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As with any study of this kind, it was unclear if that was the cause — or if breakfast-skippers were just more likely to be overweight to begin with.
就像任何此类研究一样，尚不清楚这是否是原因，或者是不吃早餐的人从一开始体重超重的可能性就要大一些。
[2019年 CET4 阅读理解]
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Those who made breakfast the largest meal of the day were more likely to have a lower body mass index (BMI) than those who ate a large lunch or dinner.
与吃了大量午餐或晚餐的人相比，那些把早餐作为一天中最f丰盛一餐的人更有可能拥有较低的身体质量指数(BMI)。
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"We found that women are doubly vulnerable to marital break-up in the face of illness," Karraker said. "They're more likely to be widowed, and if they're the ones who become ill, they're more likely to get divorced. "
Karraker 说：“我们发现，在疾病面前女性易遭受婚姻破裂有着双重原因，她们更容易丧偶，而且如果女性是生病的一方，就更有可能离婚。”
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Economic factors seem to explain less of why young adult women are increasingly likely to live at home.
经济因素似乎不能很好地解释为什么年轻成年女性越来越有可能住在父母家里。
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Employed young men are much less likely to live at home than young men without a job, and employment among young men has fallen significantly in recent decades.
与没有工作的年轻男性相比，有工作的年轻男性住在家里的可能性要小得多，近几十年来，年轻男性的就业率大幅下降。
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For their part, young men (25%) are more likely than young women (19%) to be living in the home of another family member, a non-relative or in some type of group quarters.
至于年轻男性(25%)，相较年轻女性(19%)，他们更可能住在其他家庭成员或非亲属家，或是住在某种集体宿舍。
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Adults ages 18 to 34 were slightly more likely to be living in their parents'home than they were to be living with a spouse or partner in their own household.
18岁到34岁的成年人“住在父母家的可能性”首次略超“和配偶或伴侣住在自己家的可能性”。
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In addition, trends in both employment status and wages have likely contributed to the growing share of young adults who are living in the home of their parent (s) , and this is especially true of young men.
此外，就业状况和工资的趋势可能也是导致住在父母家里的年轻人的比例不断增加的原因，这一点在年轻男性中尤其如此。
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In general, the study found that undergraduates were almost as likely as old people to make this mistake and men as likely as women.
总的来说，研究发现，大学生几乎和老人一样会犯这个错误，男人和女人犯错概率也一样。
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It seems likely, then, that the traditional three-stage life will evolve into multiple stages containing two, three, or even more different careers. Each of these stages could potentially be different.
那么，传统的三段式生活似乎很可能演变成包含两个、三个甚至更多不同职业生涯的多个生命阶段。每个阶段可能各不相同。
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James Bentham, a co-author of the research from Imperial College, London, says the global trend is likely to be due primarily to improvements in nutrition and healthcare.
来自伦敦帝国理工学院的研究报告合著者 James Bentham 表示，这一全球趋势可能主要是由于营养和医疗保健的改善。
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This is mainly because women are more likely than men to be single parents living with their children.
这主要是因为女性比男性更有可能成为带孩子一起生活的单亲父母。
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While the study didn't assess why divorce in more likely when wives but not husbands become seriously ill, Karraker offers a few possible reasons.
虽然这项研究并未对妻子(而非丈夫)患病时离婚概率更高的原因做出评定，但 Karraker 提供了几个可能的原因。
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While they sound efficient and cost-saving, a recent study reports that they are not effective, primarily because depressed patients are not likely to engage with them or stick with them.
虽然这些线上项目听起来既高效又节省成本，但最近的一项研究表明事实并非如此，主要因为抑郁症患者不太可能配合参与或者一直坚持下去。
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“It was noted as missing and likely taken by an intern (实习生) , from what the FBI is telling us.
从联邦调查局(FBI)告诉我们的情况来看，它被记录为失踪，很可能是被一个实习生拿走的。
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