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Binge watching TV programs could kill you
binge /bɪndʒ/ n. 狂欢放纵 v. 大吃大喝
clot /klɒt/ n. 凝块，冻结
monitor /'mɒnɪtə/ v. 监控，监视
fatal 'feɪt(ə)l/ a. 致命的，灾难性的，决定性的
pulmonary /'pʌlmən(ə)rɪ/ a. 肺部的，有肺的
embolism /‘embəlɪz(ə)m/ n. 栓塞
Japanese scientists say that watching TV for hours can raise the risk of dying from a blood clot in the lungs.
Researchers studied the viewing habits of 86,000 people between 1988 and 1990 - then monitored their health over the next 19 years.
Bad news for fans of box sets - for every extra two hours of TV watched per day, the risk of fatal pulmonary embolism (PE) increased by 40%.
Watching five or more hours of TV programs each day made people more than twice as likely to die than those watching less than 2.5 hours.
