【答案解析】根据最近的一项研究,虽然更多女生企图自杀,75%~80%的自杀大学生为男生。男生比女生更多地涉及过激和暴力的行为。
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Seventy-five to eighty percent of college students who kill themselves are boys, although more girls attempt suicide, according to a recent research. Boys are more involved than girls in all forms of aggressive and violent behavior.
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【答案解析】人们又找到一条可以发现年轻人有自杀危险的线索:刚成年的年轻人的智力水平与后来自杀的风险有着密切的联系。
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One more clue has been discovered that may help identify young people in danger of taking their own lives. Intellectual capacity in early adulthood is strongly related to subsequent risk of suicide in men.
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【答案解析】一项新研究提示:每周仅仅6分钟的高强度运动和每天1小时的适度活动可能有一样的效果,这对想运动但是没有时间的人们来说是个好消息。
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Good news for people who want to work out but don"t have the time: Just six minutes of intense exercise a week could be as effective as an hour of daily moderate activity, a new study suggests.
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【答案解析】生命的第一周对于形成一生的体重趋势可能是关键的时期。前7天体重速增的婴儿到青年时期更可能产生超重问题。
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The first week of life may be a critical period for establishing lifelong patterns of body weight. Infants who gain rapidly in those first seven days may be more likely to develop weight problems as young adults.
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【答案解析】1972年,美国最高法院裁定死刑是违背宪法的,但1976年该法院又恢复死刑。自那时起,已执行了约600起死刑。
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In 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that capital punishment was unconstitutional, but the Court reinstated it in 1976. Since then, about six hundred executions have been carried out.
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【答案解析】我读到根据最近的统计,67%的美国人赞成谋杀案可判死刑。这占全国三分之二的人口!
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I read that according to recent statistics, sixty-seven percent of Americans favor the death penalty in cases of murder. That"s two-thirds of the population!
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【答案解析】在美国,每年每10万人中就有9起命案。另举他例,在日本,该数字是0.5;在法国,该数字是1.1。
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In the United States, there are about nine murders a year per one hundred thousand people. In Japan, for example, that figure is 0.5. In France, it"s 1.1.
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【答案解析】我们上周报道的性侵犯案件有了最新新闻。一名男子因与同一地段的两个类似案件有牵连而被警方起诉。
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There"s breaking news in the sexual assault case that we reported last week. Police have charged a man in connection with two similar cases that took place in the same neighborhood.
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【答案解析】一名近四十岁的女子被发现在当地药店偷窃药品。摄像机拍下了她把药品放进口袋的镜头。
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A woman in her late thirties was found taking items from the local pharmacy. She was caught on camera as she was putting the items in her pocket.
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【答案解析】两名十几岁的男孩因在学校纵火而被捕。他们放学后潜入学校,并放火焚烧了教师休息室。万幸的是无人受伤。
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Two teenage boys were arrested for setting their school on fire! They entered the school after classes were over, and set fire to the teacher"s lounge. Luckily, no one was hurt.