Love rats... scientists have used rats to prove a theory that regular exercise can
improve a man's sexual prowess。
讨人喜欢的老鼠……科学家用老鼠证明了一个理论，即有规律的锻炼能提升男人的性威力。
REGULAR exercise is good for a man's sexual prowess, according to new researchwhich focused on swimming rats.
一项对老鼠施以游泳训练的新研究发现，有规律的锻炼有益于男人一展雄风。
Scientists took two groups of rats aged two years old - relative old age for arodent - and one team was then trained to swim in a tank for 30 minutes a day,five days a week.
科学家选取了两组2岁大小的老鼠——对啮齿类动物而言，这个年龄相对比较老了——然后对其中一组施以水槽内的游泳训练，一周五天，一天30分钟。
The other group, used as a control, did nothing as the fitness regime continued for eight weeks.
而另一组，只当作控制组，在另一组持续八周锻炼计划的时候，它们不用做任何事情。
The study was also replicated in a group of younger rats aged four months old and in both cases, the exercised rats showed increased testosterone levels and improved activity in the way they processed chemicals responsiblefor causing an erection.
在一群4个月大的小老鼠身上也进行了同样两种不同情形的研究，接受过训炼的老鼠表现出睾丸酮水平有所升高，且因为他们对可引发勃起的化学物质作出了处理，其活动能力也有所提升。
"Regular exercise may ... improve an erection by increasing penile neurotransmitter and plasma testosterone levels in both young and aged rats," the study concludes.
研究得出结论说，“有规律的锻炼可能……会通过提高阴茎内神经递质水平和血浆中睾丸酮水平而增强勃起，不论是老龄大鼠还是小老鼠。”
The results of the Turkish study were released at the Congress of the European and International Societies for Sexual Medicine, which is underway this week in Brussels, Belgium.
本周正在比利时布鲁塞尔召开的欧洲性医学学会暨国际性医学协会大会上发布了这项来自土耳其的研究结果。
Commenting on the results, Australian sexual health expert Dr ChrisMcMahon said what was good for the functioning of the penis was also good for the body's broader vascular system.
澳大利亚性健康专家Chris McMahon博士就研究结果发表评论说，对阴茎功能有益的东西，对全身的血管系统同样有益。
"If you exercise these aged rats, who are probably parallel to aged men intheir 60s and 70s, you can improve the way that their blood vessels work,"Dr McMahon said.
“如果你对这些大致相当于60-70岁老年男性的老年大鼠施以训练，那么你也可以改善它们血管的机能。”
"Theoretically, you can improve vascular health, cardio health, increase longevity and quality of life.”
“理论上说来，你就能增进血管健康、心脏健康，延长寿命，提高生活品质。”
"A lot of Australian wives may also see the parallel between aged rats and their husbands," he also said.
他还说，“澳大利亚许多的妻子或许也看到了上了年纪的老鼠和她们的丈夫之间的相似之处。”
Dr McMahon, who attended the congress, is attached to the University of Sydney's Australian Centre for Sexual health.
McMahon博士，为澳大利亚悉尼大学性健康中心成员，他也参加了此次大会
