Triangle Bob makes me laugh⏤though, usually not on purpose⏤Circlia gives the best hugs, Rhombus gives me great fashion advice, 

Triangle Bob 會在無意間讓我發笑、Circlia 的擁抱最美好、Rhombus 會給我很棒的時尚建議，

and Greeg... well, I have no idea what he does, honestly; he vomits portals, I guess.

而 Greeg，嗯，老實說我不知道他會做什麼，我想他會吐出一些網頁入口吧。

But all this reflection on friendship had me thinking: Are my friends helping me beyond just having fun?

但這些對於友誼的反思讓我想到一件事：除了玩樂之外，我的朋友對我還有什麼幫助嗎？

Turns out, they might be saving my life.

事實證明，他們可能是在拯救我的生命。

What if you don't have any friends and are extremely lonely?

如果你沒有任何朋友、極度孤獨，那怎麼辦？

Well... stay tuned, I guess; cue the intro!

嗯，我想只能繼續收看了，播放片頭吧！

Hey, there; welcome to Life Noggin.

嗨，大家好，歡迎收看 Life Noggin。

Great friends don't just drive you to the airport or help you move your Blockea furniture; they can also save your life.

好朋友不只會載你去機場或幫你搬家具，他們也可能救你一命。

There are many factors that determine your overall health that go way beyond your genes and lifestyle choices.

決定你整體健康狀態的因素有很多個，遠遠超出你的基因或是生活上的選擇。

Everything from your living and work environments to your income and education play a role in your health, including your relationships.

包括你生活和工作環境、收入、教育程度都會影響你的健康，包含你的各種關係。

These are called "social determinants of health", and studies have found that they can account for up to 35% of your health outcome.

這些被稱為「健康的社會決定因素」，而研究發現，它們可能至多影響你健康狀況的 35%。

But, in many cases, you don't have much control over them.

但是在許多情況下，你對它們沒有什麼控制力。

People who live in unsafe neighborhoods, don't have a stable income, and lack access to quality higher education or health care services have poorer health

住在不安全社區、沒有穩定收入、缺乏有品質高等教育或醫療服務的人，其健康狀況都可能較差，

because they experience pollution and violence, are unable to afford healthy foods and college, and have less of an opportunity for exercise.

因為他們會經歷污染和暴力、無法負擔健康食品以及大學教育，而且也有較少的運動機會。

But friends can help reduce some of those negative impacts by improving your mental and physical health, and even helping you live longer.

但是朋友們可以透過改善你的精神和身體健康減少這些負面影響，甚至幫助你活得更久。

Studies have found that the health benefits of social relationships occur at all stages of life.

研究發現，社會關係對健康的益處會發生在人生的各個階段。

In one study, researchers compared people who had lots of friends to those who were isolated.

在一項研究中，研究人員將朋友很多的人與孤立的人做比較。

They found that connected teenagers had a 25% lower chance of inflammation, while socially-active seniors had a 54% lower chance of hypertension.

他們發現，朋友多的青少年，其炎症發生機率低了 25%，而社交活躍的成年人，其罹患高血壓的機率也低了 54%。

Other studies have found that friendships can help reduce the stress caused by rejection or teasing in school-aged children, and also reduced the risk of dementia in older populations.

其它研究發現，友情可以幫助減少學齡孩童因為受拒或嘲弄引起的壓力，也可以減少老年人口痴呆症的風險。

And when it comes to your lifespan, having strong social relationships can have a major impact.

而當提及你的壽命時，擁有強大的社會關係可能產生重大影響。

In a 2010 analysis of 148 studies, which included over 300,000 participants, researchers determined exactly how much relationships influence your risk for death.

在 2010 年對 148 項研究、超過 30 萬名受試者的分析中，研究人員需要判定關係對人的死亡風險有多大影響。

They found that no matter what age, biological sex, initial health status, or cause of death,

他們發現，無論年齡、生理性別、初始健康狀態或死因，

people with stronger social relationships had a 50% increased likelihood of survival than those with weaker social relationships.

社會關係較強的人與社會關係較弱的人相比，其生存可能性增加了 50%。

This is a massive amount of influence on your lifespan.

這對你的預期壽命有巨大的影響。

It's as big a health boost as quitting smoking and twice as much as exercising.

它對健康狀態的提升幅度跟戒菸一樣，甚至是運動的兩倍。

Listen, I know it can sometimes be hard to make friends, but they could give you a happier, healthier, and longer life.

聽著，我知道交朋友有時候可能很難，但這件事可以給你更開心、更健康、更長久的人生。

So, try talking to some co-workers, join in-person meet-up groups, or even get your friends virtually with an online community like this one.

所以說，試著跟一些同事聊天、參與實體的聚會，甚至用虛擬的方式透過像這樣的線上社群交朋友。

Our Discord link is down in the description!

我們的 Discord 社群連結在敘述欄中。

Here's something we could try, actually; right now, comment down below the three things that you enjoy.

這裡其實有一件我們可以嘗試的事：現在就在下方留言，寫下你喜歡的三件事。

Maybe a certain video game, sport, or other activity.

可以是某種電玩、運動或其它活動。

If you find someone with similar interest, interact with them.

如果你發現有興趣雷同的人，就跟對方互動吧。

Maybe you'll meet your new best friend in the comments, who knows?

誰知道呢？或許你會在留言區認識妳最新的摯友。

A big congrats to our winners of the Blockify Me character contest.

大大地恭喜我們 Blockify Me 角色競賽的贏家們。

Did you see them throughout the video? (You) Might wanna go back and check.

各位有在影片中看到他們嗎？快回頭去看看吧！

Don't worry if you didn't get selected; because we had over 100,000 entries, which was a lot more than we thought we would have, we're doing this again.

如果你落選，也別擔心，因為參賽者超過 10 萬名，遠遠超出我們預期，所以我們會再舉辦一次。

Click the Gleam link in the description to enter for your chance to be turned into a Life Noggin character, like these wonderful people.

點擊敘述欄中的 Gleam 連結以參加，並爭取成為 Life Noggin 角色的機會，就跟這些了不起的人一樣。

It's super easy.

這超簡單。

Watch the problems you'll face with getting older video next or click here to watch this video next.

請觀看隨著老化會面臨的問題的影片，或點擊這裡接著觀看這部影片。

Check out lifespan.io, the team that powers Life Noggin, down in the description.

歡迎在敘述欄認識 lifespan.io，他們是推動 Life Noggin 的團隊。

And, as always, my name is Blocko, this has been Life Noggin; don't forget to keep on thinking.

一如既往地，我的名字是 Blocko、這是 Life Noggin 節目，別忘了繼續思考。