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2022.08.28江苏
HowlonelyareyouSometimeslivingaloneorbeinginaremotelocationwithnobodyaroundtotalktocangiveyouthefeelingofdespairandisolation.It'snotagreatfeeling.There'sacommonstereotypethatit'ssomethingthataffectsolderpeoplemore,butresearchhasfoundthatlonelinessissomethingthatcanaffectusall,whateverourage.
你有多孤独？有时候一个人住或者在一个没有人说话的偏远地方会给你一种绝望和孤立的感觉。这不是一个很好的感觉。有一种普遍的刻板印象，认为它对老年人的影响更大，但研究发现，孤独会影响我们所有人，无论我们的年龄如何。
There'safamiliarphrasethatsaysit'spossibletobelonelyinacrowd–despitebeingsurroundedbyhundredsofpeople,youthinkyouhavenobodytotalktoortoconnectwithandthatnobodywantstolistentoyouanyway.It'sprobablynottrue,butlonelinessisseenasabigproblemforthementalhealthofthepopulationwherevertheylive-somuchsothattheBritishgovernmentevenhasaministerforloneliness.
有一个熟悉的短语说在人群中可能会感到孤独——尽管周围有数百人，但你认为没有人可以交谈或联系，而且无论如何也没有人愿意听你的话。这可能不是真的，但孤独被视为对居住在任何地方的人们的心理健康的一个大问题——以至于英国政府甚至有一位负责孤独的部长。
TheBBCrecentlycompletedasurveyaboutthetopicanditfoundthatpeopleagedbetween16and24experiencelonelinessmoreoftenandmoreintenselythananyotheragegroup.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofManchesterwhoanalysedthedata,suggestedfeelinglonelymayplaguetheyoungbecauseit'satimeofidentitychange-figuringoutyourplaceintheworldandoflearningtoregulateemotions.
英国广播公司最近完成了一项关于该主题的调查，发现16至24岁的人比任何其他年龄段的人更频繁、更强烈地感受到孤独感。曼彻斯特大学的研究人员分析了这些数据，他们认为孤独感可能会困扰年轻人，因为这是一个身份转变的时期——弄清楚你在世界上的位置并学会调节情绪。
PsychologylecturerandBBCpresenterClaudiaHammondsaysthat'it'stemptingtoconcludethatsomethingaboutmodernlifeisputtingyoungpeopleatahigherriskofloneliness,butwhenweaskedolderpeopleinoursurveyabouttheloneliesttimesintheirlives,theyalsosaiditwaswhentheywereyoung.'
心理学讲师和BBC主持人克劳迪娅·哈蒙德说：“人们很容易得出这样的结论：现代生活中的某些东西使年轻人处于更高的孤独风险中，但是当我们在调查中询问老年人他们一生中最孤独的时光时，他们还说那是他们年轻的时候。”
Theissueiscertainlybeingtalkedaboutmore.AndintheUK,theMinisterforLonelinessTraceyCrouchhassaidthat'thegovernmentnowrecogniseslonelinessasoneofthebiggesthealthchallengesweface.'Shealsosaidthereneedstobea'nationalconversation'toendthestigmaaboutadmittingtofeelinglonely.
这个问题肯定会被更多人讨论。在英国，孤独症部长特蕾西·克劳奇（TraceyCrouch）表示，“政府现在认识到孤独感是我们面临的最大健康挑战之一。”她还表示，需要进行“全国对话”，以结束承认感到孤独的耻辱。
TheBBCLonelinessExperimentalsofoundthetypeofcultureyouliveinhasimplicationsforloneliness.Peoplefromcultureswhichtendtoputahighvalueonindependence,suchasNorthernEuropeandtheUS,revealedtheywouldbelesslikelytotellacolleagueabouttheirloneliness.Butincultureswhereextendedfamilyisoftenemphasised,suchasinSouthernEurope,LatinAmerica,AsiaandAfrica,olderwomeninparticularwereatlowerriskoffeelinglonely.
BBC的孤独实验还发现，你所生活的文化类型对孤独感有影响。来自北欧和美国等倾向于高度重视独立文化的人透露，他们不太可能告诉同事他们的孤独感。但在南欧、拉丁美洲、亚洲和非洲等经常强调大家庭的文化中，尤其是年长女性感到孤独的风险较低。
despair绝望isolation孤独，隔绝stereotype成见lonelyinacrowd即使在热闹处，仍感孤独connect建立联系mentalhealth精神健康状态experience感受到，体会到intensely强烈地plague折磨，使苦恼figureout找到…regulateemotions控制、调节情绪modernlife现代生活healthchallenge健康隐患stigma耻辱implication可能的影响independence独立extendedfamily大家庭
1.阅读课文并回答问题。
1.Accordingtothesurvey,whichagerangewasmostaffectedbyloneliness
2.TrueorfalseThereismorechanceoffeelinglonelyifyouliveinaremotelocation.
3.Whatisthoughttoleadtolonelinessamongsomeyoungpeople
4.WhymightolderwomeninAsiabeatalowerriskoffeelinglonely
5.Whichwordusedinthearticlemeans'possibleeffectsorresults'
2.请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。
1.Notbeingmarriedandhavingachildnolongercarriesa______incertainsocietiestoday.
plaguestigmastereotypeculture
2.SincePhillosthisjob,he'sbeen______howtopayforthenewcarhe'djustbought.
figuredoutfigureoutfiguringoutfiguringup
3.Weallhadtowork______tocompleteourassignmentsontime.
intenselyindependencestereotypeisolation
4.Mymumhadafeelingof______whenshelostherpurseandherkeystothehouse.
despairingdesperatedesperationdespair
5.Themuseumhasgotsobusywenowhaveto______thenumberofpeoplevisitingatcertaintimes.
plagueisolateregulatefigureout
1.Accordingtothesurvey,whichagerangewasmostaffectedbylonelinessTheBBCsurveyfoundpeopleagedbetween16and24experiencelonelinessmoreoftenandmoreintenselythananyotheragegroup.
2.TrueorfalseThereismorechanceoffeelinglonelyifyouliveinaremotelocation.False.Itdoesn'tmatterwhereyoulive–youcanstillfeellonelyinacrowd.
3.WhatisthoughttoleadtolonelinessamongsomeyoungpeopleResearchersfromtheUniversityofManchestersuggestedfeelinglonelymayaffecttheyoungbecauseit'satimeofidentitychange-figuringouttheirplaceintheworldandoflearningtoregulateemotions.
4.WhymightolderwomeninAsiabeatalowerriskoffeelinglonelyResearchfoundhavinganextendedfamilymeanttheywerelesslikelytogetlonely.
5.Whichwordusedinthearticlemeans'possibleeffectsorresults'Implications.'TheBBCLonelinessExperimentinterestingly,alsofoundthetypeofcultureyouliveinhasimplicationsforloneliness.'
1.Notbeingmarriedandhavingachildnolongercarriesastigmaincertainsocietiestoday.
2.SincePhillosthisjob,he'sbeenfiguringouthowtopayforthenewcarhe'djustbought.
3.Weallhadtoworkintenselytocompleteourassignmentsontime.
4.Mymumhadafeelingofdespairwhenshelostherpurseandherkeystothehouse.
5.Themuseumhasgotsobusywenowhavetoregulatethenumberofpeoplevisitingatcertaintimes.