世界節(jié)假日博覽 第157期:世界心臟日

World Heart Day was created by the World Heart Federation. Its aim is to inform people around the world that heart disease and stroke are the world's leading causes of death. Over 17 million people die each year from these. Another main aim is to educate the world population that 80 per cent of deaths from heart disease are premature. Most people who suffer heart attacks and strokes could live longer if they changed their lifestyle. Fewer people would die from heart complaints if they were more aware of the main risks. These include smoking, eating an unhealthy diet and not exercising. Experts say heart disease will lose China's economy around $558 billion between 2005 and 2015. Other countries will also lose billions.

世界心臟日是由世界心臟聯(lián)合會設(shè)立的。這一節(jié)日的目的是使全世界的人們注意到：心臟病和中風(fēng)是世界上主要的致死因素。每年死于心臟病及中風(fēng)的人超過1700萬。另一個主要目的是教育人們：80%死于心臟病的人死亡時間比預(yù)期要早。如果大多數(shù)患有心臟病和中風(fēng)的人改變了生活方式會活得更長。如果人們更加注意心臟病帶來的主要風(fēng)險，很少有人會死于心臟病。這些風(fēng)險包括吸煙、不健康的飲食和不鍛煉。專家說，2005至2015年間，心臟病使得中國經(jīng)濟(jì)損失高達(dá)5萬5千8百億美元。其他國家也損失數(shù)十億美元。


The heart is a strong, muscular organ. Its job is to pump blood around our body. The heart contracts and expands in a non-stop rhythm to push our blood around a system of arteries and veins. The average human heart works at 72 beats per minute. In an average lifetime, it will beat approximately 2.5 billion times. The average weight of a human heart is around 300g. It is the size of a clenched fist. Advances in heart surgery means people can have heart replacement operations. In less serious cases, doctors can fit the heart with plastic valves and pumps to help it beat. World Heart Day is a good time for all of us to think more about this vital organ and live a life that keeps our heart strong and healthy.

心臟是一個強(qiáng)健有力的器官。它的工作是為我們?nèi)肀醚?。心臟不間斷地收縮和舒張，推動血液在動脈和靜脈系統(tǒng)流動。人們的平均心跳次數(shù)是每分鐘72次。在人們的平均壽命里，心臟大約跳動25億次。人們的平均心臟重量大約是300克。大小和緊握的拳頭一般大。心臟外科手術(shù)的進(jìn)步意味著人們可以進(jìn)行心臟替換手術(shù)。在情況不嚴(yán)重的案例中，醫(yī)生用適合心臟的塑料閥門和抽運(yùn)器來幫助它跳動。世界心臟日讓我們更多的思考心臟這一重要器官，養(yǎng)成有利于心臟健康有活力的生活方式。