Here’s an interesting fact: Birdwatching can be good for people’s mental (心理的) health. For example, it can relieve their stress.
有一个有趣的事实：观鸟对人们的心理健康有好处。例如，它可以缓解他们的压力。
A study came out in 2022. It found that seeing or hearing birds improved people’s mental well-being. The good results lasted up to eight hours. Another study came out in 2020. It showed a link (关联) between happiness and the number of bird groups around a person’s home.
一项研究于2022年发表。研究发现，看到或听到鸟叫声可以改善人们的心理健康。良好的结果持续了八个小时。另一项研究于2020年发表。它显示了幸福感与一个人家周围鸟类群的数量之间的联系。
Why is birdwatching so good for us? Andrea Mechelli is a mental health researcher. He works at King’s College. That’s in London, England. Mechelli thinks there are several reasons. One could be that spending time in nature improves concentration (专注力). It keeps your brain from feeling tired.
为什么观鸟对我们这么有益？Andrea Mechelli是一名心理健康研究员。他在国王学院工作。那是在英国伦敦。Mechelli认为有几个原因。一种可能是，花时间在大自然中可以提高注意力。它可以让你的大脑不感到疲劳。
Birds are everywhere. “They can fly. They can do something that we can never do, outside of a plane,” Tina Phillips says. “That’s why they interest us a lot.” Phillips works at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It’s in Ithaca, New York. “People can reach them. People seem to really communicate with them. These make them the perfect group of animals for people.”
到处都是鸟。蒂娜·菲利普斯说：“他们能飞。他们可以做一些我们永远做不到的事情，在飞机之外。这就是为什么我们对它们很感兴趣。” 菲利普斯在康奈尔鸟类学实验室工作。它在纽约的伊萨卡. “人们可以看到他们。人们似乎真的与他们沟通。这些使它们成为人类的完美动物群体。”
It’s fun to see birds beyond your own backyard. Visit places near water. You can find birds near lakes, ponds, and rivers. “All birds get thirsty,” Phillips says. “So they are naturally drawn to these places.”
看到自己后院以外的鸟类很有趣。参观靠近水的地方。你可以在湖泊、池塘和河流附近找到鸟类。菲利普斯说：“所有的鸟都会口渴，所以他们很自然地被吸引到这些地方。”
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