✶ 家居好「盆」友(上) Get Some Green in Your Life

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在家裡培養盆栽有許多好處。研究發現，育有室內盆栽確實可以 降低壓力。

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        You probably pass by them every day without so much as a second thought . After all, houseplants aren’t like house pets. You can’t play with them. They don’t cuddle

5 with you on the couch while you binge TV shows. But make no mistake; your plants are showing you love each and every day.

        There are a lot of benefits to keeping plants in your home. Studies have found that having houseplants can actually reduce stress. The simple act of potting a plant, for example, was shown to reduce the stress response of participants. They can also increase your attention span. In another study, people were asked to study in a room with a real plant, a fake plant, a photo of a plant, or no plant at all. Believe it or not, those who studied with the real plants showed higher levels of concentration.

        Plants can be real-life therapists, too. Doctors in the UK “prescribe” potted plants to people suffering from depression or anxiety to increase their well- being. Another study found that people recovering from surgery needed less recovery time if they were around plants. So, if you want to live a healthier, happier life, bring the garden indoors!

 

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 請依句意在空格內填入適當的字詞

1. 蘭斯突然被抑鬱的感覺壓垮了。
Lance was suddenly overwhelmed by feelings of __________.

2. 麗莎的頭部創傷得到了顯著的恢復。
Lisa made a remarkable ________ from a head injury.

3. 要搞清楚;這個颶風將帶來巨大的危險。

__________________; this hurricane will bring great danger.

 

答案：1. depression 2. recovery 3. Make no mistake

        栽種室內盆栽對你有什麼好處? 結論是:可多著呢!

        也許你每天都從它們身邊走過而不假任何思索。畢竟，室內盆栽 並不像家庭寵物一樣。你不能同它們玩耍。它們不會在你追電視劇時 和你依偎在沙發上。但千萬別誤會;你的植物可是每天都在向你示愛呢。

        在家裡培養盆栽有許多好處。研究發現，育有室內盆栽確實可以降低壓力。舉例而言，將植物培育於盆栽中的一個簡單行為，便顯示出受試者的壓力反應得到減輕。室內植物也能增進你集中注意力的時 間。在另一項研究中，受試者被要求在一間分別有真植物、假植物、 植物相片或者完全沒有植物的房間中讀書。信不信由你，在真實植物陪伴下讀書的那些人表現出了更強的專注力。

        植物也可以是現實生活中的治療師。英國的醫生開出盆栽「處方」給那些憂鬱症及焦慮症患者以增進他們的幸福感。另一則研究則 顯示手術後的人們在周遭有植物時，需要的痊癒時間會減少。所以， 如果你想要有一個更健康、更快樂的生活，就把花園搬進家裡來吧!