A new study shows that air pollution can cause a "huge" reduction in our intelligence. The researchers reported that long-term exposure to air pollution can affect a person's mental abilities in two areas: language and mathematics.
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研究人员对中国各地的2.5万人进行了研究。2010年至2014年间，参加研究的中国男 性、女性和儿童接受了语言和数学测试。他和团队发现，吸入污染空气会导致人们 的教育水平降低一年。研究人员指出，随着人们年龄的增长，污染对语言能力的影 响甚至会更严重，
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空气污染是杀手. 世界卫生组织表示，空气污染导致全球每年约700万人死 亡。即使空气污染不会导致我们死亡，其也能令我们严重生病。但是，吸 入污染空气不只会伤害身体。还会影响大脑和思考能力。
Via VOA
The World Health Organization says it kills an estimated seven million people around the world each year. Even if polluted air does not kill us, it can make us very sick. However, breathing dirty air may do more than hurt your body. It can also affect your brain and your ability to think.
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一项新研究表明，空气污染可能导致智能水平“大幅”下降。研究人员发现， 长期接触空气污染会对一个人的两种智力能力造成影响：分别是语言能力和数 学能力。
The researchers studied about 25,000 people from across China. Between 2010 and 2014, these Chinese men, women and children were given language and math tests. He and his team found that breathing polluted air can reduce a person's education level by about one year. The researchers noted that the effect of pollution on verbal ability is even more serious as people age, especially among men and the less