据一项最新研究发现，每天吃10份蔬菜水果会帮助我们保持长寿。

The study, by Imperial College London, calculated such eating habits could prevent 7.8 million premature deaths each year.

据帝国理工的这项研究表明，这样的饮食习惯每年可预防780万人过早死亡。

The team also identified [1] specific fruit and veg that reduced the risk of cancer and heart disease.

该研究团队还发现了一些可以减少患癌症和心脏病风险的蔬菜和水果。

[1]identify

1)to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what that person or thing is 认出，识别 

Even the smallest baby can identify its mother by her voice. 

就连年龄最小的婴儿也能根据声音分辨出自己的妈妈。

2)to recognize a problem, need, fact, etc. and to show that it exists 确定；发现 

The research will be used to identify training needs. 

该研究将用来确定培训的需求。

The analysis showed even small amounts had a health boon [2], but more is even better.

分析表明，即使少吃一些蔬果也会对健康有益，但是多吃一点儿更好。

[2]boon: something that is very helpful and improves the quality of life 提高生活质量的东西，有用之物 

Guide dogs are a great boon to the partially sighted. 

导盲犬对视力有障碍的人来说是非常有用的。

A portion counts as 80g (3oz) of fruit or veg - the equivalent of a small banana, a pear or three heaped [3] tablespoons of spinach or peas.

每一份蔬果重约80克（3盎司）——差不多等于1个小香蕉、1个梨子、3满汤匙菠菜或豆子的总量。

[3]heaped(adj.): (of a spoon or plate) containing as much as possible （汤匙或盘子）满满的，堆满的 

Add a heaped teaspoonful of sugar. 

加上满满一茶匙糖。

The conclusions were made by pooling data on 95 separate studies, involving two million people’s eating habits.

该结论基于95项独立研究的数据汇集，涉及到200万人的饮食习惯。

Harriet Micallef, from Chippenham, says she often manages eight to 10 portions a day and has multiple portions of spinach every day.

来自奇彭纳姆的哈里特表示说，她每天都要吃8到10份蔬果，每天都要吃好几份菠菜。

She told the BBC: "I have a lot, I don’t ever have a meal without veg or salad so eight to 10 portions is a regular thing."

她对BBC表示说：“我要吃很多蔬果，没有蔬菜或沙拉的话我甚至都不会吃饭，所以每天8到10份蔬果是经常的事儿。”

She starts her day with a veg-packed omelette containing spinach and sometimes avocado or tomatoes.

她的一天是从一个蔬菜蛋卷开始的，里面有菠菜，有时还有牛油果和西红柿。

Harriet’s salad-based lunch is also packed with a mix of veg and her evening meals tend to be stir fries or stews.

哈里特的沙拉午餐也混了很多蔬菜，而她的晚餐往往是炒菜或炖菜。

Snacks during the day include blended fruit smoothies or peppers dipped in hummus.

白天的零食包括水果冰沙，或者辣椒蘸鹰嘴豆泥。

She added: "It’s definitely healthy, if you’ve got loads of [4] colours on your plate then you’re pretty much okay."

她说道：“这绝对是健康的，如果你餐盘里有各种各样的食材，那你就没什么问题。”

[4]loads of: (infml much or many)

There were loads of people standing around a TV set in the store. 

Ellie's a good student, and she has a load of friends.