名校勵(lì)志英語演講 第56期:拯救世界 拯救兒童

[00:00.32]Friends, let me paint a picture for you. 朋友們，讓我給大家描述一幅這樣的情景， [00:05.36]Here is a typical day in America—six youths under the age of 20 will commit suicide, 這是美國(guó)典型的一天——每一天將有6個(gè)不滿20歲的青年自殺， [00:14.37]12 children under the age of 20 will die from firearms—remember this is a DAY, not a year— 12個(gè)20歲以下的孩子死于槍擊——記住這只是一天，不是一年—— [00:23.08]399 kids will be arrested for drug abuse, 1,352 babies will be born to teen mothers. 另外還有399個(gè)少年因?yàn)榉枚酒范淮叮?352個(gè)嬰兒被十幾歲的媽媽生下來， [00:32.14]This is happening in one of the richest, most developed countries in the history of the world. 這些都發(fā)生在世界上最富有最發(fā)達(dá)的國(guó)家。 [00:38.12]Yes, in my country there is an epidemic of violence that parallels no other industrialized nation. 是的，我國(guó)所充斥的暴力，其他的工業(yè)化國(guó)家無法與之相比。 [00:46.09]These are the ways young people in America express their hurt and their anger. 這只是美國(guó)年輕人宣泄他們的傷痛和憤怒的方式， [00:51.58]But don't think that there is not the same pain and anguish among their counterparts in the United Kingdom. 但是，不要認(rèn)為英國(guó)就不存在有這樣痛苦和煩惱的人。 [00:58.53]Studies in this country show that every single hour, three teenagers in the UK inflict harm upon themselves, 種種調(diào)查表明英國(guó)每小時(shí)都會(huì)有3個(gè)青少年自殘， [01:07.36]often by cutting or burning their bodies or taking an overdose. 他們通常會(huì)割傷或燙傷自己的身體或者服用過量藥劑。 [01:13.23]This is how they have chosen to cope with the pain of neglect and emotional agony. 這是他們所選擇的用來發(fā)泄被忽視的痛苦和煩惱的方法。 [01:19.00]In Britain, as many as 20% of families will only sit down and have dinner together once a year. 在大不列顛，多達(dá)20%的家庭一年只能聚在一起吃一次晚飯，一年才一次！ [01:26.47]Once a year! And what about the time-honored tradition of reading your kid a bedtime story? 那么給孩子們講睡前故事的悠久傳統(tǒng)又處于一種什么狀況呢？ [01:34.33]Research from the 1980s showed that children who are read to, 20世紀(jì)80年代以來的研究表明， [01:38.22]had far greater literacy and significantly outperformed their peers at school. 聽睡前故事的孩子在讀寫方面遠(yuǎn)勝過學(xué)校的同齡孩子。

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