研究：快走可降低患2型糖尿病风险

Walking could lower your risk of type 2 diabetes, and your speed may affect how much, study finds

中国日报网 2024-01-03 17:14

新研究发现，快步走路可以降低患2型糖尿病的风险，而且走得越快效果越好，大步快走可以将患病风险降低39%。

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When it comes to walking and type 2 diabetes risk, it’s not just how much you do it that helps — it’s also how fast you move, a new study has found.

一项新研究发现，走路可降低患2型糖尿病的风险，不过关键不在于走多少步，而在于走得多快。

Brisk walking is associated with a nearly 40% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life, according to the study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

发表在《英国运动医学杂志》上的这份研究报告指出，快走可将日后患2型糖尿病的风险降低近40%。

The study authors reviewed 10 previous studies conducted between 1999 and 2022, which assessed links between walking speed and the development of type 2 diabetes among adults from the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan.

研究作者回顾了1999年至2022之间开展过的10项研究，这些面向美国、英国和日本成人的研究对走路速度和患2型糖尿病之间的关联进行了分析。

After a follow-up period of eight years on average, compared with easy or casual walking those who walked an average or normal pace had a 15% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, the researchers found. Walking at a “fairly brisk” pace meant a 24% lower risk than those who easily or casually walked. And “brisk/striding walking had the biggest benefit: a 39% reduction in risk.

研究人员指出，这些研究在对这些成人进行了平均八年的跟踪调查后发现，相比轻松随意的散步，正常的走路速度能将患2型糖尿病的风险降低15%，而相对较快的走路速度则能将患病风险降低24%。大步快走最为有益，能将患病风险降低39%。

Easy or casual walking was defined as less than 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) per hour. Average or normal pace was defined as 2 to 3 miles (3.2 to 4.8 kilometers) per hour. A “fairly brisk” pace was 3 to 4 miles (4.8 to 6.4 kilometers) per hour. And “brisk/striding walking” was more than 4 (6.4 kilometers) per hour. Each kilometer increase in walking speed above brisk was associated with a 9% lower risk of developing the disease.

轻松随意的走路被定义为每小时步行不到3.2千米，正常步速为每小时3.2到4.8千米，较快步速为每小时4.8到6.4千米，而大步快走则是每小时超过6.4千米。走路速度每增加1千米，患2型糖尿病的风险就减少9%。

Dr. Michio Shimabukuro, a professor and chairman of the department of diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism at the Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, agreed — adding that “increased exercise intensity due to faster walking speeds can result in a greater stimulus for physiological functions and better health status.”

福岛医科大学医学院糖尿病、内分泌和代谢系主任岛袋道穗教授也认同这一研究结果，他表示“快步走路带来的运动强度的提高可以增进生理功能，改善健康状况”。

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美国二手房销量降至新低 创下1995年以来最差表现

US home sales see worst year since 1995

中国日报网 2024-01-22 16:45

美国全国地产经纪商协会称，2023年仅卖出了409万套房屋，这是自1995年以来的最低水平。与此同时，供应紧张导致房价进一步上涨，自2009年以来美国房价涨幅已超过40%。

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Home sales in the US sank to the lowest in nearly 30 years, as a sharp rise in interest rates increased costs for buyers and persuaded many potential sellers with lower rates to stay put.

由于美国房贷利率大幅上涨增加了潜在买房者的购房成本，也劝退了很多以低息贷款购房的潜在卖房者，美国二手房销量降到了近30年来的最低点。

Just 4.09 million homes were purchased, the fewest since 1995, as tight supply pushed prices to a new record, the National Association of Realtors said.

美国全国地产经纪商协会称，2023年仅卖出了409万套房屋，这是自1995年以来的最低水平。与此同时，供应紧张进一步推高房价，导致房价纪录被刷新。

The organisation said it expected the market to improve in 2024. But it warned that affordability would remain an issue.

美国全国地产经纪商协会称，2024年市场有望改善，但是协会也警告称，房价过高仍将是一个棘手的问题。

The median sale price in 2023 climbed 1% over the year, to $389,800, according to the NAR.

协会称，2023年美国二手房中位价格上涨了1%，达到了389800美元。

The median price has jumped more than 40% since 2019, after a surge in prices during the pandemic.

自2019年疫情暴发以来，美国房价大幅攀升，二手房中位价格涨幅已经超过40%。

Lawrence Yun, economist at the NAR, said the recent price rises were "unsustainable" and that boosting supply to create a path towards homeownership for renters was "essential".

美国全国地产经纪商协会经济学家劳伦斯·尹表示，近期房价上涨的趋势是“不可持续的”，加大供应量从而让租户有机会拥有自己的住房“非常重要”。

The housing market in the US has slowed abruptly since 2022, when the Federal Reserve started raising interest rates in a bid to curb inflation.

美国房地产市场自2022年以来突然降温，当时美联储开始提高房贷利率来抑制通货膨胀。

Last year, US mortgage rates, which are typically fixed for a 30-year period, shot above 7% for the first time in decades. The moves ended a buying frenzy that had erupted during the pandemic.

去年，美国（30年）房贷利率一下子突破了7%，创下了几十年来的最高纪录。在疫情期间掀起的购房热潮就此画上了句号。

It has also created a stark divide between would-be buyers and existing homeowners, many of whom have loans with rates below 4% and would face sharply higher costs to move.

房贷利率飙升还在潜在购房者和现有房主之间形成了一道分水岭，很多以不到4%的贷款利率购得房屋的人如果要搬走将面临高得多的置换成本。

Mr Yun said he thought that December would mark the bottom of the market, noting that mortgage rates have dropped back in recent months, falling to 6.6% this week, the lowest level since May.

尹先生认为，12月应该是美国房地产市场的最低谷，他指出近几个月房贷利率已经回落，本周降至6.6%，这是自去年5月以来的最低水平。

The declines come as investors bet the central bank will start reversing course and cut rates later this year.

投资者预测美联储将开始转变政策方向，今年晚些时候将会下调房贷利率。

But Nancy Vanden Houten, lead US economist for Oxford Economics, said while that may help demand, rates are likely to remain above 6% - not enough to bring a substantial number of sellers into the market.

但是牛津经济研究院首席美国经济学家南希·范登·霍滕表示，房贷利率下调也许有助于提升购房需求，但是贷款利率很可能将保持在6%以上，不足以让大量卖房者入市。

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【双语财讯】工信部原部长苗圩：新能源车渗透率超50%的目标或提前十年实现

China expected to achieve 50% NEV penetration rate a decade ahead of schedule

中国日报网 2024-01-24 16:59

“从目前的数据和行业发展趋势来看，我国新能源汽车渗透率或将提前10年或9年突破50%，也就是将在2025年或2026年占比超50%。”全国政协常委、经济委员会副主任，工业和信息化部原部长苗圩在“中国全固态电池产学研协同创新平台”成立大会暨中国全固态电池创新发展高峰论坛上分享了对我国新能源汽车市场发展的判断。

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Miao Wei, former minister of industry and information technology, said "China's new energy vehicle development has entered a brand-new stage of comprehensive market expansion, which will drive the NEV penetration rate to reach 50 percent as early as 2025."

苗圩表示：“我国新能源汽车已进入全面市场化拓展的新阶段，最早在2025年新能源汽车渗透率将达到50%。”

China set its goal, in 2020 that NEVs will become mainstream and account for more than 50 percent of the total auto sales by 2035.

2020年，中国制定了到2035年新能源汽车渗透率超过50%的目标。

Miao added that the battery, which is at the heart of NEV, has also gained momentum and gained a lead globally, and highlighted the necessity of commercializing all-solid-state batteries for China.

苗圩称，动力电池作为新能源汽车的心脏，近年来也实现了长足的进步，迈入全球领先行列。苗圩强调了全固态电池商业化对中国的必要性。

The all-solid-state battery is widely recognized as a promising solution to address the limitations of traditional lithium-ion batteries of NEVs.

全固态电池是应对新能源汽车传统锂电池局限性的一种解决方案，其前景被普遍看好。

Miao made the comments on Monday during the founding conference of China All-Solid-State Battery Collaborative Innovation Platform, an industry platform to drive the development of all-solid-state batteries.

苗圩周一在“中国全固态电池产学研协同创新平台”成立大会上发表了上述观点，该平台是一个推动全固态电池发展的行业平台。

At the conference, Ouyang Minggao, an initiator of the platform and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, anticipated that all-solid-state batteries are a key battleground for next-generation battery technology, and are expected to be industrialized by 2030.

“中国全固态电池产学研协同创新平台”发起人、中国科学院院士欧阳明高在会上表示，全固态电池是下一代电池技术竞争的关键制高点，预计2030年有望实现产业化。

"Though China has gained a global lead in lithium-ion battery, the country still has a long way to go in the commercialization of all-solid-state batteries," Ouyang said.

欧阳明高说：“尽管中国的锂电池技术已经在全球取得领先，但在全固态电池的商业化方面，中国还有很长的路要走。”

He called for more joint efforts to develop such batteries to maintain China's advantage in batteries on the global stage.

他呼吁行业各方应全力以赴，共同推动中国电池产业发展，形成持续引领全球电池行业之势。

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