时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:万花筒2009年


英语课

A quarter of million teenagers are running the risk of potentially fatal skin cancers by using sunbeds. Two big surveys done by scientists from cancer research UK, show that girls as young as eleven succumb 1 to peer pressure, may using tanning palace. In some places, half of 15, 16 and 17- year-old girls are tanning.

Ed Yong is a spokesman for the cancer charity. "We know the people who stop using sunbed before the age of 35, have a 75 %higher risk of melanoma-the most serious type of skin cancer, but they also run the risk of prematurely 2 aging their skin and that's of course ironic 3, because a lot of people use sunbeds for cosmetic 4 reasons because they want to look tanned and attractive."

The survey found that nationally 6% of 11-17 year-olds have used sunbeds. In Sunderland, the percentage rises to 18. And in Liverpool, it’s an enormous 20%.Justin Shields used sunbeds up to 4 times a week for 20 years until she got skin cancer on her head, stomach and chest. "I thought i chose sunbeds when I was 15, simply for the fact that I wanted to tan and I wanted to be like my friends too. As you can say my skin is very very fair, my friends all had lovely golden skin and lovely dark skin. "In Scotland, under 18s are banned from tanning palace. Cancer Research UK would like a similar ban in the rest of the country; the government said it’s thinking about it.


 



1 succumb
v.屈服,屈从;死
  • They will never succumb to the enemies.他们决不向敌人屈服。
  • Will business leaders succumb to these ideas?商业领袖们会被这些观点折服吗?
2 prematurely
adv.过早地,贸然地
  • She was born prematurely with poorly developed lungs. 她早产,肺部未发育健全。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • His hair was prematurely white, but his busy eyebrows were still jet-black. 他的头发已经白了,不过两道浓眉还是乌黑乌黑的。 来自辞典例句
3 ironic
adj.讽刺的,有讽刺意味的,出乎意料的
  • That is a summary and ironic end.那是一个具有概括性和讽刺意味的结局。
  • People used to call me Mr Popularity at high school,but they were being ironic.人们中学时常把我称作“万人迷先生”,但他们是在挖苦我。
4 cosmetic
n.化妆品;adj.化妆用的;装门面的;装饰性的
  • These changes are purely cosmetic.这些改变纯粹是装饰门面。
  • Laughter is the best cosmetic,so grin and wear it!微笑是最好的化妆品,所以请尽情微笑吧!
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