 罢工耽搁了催税单的投寄。
- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。