CNN新闻：研究表明酒精比阿片类药物更致命

燕山大学 刘立军 编写

u TRANSCRIPT

CARL AZUZ: America's opioid crisis gets a lot of attention in the media, including on our show. But a new health report from the University of Washington points to alcohol as being more deadly. While 72,000 Americans die a year from opioid overdoses, an estimated 88,000 die from alcohol related problems like liver cirrhosis, cancer and suicide. Over a 10 year period, alcohol related deaths increased among men by 29 percent and women by 67 percent.

And though drinking deaths among teenagers actually decreased in the years studied, they went up for adults aged 45 to 64. According to USA Today, researchers say work-related stress, strain on working mothers and loneliness, tied to social media are some reasons why. The findings are based on a new analysis of statistics from 2007 to 2017.

Adapted from http://www.kekenet.com/broadcast/201812/571535.shtml

u VOCABULARY

1. opioid n. 阿片样物质；类鸦片

2. overdose n. too much of a drug taken at one time （一次用药）过量。例如：

l a drug/drugs overdose药物剂量过大

l She took a massive overdose of sleeping pills. 她服用了过量的安眠药。

3. cirrhosis n. a serious disease of the liver,, caused especially by drinking too much alcohol 肝硬化；肝硬变

u QUESTIONS

Read the statements. Then listen to the news and check the true (ü) or false (û) statements.

q 1. While 72,000 Americans die a year from opioid overdoses, an estimated 88,000 die from alcohol related problems like liver cirrhosis, cancer and suicide.

q 2. Over a 10 year period, alcohol related deaths increased among women by 29 percent and men by 67 percent.

q 3. And though drinking deaths among teenagers actually decreased in the years studied, they went up for adults aged 45 to 67.

q 4. According to the University of Washington, researchers say work-related stress, strain on working mothers and loneliness, tied to social media are some reasons why.

q 5. The findings are based on a new analysis of statistics from 2007 to 2017.

u KEY

Read the statements. Then listen to the news and check the true (ü) or false (û) statements.

þ 1. While 72,000 Americans die a year from opioid overdoses, an estimated 88,000 die from alcohol related problems like liver cirrhosis, cancer and suicide.

ý 2. Over a 10 year period, alcohol related deaths increased among women by 29 percent and men by 67 percent. 正确表达：Over a 10 year period, alcohol related deaths increased among men by 29 percent and women by 67 percent.

ý 3. And though drinking deaths among teenagers actually decreased in the years studied, they went up for adults aged 45 to 67. 正确表达：And though drinking deaths among teenagers actually decreased in the years studied, they went up for adults aged 45 to 64.

ý 4. According to the University of Washington, researchers say work-related stress, strain on working mothers and loneliness, tied to social media are some reasons why. 正确表达：According to USA Today, researchers say work-related stress, strain on working mothers and loneliness, tied to social media are some reasons why.

þ 5. The findings are based on a new analysis of statistics from 2007 to 2017.