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1、双语阅读：研究证明乘车上下班有害健康2011年11月02日08:30Workerswhocommutebycar,busortraintotheofficearemorelikelytosufferfromstressandexhaustion,accordingtoresearchersfromLundUniversityinSweden.Workerswhocommutebycar,busortraintotheofficearemorelikelytosufferfromstressandexhaust
2、ion,accordingtoastudy.Scientistsassessed12,000employeesagedbetween18and65.Theyfoundthatthosewhotravelledtoworkbycarorpublictransportreportedhigherlevelsofstressandtirednesscomparedtoactivecommuterswhotravelledbyfootorbicycle.Itisnowexpectedthatthestudy,from
3、LundUnversityinSweden,willencouragefurtherinvestigationintothehealthimpactsofcommutingandthebestformsoftransportation.ResearcherErikHanssonsaid:'Generallycarandpublictransportuserssufferedmoreeverydaystress,poorersleepquality,exhaustionand,onasevenpointscal
4、e,feltthattheystruggledwiththeirhealthcomparedtotheactivecommuters.'Thenegativehealthofpublictransportusersincreasedwithjourneytime.'AccordingtotheOfficeforNationalStatistics,theaverageBritoncommutesfor54minuteseveryday.Butnowthescientistsclaimthattheadvant
5、agesofdailytravel,suchashigherpayorhousingconditions,needtobe weighedagainsttheadversehealtheffects.Itmayalsohaveacostimpactonindustry.AccordingtoaCBIandPfizerAbsenceandWorkplaceHealthSurvey,theUKeconomylost190millionworkingdaystoabsencelastyear,witheachemp
6、loyeetakinganaverageof6.5daysoffsick,costingemployersā17billion.Howeverresearchers highlightthatthefindings,publishedinthejournalBMCPublicHealth,donotprovethatcommutingcausesillhealthandfurtherresearchisneeded.Income,familybackgroundandenvironmentalfactorsa
7、reother variablesthatneedtobeconsidered.Hanssonaddedthatthefindingswouldhelpto'readdressthebalancebetweeneconomicneeds,health,andthecostsofworkingdayslost'.研究表明，乘汽车、公交车或列车上下班的人更容易感到压力大和精疲力竭。科学家评估了1.2万名年龄在18岁到65岁之间的员工的状况。结果发现，那些乘汽车或公共交通工具上下班的人相比那些采用步行或骑车这种动态
8、出行方式的上班族压力更大、更疲劳。据称，瑞典隆德大学的这一研究预计将促使人们进一步去调查通勤对健康的影响，以及最佳的出行方式。研究人员埃里克汉森说：“一般来说，乘汽车和公共交通工具上下班的人每天要承受更多压力，睡眠质量更差，感觉更疲劳。而且，根据他们在最高分为7分的健康评估表上的打分情况，和动态出行方式的上班族相比，他们觉得自己健康状况更差。”“乘坐公共交通工具上下班的人的健康状况随着乘车时间的增长
