聽力訓練|年輕人抽電子煙不安全|快快轉告你的親朋好友吧！

今天，我們一起來進行聽力練習！美國VOA慢速英語欄目--健康報道稱，根據(jù)《美國衛(wèi)生報告》的研究，科學家發(fā)現(xiàn)年輕人抽電子煙其實并不安全。這份材料非常適合雅思和托福的備考，也適合基礎薄弱的同學進行聽寫練習！

點擊下載聽力音頻

聽力全文及重點詞匯

US Health Report: E-Cigarettes/電子煙 Not Safe for Young People  >>>點擊進行留學考試機構咨詢

The United States’ top health official says electronic cigarettes can cause health problems for young people.

Surgeon General/衛(wèi)生局局長 Vivek Murthy released/發(fā)表 his first report on e-cigarettes this week. He called the devices a public health threat to America’s youth.

The surgeon general is the U.S. government’s top medical officer. He uses scientific information to give the best advice for improving health and reducing the risk of sickness and injury.

Most electronic cigarettes use nicotine/尼古丁, a chemical found in tobacco plants/煙草, just like traditional cigarettes. But users do not light e-cigarettes because they are powered by a battery. They usually also contain flavoring/調味品 and other chemicals.             >>>點擊進行留學考試咨詢

E-cigarettes have increasingly grown in popularity nationwide since 2010. Officials say the devices are now the most used tobacco product by American youth and young adults.

In releasing the report, Surgeon General Murthy said the rising popularity of e-cigarettes is hurting past efforts/過去的努力 to reduce tobacco use among young people.

“It also threatens 50 years of hard-fought/努力爭取來的 progress that we have made curbing/控制 tobacco use. And it places a whole new generation at risk for addiction/上癮 to nicotine...”

He also said the new report is meant to help families and communities understand the scientific reasons why e-cigarettes are harmful.

“The message from the report is clear. Nicotine-containing products in any form, including e-cigarettes, are not safe for youth.”

The Surgeon General’s report notes that nicotine is a highly addictive/極易成癮的 chemical. Users can develop a dependence on the drug.

The report says nicotine can harm brain development in teenagers and young adults. Murthy said those harmful effects can include deficits/減弱 in attention and learning, reduced impulse control/沖動控制, and mood disorders/情緒紊亂. 

The report notes research showing that young people who use e-cigarettes are more likely to use traditional cigarettes. It also found that chemicals sent into the air by e-cigarettes can harm the users and people around them.

Supporters of e-cigarette use have suggested that the devices can help smokers of traditional cigarettes cut back/降低 or even stop smoking. But Murthy said there is no evidence to back up/支持 this claim. He said millions more children are now being exposed/無保護的 to nicotine through e-cigarettes.  >>>點擊進行留學咨詢

Murthy noted that he is keeping “an open mind” to see if future evidence proves that e-cigarettes can help adults stop smoking.

The report calls for restrictions/限制 on the amount of advertising used in e-cigarette ad campaigns. It also urges/要求 national educational programs to inform young people about the risks of the devices. The surgeon general said U.S. officials need to act now to help create a healthy, tobacco-free generation.

In a public service video message, Murthy gives a strong warning to parents. “Your kids are not an experiment. Protect them from e-cigarettes.”

I'm Bryan Lynn.

Bryan Lynn wrote this story for VOA Learning English. George Grow was the editor.

相關閱讀

【聽力】《經(jīng)濟學人》|鳥類觀察，群情激動|英國最大鳥類保護組織面臨人員流失

【聽力】美國人民戴川普或希拉里面具慶祝萬圣節(jié)|川普和希拉里面具熱賣|你們準備好投誰了沒？

【聽力】雅思托福聽力素材|奧巴馬總統(tǒng)演講|采取行動刺激航空業(yè)競爭|及時滿足乘客需求

【聽力】獨生子女政策如何改變了中式婚禮

【聽力】騎行，讓倫敦更宜居！

• 上一篇：【聽力】《經(jīng)濟學人》英國最大鳥類保護組織面臨人員流失
• 下一篇：聽力訓練|科技主題|科學家研發(fā)藥物慢性釋放膠囊|快來做聽寫了！

• 相關文章

  • 留學申請 要不要找留學中介
  • 出國留學費用一般要多少
  • 選擇留學中介的十大誤區(qū)
  • 如何選擇英國留學中介
  • 最新！2020中國教育部承認的英國大學名單完整版！
  • 2021年英國TOP10大學碩士留學申請條件匯總！

• 最新問答

  查看更多>>
  • 香港留學一年的費用需要多少錢
  • 應屆高三學生申請出國留學讀本科的途徑有哪些？如何選擇？
  • 今年高考的文科生，二本線，讀什么專業(yè)好？
  • 高考成績剛過一本線，高考志愿填報和出國留學如何選擇？
  • 什么是CUG完全大學指南？
  • 什么是CWUR世界大學排名？