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由peach0214整理的原文：

20101004

ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishDEVELOPMENTREPORT.

Sunday,Octobertenth,isWorldMentalHealthDay.Thisyear'sobservancecentersontherelationshipbetweenmentalhealthandchronicphysicalconditionslikediabetesandcancer.

TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysmorethanfourhundredfiftymillionpeoplesufferfrompoormentalhealth.Themostcommondisordersaredepressionandschizophrenia.Mentalhealthexpertsalsoincludeotherdisorderslikedrugandalcoholabusethataffectmillionsofpeople.

ElenaBergeriswiththeWorldFederationforMentalHealth.Thatorganization,basedintheUnitedStates,heldthefirstWorldMentalHealthDayinnineteenninety-two.

Mrs.Bergersaysmentalhealthproblemsaremostsevereinpoorcountriesthatlacktheresourcestodealwiththem.

ELENABERGER:

"It'sanenormousissue.TheWorldHealthOrganizationishighlightingmentalhealthasaneglectedissue.Indevelopingcountries,ahugenumberofpeople,uptoeighty-fivepercent,don'thaveaccesstoanyformofmentalhealthtreatment.Therearehugestaffingneeds.Therearenoservices.Andthere'salotofstigmainalotofsocietiesaboutbeingmentallyill."

Expertssayabouthalfofallmentalhealthproblemsfirstappearbeforetheageoffifteen.Thecountrieswiththehighestpercentagesofyoungpeopleareinthedevelopingworld.Thatmeanstheyarealsothecountrieswiththepoorestlevelsofmentalhealthresources.

由longhair_lily在5天前11:

24整理的原文：

Itis15:

30UniversalTime.I’mKarenLeggettinWashington.

[1]TheTalibaninPakistansaysitisresponsibleforanattackMondayonabout20truckscarryingfueltoNATOtroopsinAfghanistan.Policesayatleastthreepeoplewerekilledwhengunmenfiredatthetrucksandthenburnedthem.IthappenedduringthenightatatruckingstationinIslamabad,Pakistan.ATalibanspokesmantoldnewsreportersthattheattackswouldcontinueuntilthetransportofsuppliesstops.TherewasasimilarattackinthesouthwesternprovinceofBalochistanMonday.PakistaniofficialssaytwogunmenonmotorcyclesburnedtwotruckscarryingNATOsupplies.Onepersonwaskilled.

[2]Japan,BritainandtheUnitedStatesarewarningcitizensofpossibleterroristattacksinEurope.Britishmilitaryintelligenceofficialssaythethreatlevelissevere,meaninganattackishighlylikely.Japan’sForeignMinistrysaystravelersshouldbecarefulwhenusingpublictransportationorvisitingpopulartouristplacesinEurope.Governmentofficialssaytheattackcouldinvolvemanypublicplacesatthesametime.TheyalsosaythatsomeoftherecentattacksagainstmilitantsinPakistanhavebeentargetedatstoppingattacksplannedinEurope.

[3]OfficialsinBangladeshsaytheyhavearrestedthreemilitantsbasedinPakistan.TheysaidthearrestsincludeatopmemberofthePakistan-basedIslamistgroup,Lashkar-e-Taiba,andtwoofhisassistants.TheywerearrestedduringaraidonahotelintheBanglacapital,Dacca,onSunday.Lashkar-e-Taibaisblamedforthe2008attacksintheIndiancityofMumbai.Onehundredsixty-sixpeoplewerekilledinthatattack.NATOsaysthreeservicemembershavebeenkilledinseparateattacksinAfghanistan.Twosoldierswerekilledinbombattacksinthesouth.Thethirdservicememberwaskilledintheeast.AlsoinAfghanistan,thegovernmenthasbeguntocloseprivatesecuritycompanies.Apresidentialorderrequires52privatesecuritycompaniestostopoperatinginthecountrybyJanuary.TheseincludeXeServicesformerlyknownasBlackwater.Securitycompaniesthatworkinsideembassiesandaidorganizationcentersarenotincludedintheorder.

[4]PalestiniansintheWestBankhaveaccusedJewishsettlersofburningamosqueinthetownofBeitFajjar,nearBethlehem.TheysaythesettlersalsopaintedinsultingmessagesinHebrewontheIslamicreligiouscenter.Israelipolicesaytheyareinvestigatingtheincident.AlsoonMonday,newsreportssayIsraelilawmakersareurgingPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahutorejectanAmericanproposal.TheproposalcallsfortherenewalofatemporarybanonbuildinginJewishsettlementsintheWestBank.Itwouldlast60days.Aten-monthbanendedlastweek.

[5]BritishscientistRobertEdwardshaswonthe2010NobelPrizeinmedicine.Mr.Edwardsdevelopedanoperationcalled"InVitroFertilization".Humaneggcellsarefertilizedoutsidethebodyandthenplacedinsidethewoman’sbody.TheNobelCommitteesaidMr.Edwards’sworkhelpedmillionsofcouplesdealingwiththeinabilitytogetpregnant.Thecommitteesaidasmanyasfourmillionbabieshavebeenbornaroundtheworldsincethefirstso-calledtest-tubebabyin1978.

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Geneandsmoking

transcript】byantoniazhang

It’soneofthegreatestmedicalmysteries.Whydoesapersonwhoneversmokedasinglecigaretteendupwithlungcancer?

Whileanotherpersonwhosmokesfordecadesremainscancer-free.Theanswermaybeburieddeepinsideourgeneticmake-up.

Threeseparateteamsofresearchersfoundageneticvariationthatincreasestheriskoflungcancer.Oneteamofresearchersfoundthatifyouhavethevariantandsmoke,youarealsomorelikelytosmokemorecigarettesadaythanasmokerwithoutthevariant.Isthisagenethatmakesyousmoke?

Thisgenedoesn’tmakeyoumorelikelytobegintosmoke,butifyousmoke,yousmokemore.

Theauthorsofthestudydisagreewhethertheincreasedriskoflungcancerisbecausethosewiththegenevariationmaysmokemoreorifit'sthegeneticvariationitselfthatleadstocancer.Thisstudyissoimportantbecausewearegoingtobeabletounderstandthosegeneticdifferences.Andinthefuturethen,wecandoabetterjobofpreventingthosefromstartingtosmokeandhelpingthosewhostartedtosmoketoquit.

Furtherstudiesofthevariantcouldunravelmoremysterieslikewhysomepeople'sattempttokickthehabitalwaysendsupinsmoke.ForGoodMorningAmerica,SharonAlfonceABCnews,NewYork.

Inaflash,bethefirsttoknowwhat’scominguponGoodMorningAmericatomorrowwiththeGMADailyFlashe-mail.AllthegreatinsiderdetailsyouwannaknowfromGMA.Goto,clicktheGMApage,andsignupforthedailyflash.AndyoucanevenentertowintheweeklyGMAFlashgiftbag,giveaway.Signupnow.

WORDSINTHENEWS

1.unravel:

verb

Ifyouunravelamysteryorpuzzle,orifitunravels,itgraduallybecomesclearerandyoucanworkouttheanswertoit.

2.kick:

verb

Ifyoukickahabit,youstopdoingsomethingthatisbadforyouandthatyoufinddifficulttostopdoing.（INFORMAL）

3.inaflash:

phrase

Ifyousaythatsomethinghappensinaflash,youmeanthatithappenssuddenlyandlastsonlyaveryshorttime.

4.comeup:

phrasalverb

Ifsomethingiscomingup,itisabouttohappenortakeplace.

5.giveaway:

n-count

Agiveawayissomethingthatacompanyororganizationgivestosomeone,usuallyinordertoencouragepeopletobuyaparticularproduct.

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ChinaOneChildPolicyover30years

由2442kelsi在整理的原文：

Theyarejustafewdaysold,butthesebabiesarealreadyhelpingsaveChinafromoverpopulation.Noneofthemwouldeverknowwhatitistohaveabrotherorasister.It'sstate-controlledfamilyplanning,butnearlyeveryonehereacceptsit.

AnotherchildinChinameansanothermouthtofeed,thisyoungmothertoldme,anotherpersonwhoneedthejob.

Toenforcetheone-childpolicy,abortionisencouragedbythegovernment.Butthehospitalsthatcarryouttheterminationsmakenomentionofanunforeseenside-effect.

There'satraditionalpreferencehereformalechildrenwhichiswhythemajorityofpregnanciesabortedinChinaarefemale.Bysomeestimates,50millionbabygirlshavegonemissing,presumedaborted,simplybecausetheyweren'tboys.

Thegovernmentsnowbannedtheuseofultrasoundsforprenatalsextesting,butthathasn'tstoppedparentswantingtoguaranteeababyboyandillegaltestingiswidespread.Theresultisasocialtimebomb,primetoexplodeincitieslikeWuxueinsouthernChina.Ttsplaygroundhavebeenthrownoffbalancebysex-selectedabortions.Therearetwiceasmanylittleboyshereastherearelittlegirls.It'sthemostlopsidedpopulationinChina,butthepatternisthesameacrossthecountry.

It'salreadydrivingsomementokidnappingbrides.Statetelevisionrecentlyshowedpolicerescuingthesewomen,someasyoungas14,allsoldfor3,000poundsaheadbyagangofhumantraffickers.

ButinWuxue,theyarestillindenial.Noneoftheseparentswouldadmittherewasanyimbalanceatall.Onlyonemansaidhewantedtotellusthetruth.

Wecanonlyhaveonechild,sowhenpeoplegetpregnant,theygotothehospitalforanultrasound,andifit'sagirl,theygetridofit.That'swhytherearemoreboyshere.

Thisistherealityoftheone-childpolicy,aclassroomof40childrenwithjustninegirls.Andformillionsofboys,itmeansafutureinwhichtheymayneverhaveasweethearttoserenade.

HollyWilliams,SkyNews,Wuxue,SouthernChina.

TheWHOsaysmanylow-andmiddle-incomecountrieshaveonlyonechildpsychiatristforeveryonetofourmillionpeople.

Worldwide,depressionistheleadingmentalhealthproblem,andaleadingcauseofdisability.Intwothousandtwo,theWorldHealthOrganizationestimatedthatmorethanonehundredfifty-fourmillionpeoplesufferedfromdepression.

ButElenaBergerfromthementalhealthfederationsaysotherkindsofdiseasesoftengetmoreattention.

ELENABERGER:

"Peoplearemorefocusedoncommunicablediseasesandnotpayingenoughattentiontotheamountofdisabilitythereisfrommentalhealthcondition