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　　Engaging in a hobby like reading a book, making a patchwork quilt or even playing computer games can delay the onset of dementia, a US study suggests.

　　美国一项研究表明：从事一些业余爱好，如读书、缝制百衲被，甚至是玩电脑游戏，都能减缓痴呆症发病。

　　Watching TV however does not count--and indeed spending significant periods of time in front of the box may speed up memory loss, researchers found.

　　但是研究者们发现，看电视起不到这一作用——在电视机前消磨大量时间反而可能加速失忆。

　　Nearly 200 people aged 70 to 89 with mild memory problems were compared with a group who had no impairment.

　　研究者们将近200名70岁至89岁、有轻微失忆问题的老人和一组没有此症状的老人进行了对比。

　　The researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota asked the volunteers about their daily activities within the past year and how mentally active they had been between the age of 50 to 65.

　　明尼苏达州梅奥医疗中心的研究者们询问了参与调查的志愿者过去一年的日常活动，以及他们50岁至65岁期间头脑的活跃状况。

　　Those who had during middle age been busy reading, playing games or engaging in craft hobbies like patchworking or knitting were found to have a 40% reduced risk of memory impairment.

　　那些中年时忙于读书、玩游戏或是忙于拼布、编织等手工爱好的人，其记忆力衰退的可能性降低了40%。

　　In later life, those same activities reduced the risk by between 30 and 50%.

　　随着年龄的增长，坚持同样的活动能降低30%至50%的失忆可能性。