Men's Heart Risk

71 种族特征与居住环境影响患心脏病的机率

DATE=7-18-01
TITLE=SCIENCE REPORT - Men's Heart Risk
BYLINE=Jerilyn Watson

(Start at 01'0")This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Science Report.
A recent American study shows that a man's race and where he lives (1)affect his chances of dying¹ of heart disease².  Heart disease is the (2)leading cause of death in the United States. The (3)United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention carried out the study. Elizabeth Barnett of (4)West Virginia University was the lead writer of the study.
The scientists studied American men who died of heart disease between Nineteen-Ninety-One and Nineteen-Ninety-Five. The men were thirty-five or older.
The study showed that African-American men are twenty-six percent more likely than white men to die of heart disease. Black men are almost two times as likely as (5)Hispanic men to die of heart disease.  White men are the second highest (6)risk group.  American Indians, (7)Alaska Native men and Hispanic men of all races followed.   Asian and Pacific Islander men have the fewest heart disease deaths.
The study found that men who live in three southern states have the highest rate of dying of heart disease.  They are (8)Mississippi, (9)West Virginia and (10)Kentucky.   (11)Colorado, (12)Utah and (13)Hawaii have the lowest heart disease death rates. 
The researchers found that men who live in most major cities have low to (14)moderate³ heart disease death rates.  But New York City has some of the highest death rates for the disease.
The researchers say they do not believe differences in (15)genes increase heart disease risk.  Instead, they blame social conditions like lack of jobs.  For example, a number of southern areas with high (16)unemployment had many heart disease deaths.  The scientists also blame poor working conditions, bad diet and lack of good health services.
Mizz Barnett said the highest death rates from heart disease are in states with the poorest (17)economies and few health care resources.  She said this is especially true in underdeveloped areas far from cities. 
The Surgeon General of the United States, David Satcher, also (18)commented on the study.  He said too many men, especially men of color, are dying from a disease that can be prevented.  He said heart disease can be prevented by changing (19)lifestyles and social conditions in (20)communities.  These changes include providing healthy foods, exercise centers and jobs in healthy (21)workplaces.
This VOA Special English Science Report was written by Jerilyn Watson. This is Bill White.

(1) affect [ E5fekt ] vt.影响
(2) leading [ 5li:diN ] adj.最主要的
(3) United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 美国疾病预防与控制中心
(4) West Virginia University 西弗吉尼亚大学
(5) hispanic [ his5pAnik ] adj.西班牙的
(6) risk [ risk ] n.危险
(7) Alaska [ E5lAskE ] n.阿拉斯加州(美国州名)
(8) Mississippi [ 7misi5sipi ] n. 密西西比州(美国州名)
(9) West Virginia 西弗吉尼亚
(10) Kentucky [ ken5tQki ] n.肯塔基州
(11) Colorado [ 7kClE5rB:dEu ] 美国科罗拉多州(位于美国西部)
(12) Utah [ 5ju:tB:] n.犹他州(略作Ut.,UT)
(13) Hawaii [ hB:5waii: ] n.夏威夷, 夏威夷岛
(14) moderate [ 5mCdErit ] adj.中等的
(15) gene⁴ [ dVi:n ] n.[遗传]因子, [遗传]基因
(16) unemployment [ 5Qnim5plCimEnt ] n.失业, 失业人数
(17) economy [ i(:)5kCnEmi ] n.经济
(18) comment [ 5kCment ] vi.发表意见
(19) lifestyle n. 生活方式
(20) community [ kE5mju:niti ] n.社会
(21) workplace工作场所, 车间

1 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。

2 disease   

n.疾病，弊端

参考例句：

• The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。
• He fought against the disease for a long time.他同疾病做了长时间的斗争。

3 moderate   

adj.适度的，稳健的，温和的，中等的；v.节制，使...稳定，使...缓和；n.稳健的人

参考例句：

• You should moderate your language when children are present.在孩子面前，你说话应该有节制。
• The wind is moderate today.今天的风很柔和。

4 gene   

n.遗传因子，基因

参考例句：

• A single gene may have many effects.单一基因可能具有很多种效应。
• The targeting of gene therapy has been paid close attention.其中基因治疗的靶向性是值得密切关注的问题之一。