可可电台，每期节目一话题，让英语磨练耳朵的同时学到更多有益的小知识，丰富知识的同时受益于生活。

本期节目话题：Everyday health hazard 1:Lying

日常健康危害之1：撒谎

对人类身体健康造成危害的生活习惯非常多，可能某些生活习惯看起来微不足道，但是它们确确实实地不利于我们的健康，今天Ukki将带着大家一起来揭秘众多危害人类健康的生活习惯之一。

Whether you’re complimenting your best friend’s unflattering hairdoor “improvising” on the cost of your new designer shoes, we all tell the oddfib from time to time. However, according to research, those little white lies could be more harmful than you think.

　　无论你是在恭维你最好朋友那不讨喜的发型，或临时冲动购物买下最新名牌鞋，在这时候我们通常会撒一些古怪的小谎。但是最新的研究显示，即便是那些无害纯洁的小谎言也会带来意想不到的危害。

　　Lying can generate feelings of stress which are damaging to yourhealth, and a study by researchers at the University of Notre Dame found that when people reduced the amount of lies they told they suffered from less headaches, sore throats and anxiety.

　　撒谎会产生压力，而压力会损害你的健康。一项来自圣母大学的研究发现，当人们减少说谎话的次数时，他们就会减少头疼、咽喉疼痛和焦虑的患病次数。

【知识点】

compliment 恭维，称赞

flatter奉承

hairdo发型

white lie纯洁无害的谎言，善意的谎言

amount of大量的

【例句】Don't be daunted by the amount ofwork stillto be done.

不要因那大量待做的工作而失去信心。

sufferfrom遭受

【例句】How long have you been suffering from a headache?

你头痛有多久了?