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　　Engaging in a hobby like reading a book, making a patchwork quilt or even playing computer games can delay the onset of dementia, a US study suggests.

　　美國(guó)一項(xiàng)研究表明：從事一些業(yè)余愛好，如讀書、縫制百衲被，甚至是玩電腦游戲，都能減緩癡呆癥發(fā)病。

　　Watching TV however does not count--and indeed spending significant periods of time in front of the box may speed up memory loss, researchers found.

　　但是研究者們發(fā)現(xiàn)，看電視起不到這一作用——在電視機(jī)前消磨大量時(shí)間反而可能加速失憶。

　　Nearly 200 people aged 70 to 89 with mild memory problems were compared with a group who had no impairment.

　　研究者們將近200名70歲至89歲、有輕微失憶問題的老人和一組沒有此癥狀的老人進(jìn)行了對(duì)比。

　　The researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota asked the volunteers about their daily activities within the past year and how mentally active they had been between the age of 50 to 65.

　　明尼蘇達(dá)州梅奧醫(yī)療中心的研究者們?cè)儐柫藚⑴c調(diào)查的志愿者過(guò)去一年的日�；顒�(dòng)，以及他們50歲至65歲期間頭腦的活躍狀況。

　　Those who had during middle age been busy reading, playing games or engaging in craft hobbies like patchworking or knitting were found to have a 40% reduced risk of memory impairment.

　　那些中年時(shí)忙于讀書、玩游戲或是忙于拼布、編織等手工愛好的人，其記憶力衰退的可能性降低了40%。

　　In later life, those same activities reduced the risk by between 30 and 50%.

　　隨著年齡的增長(zhǎng)，堅(jiān)持同樣的活動(dòng)能降低30%至50%的失憶可能性。