环球慢速英语 自杀求助(2)

There have been several similar incidents¹ in Japan in recent years. Police call these incidents "group suicides³."

近几年日本发生了多起类似案件。警方把这些案件叫做“集体自杀”。

Suicide² is when a person kills him or herself.

自杀是指一个人结束自己生命的行为。

A group suicide involves people meeting for the purpose of dying⁴ together.

集体自杀是指很多人以一起死亡为目的见面。

More and more groups of people are meeting on the Internet.

在网上互相结识的人越来越多。

Some of these people have lost hope. They want to die.

其中有些人失去了希望。他们想死。

They find other people on the Internet to talk with about their problems. Some even talk about how to die.

他们在互联网上寻找可以倾诉他们问题的人。有些人甚至在网上讨论怎么去死。

People make promises together. They promise to kill themselves together.

还有些人会一起做出承诺。他们承诺一起自杀。

This is called a "suicide pact," or promise.

这被称为“自杀协议”或“自杀承诺”。

Japan has one of the highest suicide rates in the world.

日本是世界上自杀率最高的国家之一。

According⁵ to the World Health Organization, or WHO, over thirty thousand people have killed themselves each year since 1998.

据世界卫生组织（简称WHO）统计，自1998年开始，日本每年有超过3万人自杀。

Japanese officials have created good programs to end the problem of suicide in their country.

日本官员制定了旨在终结该国自杀问题的计划。

But suicides continue to happen both in Japan and around the world. It is a problem in every nation.

但是，自杀事件仍在日本和全世界不断上演。这是所有国家都面临的问题。

And, it is a problem that you and I can help end, just by being a good friend.

这也是你我作为好朋友可以帮助终结的问题。

1 incidents   

发生的事( incident的名词复数 )； 小插曲； 敌对行动； 骚乱

参考例句：

• They ingeniously conflated other characters and incidents to provide an opera-comique setting. 他们巧妙地把一些人物或事件揉合到一起编出一幕喜剧。
• These incidents could seriously undermine support for the police. 这些事件会严重影响对警方的支持。

2 suicide   

n.自杀，自毁，自杀性行为

参考例句：

• The number of suicide has increased.自杀案件的数量增加了。
• The death was adjudged a suicide by sleeping pills.该死亡事件被判定为服用安眠药自杀。

3 suicides   

n.自杀( suicide的名词复数 )；自取灭亡；自杀者；自杀性行为

参考例句：

• Since when do suicides miss twice, lay down a rug and start over? 自杀什么时候会失手二次后铺好地毯然后再试一次？ 来自电影对白
• Chris: And the reality is suicides go to hell? 克里斯：而现实就是自杀者要下地狱？ 来自互联网

4 dying   

adj.垂死的，临终的

参考例句：

• He was put in charge of the group by the dying leader.他被临终的领导人任命为集团负责人。
• She was shown into a small room,where there was a dying man.她被领进了一间小屋子，那里有一个垂死的人。

5 according   

adj.按照，根据

参考例句：

• According to the Bible we are all the seed of Adam.根据《圣经》所说的，我们都是亚当的后裔。
• We must cut our coat according to our cloth this year.今年我们必须学会量入为出。