前言：世界卫生组织发布的报告指出，全球近六分之一的青少年遭遇过网络欺凌。自2018年以来，网络欺凌现象变得越来越严重。

  Nearly one in six adolescents have experienced cyberbullying, an international study has found.

  一项国际研究发现，近六分之一青少年遭遇过网络欺凌。

1、international /ɪn.təˈnæʃ.ən.əl/ adj.国际的 （专升本词汇）

例句：He is an international student.

他是一名国际留学生。——《剑桥英语词典》

  More school-aged children have reported being cyberbullied than before the pandemic, according to the report by the World Health Organization (WHO). The study surveyed more than 279,000 young people from 44 countries and regions. In Wales, where nearly 37,000 young people were surveyed, 17% reported experiencing cyberbullying.

  世界卫生组织发布的报告显示，相比疫情前，报告称遭受网络欺凌的学龄儿童人数增多了。研究调查了44个国家和地区超27.9万名青少年。在威尔士，受访的近3.7万名青少年中有17%报告称正在遭受网络欺凌。

2、survey /ˈsɜː.veɪ/ n. 调查；（对某一专题的）概述，全面评述；（土地）测量，勘测，测绘（专升本词汇）

例句：A recent survey found/revealed/showed that 58 percent of people did not know where their heart is.

最近的一项调查表明，有58%的人不知道自己的心脏在什么位置。——《剑桥英语词典》

3、region /ˈriː.dʒən/ n. 区域，地区;（国家的）行政区（专升本词汇）

例句：Guangxi is one of China's autonomous regions.

广西是中国的自治区之一。——《剑桥英语词典》

  The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey suggests the proportion of adolescents who reported being cyberbullied has increased since 2018, from 12% to 15% for boys and 13% to 16% for girls.

  学龄儿童健康行为的这一调查显示，遭受网络欺凌的青少年比例自2018年以来有所上升，男孩遭受网络欺凌的比例从12%上升到15%，女孩遭受网络欺凌的比例从13%上升到16%。

4、proportion /prəˈpɔː.ʃən/ n.比率，比例

例句：The head is out of proportion with the body.

头部和身体不成比例。——《牛津词典》

5、adolescent /ˌæd.əˈles.ənt/ n.青少年

例句：Young adolescents are happiest with small groups of close friends.

年轻的青春期少年们和一小圈亲近的朋友在一起时最高兴。——《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

6、increase /ɪnˈkriːs/ v. 增大；增加；增强（专升本词汇）

例句：The cost of the project has increased dramatically/significantly since it began.

该项目自开始以来成本就急剧上升。——《剑桥英语词典》

  In England, where more than 4,200 young people were surveyed, nearly one in five (19%) reported being cyberbullied at least once or twice in the past couple of months, and 11% reported cyberbullying others. In Scotland, where more than 4,300 young people were surveyed, 18% said they had experienced cyberbullying and 11% reported cyberbullying others. The report said there was an "urgent need" to educate young people, families and schools of the forms of cyberbullying and its implications.

  在英格兰，超4200名受访青少年中有近五分之一（19%）报告称过去两个月遭遇过至少一次或两次网络欺凌，11%报告称对他人实施过网络欺凌。苏格兰受访的超4300名青少年中，有18%表示自己遭遇过网络欺凌，11%报告称自己对他人实施过网络欺凌。报告指出，目前“迫切需要”对青少年及其家庭和学校针对网络欺凌的形式和影响进行教育。

·7、couple /ˈkʌp.əl/ n. （相似或相同事物的）一对，一双，几个;（有某种联系之人的）一对，几个（专升本词汇）

例句：We'll have to wait another couple of hours for the paint to dry.

我们还得再等几个小时油漆才干。——《剑桥英语词典》

8、urgent /ˈɜː.dʒənt/ adj. 紧急的，急迫的（专升本词汇）

例句：He's got to sign that paper - will you tell him it's urgent?

他务必要签署那份文件——请你告诉他这很紧急，好吗? ——《剑桥英语词典》

9、implication /ɪm.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ n. 可能的影响（或作用、结果）（*专升本重点词汇imply的名词词性）

例句：They failed to consider the wider implications of their actions.

他们没有考虑到他们的行动会产生更广泛的影响。——《牛津词典》

  Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe, said: "Focusing on virtual types of peer violence is now an urgent priority to safeguard the health and wellbeing of populations of adolescents and young people, and cyberbullying must be viewed as a major issue for societies. "With young people spending up to six hours online every single day, even small changes in the rates of bullying and violence can have profound implications for the health and wellbeing of thousands. This is both a health and a human rights issue, and we must step up to protect our children from violence and harm, both offline and online."

  世界卫生组织欧洲区负责人汉斯·亨利·P·克鲁格博士表示：“为了保护年轻人群体的身心健康，现在迫切需要关注同龄人之间的网络暴力行为，网络欺凌必须被视为重要的社会问题。” “现在年轻人每天上网时间可多达6小时，网络欺凌和暴力发生率的微小变化都可能对数万名年轻人的身心健康产生深远影响。这既是健康问题，也是人权问题。我们必须站出来保护我们的孩子们免于遭受暴力和伤害，无论是线上还是线下。”

10、virtual /ˈvɜː.tʃu.əl/ adj. 几乎…的；实质上的（专升本词汇）

例句：The company has a virtual monopoly in this area of trade.

这家公司实质上已经垄断了这种贸易。——《牛津词典》

11、peer /pɪər/ n.同龄人;同辈;同等社会地位（或能力）的人

例句：His engaging personality made him popular with his peers.

他迷人的个性使他很受同龄人的欢迎。——《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

12、violence /ˈvaɪə.ləns/ 暴力行为;激烈的言辞（专升本词汇）

例句：The recent outbreak/eruption of racial violence in the area is very troubling.

最近发生在该地区的种族暴力事件非常令人担忧。——《剑桥英语词典》

13、safeguard /ˈseɪf.ɡɑːd/ v.保护，保卫；捍卫，维护

例句：We must take action to safeguard national security.

我们必须采取行动来保卫国家安全。——《剑桥英语词典》

14、wellbeing /ˌwelˈbiː.ɪŋ/ n. 幸福，安康

例句：His well-being is all I am concerned about.

他的幸福就是我所关心的一切。——《牛津词典》

15、rate /reɪt/  n. 率，比率;速率;速度;进度（专升本词汇）

例句：I told my assistants to work at their own rate.

我告诉我的助手们按照他们自己的进度工作。——《剑桥英语词典》

文章转自中国日报网英语点津公众号

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/AVXW1wzV-Bim1uLx_zuB1g