Watching a horror film could burn off a whole bar of chocolate, according to new research released today.
據今天發布的新研究，觀看一部恐怖片可以讓人消耗相當於一整根巧克力棒的熱量。
Viewers who put themselves through 90 minutes of adrenaline-pumping terror can use up as much as 113 calories, close to the amount burned during a half-hour walk and the equivalent to a chocolate bar.
觀眾看完90分鐘能激發腎上腺素的恐怖片，可以消耗多達113卡路里的熱量，接近於散步半小時，或者一根巧克力棒所含的熱量。
The movie top of the list of calorie-burners was found to be the 1980 psychological thriller The Shining, with the average viewer using up a whopping 184 calories.
位居最能燃燒卡路里的恐怖片榜單之首的是1980年的心理驚悚片《鬼店》，平均每位觀眾消耗多達184卡路里的熱量。
Jaws took the runner-up spot, with viewers burning on average 161 calories, and The Exorcist came third, with 158 calories.
《大白鯊》居次，觀眾平均消耗161卡路里；排在第3的是《大法師》，平均消耗熱量為158卡路里。
The University of Westminster study measured the total energy expenditure of ten different people as they watched a selection of frightening movies.
由西敏寺大學進行的這項研究，衡量了10名不同受試者在觀看所挑選出的恐怖電影時的總能量消耗。
Scientists recorded their heart rate, oxygen intake and carbon dioxide output - and discovered the number of calories used increased by on average a third during the films.
科學家記錄了他們的心跳、攝氧量和二氧化碳排出量，發現在觀看恐怖片時，受試者的卡路里消耗平均增加了3分之1。
The research also revealed films featuring moments designed to make viewers jump in terror are the best calorie-burners, as they cause heart rates to soar.
研究還顯示，電影裡那些把觀眾嚇得跳起來的鏡頭能使人消耗最多熱量，因為這能引起心跳急劇加速。
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equivalent：名詞，相等物。例句：The French word has no equivalent in English。（這個法文字在英文中沒有相對應的一個字。）
whopping：形容詞，極大的。例句：That was a whopping lie aimed at covering up his own misdeeds. （這是意在掩飾他自己罪行的漫天大謊。）
runner-up：第二名、亞軍，複數為runners-up或runner-ups，如 Ten runners-up will each receive a sweatshirt.（10位亞軍每人將可獲得一件運動衫。）
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