广播电视英语短句 第 231 课：孤独是可以传播-1

Loneliness has been linked to depression and other health problems. 孤独已经把沮丧和其它健康问题联系起来。

Now, a study says it can also spread. 现在，一项研究显示孤独是可以传播的。

A friend of a lonely person was fifty-two percent more likely to develop feelings of loneliness. 孤独人士的朋友有 52% 可能会产生孤独感。

And a friend of that friend was twenty-five percent more likely to do the same. 同时，这个朋友的朋友有 25% 的可能会有相同感觉。

Earlier findings showed that happiness, obesity and the ability to stop smoking can also spread like infections within social groups. 早期研究结果显示就像社会群体间的传染病，幸福，肥胖和戒烟的能力也是可以传播的。