Tick. Tick. Knowing your body clock

滴答滴！了解你的生理时钟

PART 5

If you’re a couple(1) feeling that old biological clock regarding(2) having children, it turns out not only is there an ideal(3) time of life to get pregnant (4), there’s an ideal time of day. So what’s the best time to conceive(5)? Is it: a) the mornings b) in the afternoon c) evenings 　d) in the middle of the night The answer is - afternoons. “There’s a slight (6) advantage (7) by having sex in the afternoon,” says Smolensky. “Sperm (8) travels a little bit (9) more rapidly (10) towards the egg (11) for fertilization (12), as compared with (13) intercourse (14) at other times of the day.”

Vocabulary

1. couple (n.) 一对夫妻 2. regarding (prep.) 关于… 3. ideal (a.) 理想的 4. pregnant (a.) 怀孕的 5. conceive (v.) 怀胎 6. slight (a.) 些微的﹔少许的 7. advantage (n.) 优势﹔好处 8. sperm (n.) 精子 9. a little bit　有一点 10. rapidly (adv.) 迅速地 11. egg (n.) 卵子 12. fertilization (n.) 受精 13. compared with　与…比较 14. intercourse (n.) 性交

如果你们是一对夫妻，感觉这个老生物时钟跟生小孩有关，事实上，不仅是一生中有理想的怀孕时机，同时一天中也有理想的时间。那么最佳的怀孕时间为何？ a) 早上 b) 下午 　　　c) 晚上 d)三更半夜 答案是下午。 斯莫伦斯基说：「下午性交比较有好处，与在其它时段性交比较，此时精子游向卵子的速度并受孕的速度比较快。」

Now, turning to(1) your teeth(2), if you’re concerned about (3) pain when going to the dentist(4), what’s the most comfortable(5) time of day to have a cavity(6) filled(7)? 　) morning 　b) afternoon 　　　c) evening The answer is once again - afternoon. In fact, according to Smolensky, it’s 3 p.m. to be exact(8). That’s the best time to get the most out of pain medication. Smolensky says no one really knows for sure(9) why pain medication works best at that hour, but it may be because medication works its way through the body faster in the morning and the evening, while in the afternoon it tends to stick(10) around.

Vocabulary

1. turn to　转向 2. teeth (tooth的复数型) 牙齿 3. be concerned about…　担心… 4. dentist (n.) 牙医生 5. comfortable (a.) 舒服的﹔舒适的 6. cavity (n.) 蛀洞 7. fill (v.) 填满﹔填补 8. exact (a.) 确切的﹔精确的 9. for sure　确切地 10. stick (v.) 受困﹔停留

现在，说到你的牙齿，如果你担心看牙医时的疼痛，一天当中何时补牙最舒服呢？ 　　　a) 早上 　　　b) 下午 　　　c) 晚上 答案还是一样，下午，斯莫伦斯基说，再精确一点，应该说是下午三点钟，这个时候接受治疗时最不会感觉疼痛。 斯莫伦斯基表示，这个时间之所以成为疼痛医疗的最佳时机，原因尚不是十分清楚，但是很有可能治疗的效果在早上与晚上传达速度比较快，而在下午，速度就比较慢。

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