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The British government has called for more men to consider a career in nursing. Figures show the number of male nurses has fallen in the last three years. Now, the number of men working in the nursing sector has reached a seven-year low. Numbers of male nurses increased between 2011 and 2014 and reached a peak of 7168. This figure has dropped to only 6924 in 2017. The UK Health Secretary said this is clearly a cultural problem, and probably one that exists in many parts of the world. But we can make efforts to change that now. We want to persuade males to think about career options of going into nursing. There is absolutely no reason why men can't go into this profession. The health secretary said that the government already has plans to attract a more varied workforce into nursing. She stated, we are leading the way on workforce planning. We will become the first nation in Europe to publish a national health and care workforce plan.

英國政府呼吁更多的男性考慮從事護理工作。數(shù)據(jù)顯示男護士的數(shù)量在過去三年中有所下降?，F(xiàn)在，在護理部門工作的男性人數(shù)已達到7年來的最低水平。2011年至2014年期間，男護士人數(shù)增加，達到過一個高峰，有7168人。2017年，這一數(shù)字已降至6924。英國衛(wèi)生部長稱，這顯然是一個文化問題，可能存在于世界許多地方。但我們現(xiàn)在可以努力改變這種狀況。我們想說服男性選擇考慮從事護理這門職業(yè)。男性絕對沒有理由說他們不能從事這一職業(yè)。衛(wèi)生部長說政府已經(jīng)計劃吸引更多的勞動力從事護理工作。她說，我們在勞動力規(guī)劃方面處于領(lǐng)先地位。我們將成為歐洲第一個公布國家衛(wèi)生和保健勞動力計劃的國家。

Questions one and two are based on the news report you have just heard.

請根據(jù)剛才所聽的新聞報道回答1-2題。

Question 1: What problem is Britain facing?

問題1：英國面臨著什么問題？

Question 2: What is the cause of the problem according to the UK Health Secretary?

問題2：根據(jù)英國衛(wèi)生部長的說法，造成這個問題的原因是什么？

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