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。

Everyday health hazard 5:Cancelling plans
日常健康危害之5：取消计划

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五。

　　Find yourself frequently cancelling plans and bailing out on socialevents to have a bit of time to yourself? Then it may be time to pay someattention to your social life. While a bit of ‘me time’ is essential to goodmental and physical health, too much time on your own can actually be bad foryou.
　　发现自己频繁取消计划，还想摆脱社交活动，只为挤出属于自己的空闲时间？那么现在是时候在自己的社交生活中多多用心。拥有少量属于自己的时间，对于精神和身体方面是非常有益处的，但是太多属于自己的时间，反而有可能会害了你。

　　Research suggests that having strong social bonds promotes brainhealth, reduces feelings of depression and stress and encourages you to lookafter your health. In fact, a study found that having few friends affects yourlongevity as much as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
　　研究显示，较强的社交联系有益于大脑的健康，同时能避免抑郁、降低压力，还能鼓励自己多关注自身的健康。事实上一项研究发现，没有朋友也会减少你的寿命，效果相当于1天抽15根烟。

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Essential必要的

Be bad for sb./sth. 对…有坏处

Be good for sb./sth.对…有好处

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