【六級真題】2013年6月英語六級聽力真題-短文3
來源:滬江聽寫酷
2013-06-15 19:28
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North American Indian
North American Indian
Alcoholism is a serious disease. Nearly nine million Americans alone suffer from the illness. Many scientists disagree about what the differences are between the alcohol addict and social drinker. The difference occurs when someone needs to drink. And this need gets in the way of his health or behavior. Alcohol causes a loss of judgment and alertness. After a long period, alcoholism can deteriorate the liver, the brain and other parts of the body. The illness is dangerous, because it is involved in half of all automobile accidents. Another problem is that the victim often denies being an alcohol addict and won't get help. Solutions do exist. Many hospitals and centers help patients cope. Without the assistance, the victim can destroy his life. He would detach himself from the routines of life. He may lose his employment, home or loved ones.
All the causes of the sickness are not discovered yet. There is no standard for a person with alcoholism. Victims range in age, race, sex and background. Some groups of people are more vulnerable to the illness. People from broken homes and North American Indians are two examples. People from broken homes often lack stable lives. Indians likewise had the traditional life taken from them by white settlers who often encourage them to consume alcohol to prevent them from fighting back. The problem has now been passed on. Alcoholism is clearly present in society today. People have started to get help and information. With proper assistance, victims can put their lives together one day.
酒精中毒是嚴重的疾病。接近9百萬美國人有這種疾病。許多科學家不贊成酗酒者和應(yīng)酬飲酒者有不同之處。不同是人們應(yīng)該在什么時候喝酒,同時這種需求也不利于人們的健康和日常舉止。酒精會影響判斷力和警覺性。長期飲酒導致的酒精中毒會使肝臟,大腦和身體的其他器官惡化。這種疾病很危險,因為它導致了近一半的交通事故的發(fā)生。另一個問題是受害者經(jīng)常否認飲酒的事實并得不到任何幫助。但解決方法仍然存在。許多醫(yī)院和救助中心幫助病人解決問題。沒有幫助的話,受害人會毀了他的生活,并會使自己的生活脫離正常軌道。受害人可能會失去自己的工作,家庭或者愛人。這種疾病的原因仍沒有被發(fā)現(xiàn),也沒有一個人酒精中毒的標準??梢詫⑹芎θ后w年齡,種族性別和背景歸類。來自于破碎家庭和美裔印度安人是兩個典型例子。來自破碎家庭的人經(jīng)常缺失穩(wěn)定的生活。印第安人也從白人殖民者那里得到了一個傳統(tǒng),就是白人殖民者為了防止印第安人反擊鼓勵印第安人喝酒的傳統(tǒng)。而這個“傳統(tǒng)”在被“發(fā)揚”。酒精中毒是當下的社會問題人們開始尋求幫助和信息,在合理的幫助下,終有一天受害人使他們的生活回歸正道
——譯文來自: liuqian1314y