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空气污染导致亚洲婴儿面临大脑损伤
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  • Babies in South Asia were worst affected1, with more than 12 million living in areas with pollution six times higher than safe levels. A further four million were at risk in East Asia and the Pacific.

    南亚的婴儿受环境污染影响最为严重,有超过1200万的孩子生活在污染超标六倍的环境当中。而在东亚和太平洋地区,则有超过400万的孩子受到影响。

    Unicef said breathing particulate2 air pollution could damage brain tissue and undermine cognitive3 development.

    联合国儿童基金会称,吸入特定的有害气体,可能会损坏脑组织并降低认知能力。

    Its report said there was a link to "verbal and non-verbal IQ and memory, reduced test scores, grade point averages among schoolchildren, as well as other neurological behavioural problems". The effects lasted a lifetime.

    该基金会的报告称,环境污染与“语言和非语言智力、学生不断降低的测试成绩、平均成绩以及其他神经问题”都有联系,而这种影响会持续终身。

    As more and more of the world urbanises, and without adequate protection and pollution reduction measures, more children will be at risk in the years to come," Unicef said.

    联合国儿童基金会称,随着世界各地城市化越来越普及,但却没有任何合适的保护以及降低污染的措施,未来将会有更多的孩子被暴露于环境污染的危险之中。

    It called for wider use of face masks and air filtering systems, and for children not to travel during spikes4 in pollution.

    该基金会呼吁在污染高峰期间,要大范围使用口罩,而且尽量不要外出。

    Last month hazardous5 smog began blanketing the Indian capital Delhi, prompting the Indian capital's chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to say the city had become a "gas chamber6".

    上个月,印度首都德里发生了严重的雾霾,德里首席部长凯杰·里沃得尔称该市已经成为一个毒气室。

    Some schools in the city were closed but there was criticism when they re-opened, with parents accusing the authorities of disregarding their children's health.

    德里的很多学校停课,当这些学校恢复上课后,遭到了一系列批评,家长们指责学校罔顾孩子们的健康。

    Indian and Sri Lankan cricketers playing in Delhi vomited7 on the pitch during high levels of pollution.

    此外,由于空气污染太过严重,印度和斯里兰卡的板球运动员竟然在比赛期间就在球场上呕吐起来。

    Satellite imagery used to compile the data also revealed that the issue was growing in African cities, Unicef said.

    联合国儿童基金会称,用来收集数据的卫星云图显示,在非洲,这一污染问题也在逐渐加重。

    Meanwhile a separate study by scientists at hospitals in London found that the British city's polluted air was leading to lower birth weights, linked to higher infant mortality.

    此外,一项由伦敦科学家进行的独立研究显示,英国城市的污染的空气,导致了新生儿出生体重过轻,并且与更高的婴儿死亡率有所关联。

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    1 affected [əˈfektɪd] TzUzg0   第9级
    adj.不自然的,假装的
    参考例句:
    • She showed an affected interest in our subject. 她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
    • His manners are affected. 他的态度不自然。
    2 particulate [pɑ:ˈtɪkjələt] 4mMzPG   第12级
    adj.微小的;n.微粒,粒子
    参考例句:
    • A special group was organized to dig up the particulate of the case. 成立了一个专门小组来查明该案件的各个细节。
    • Lungs retain relatively insoluble particulate material. 肺脏内留有不溶解的颗粒物质。
    3 cognitive [ˈkɒgnətɪv] Uqwz0   第7级
    adj.认知的,认识的,有感知的
    参考例句:
    • As children grow older, their cognitive processes become sharper. 孩子们越长越大,他们的认知过程变得更为敏锐。
    • The cognitive psychologist is like the tinker who wants to know how a clock works. 认知心理学者倒很像一个需要通晓钟表如何运转的钟表修理匠。
    4 spikes ['spaɪks] jhXzrc   第10级
    n.穗( spike的名词复数 );跑鞋;(防滑)鞋钉;尖状物v.加烈酒于( spike的第三人称单数 );偷偷地给某人的饮料加入(更多)酒精( 或药物);把尖状物钉入;打乱某人的计划
    参考例句:
    • a row of iron spikes on a wall 墙头的一排尖铁
    • There is a row of spikes on top of the prison wall to prevent the prisoners escaping. 监狱墙头装有一排尖钉,以防犯人逃跑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    5 hazardous [ˈhæzədəs] Iddxz   第9级
    adj.(有)危险的,冒险的;碰运气的
    参考例句:
    • These conditions are very hazardous for shipping. 这些情况对航海非常不利。
    • Everybody said that it was a hazardous investment. 大家都说那是一次危险的投资。
    6 chamber [ˈtʃeɪmbə(r)] wnky9   第7级
    n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
    参考例句:
    • For many, the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber. 对许多人来说,牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
    • The chamber was ablaze with light. 会议厅里灯火辉煌。
    7 vomited [] 23632f2de1c0dc958c22b917c3cdd795   第9级
    参考例句:
    • Corbett leaned against the wall and promptly vomited. 科比特倚在墙边,马上呕吐了起来。
    • She leant forward and vomited copiously on the floor. 她向前一俯,哇的一声吐了一地。 来自英汉文学

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