231122 致死风险堪比一天抽15根烟！孤独竟成全球健康新“杀手”
▍原文
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared loneliness to be a pressing global health threat, with the US surgeon general saying that its mortality effects are equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
WHO has launched an international commission on the problem, which comes after the Covid-19 pandemic halted economic and social activity, increasing levels of loneliness, but also amid a new awareness of the importance of the issue.
▍语言点
- pressing /ˈpresɪŋ/ adj. 紧迫的，迫切的(urgent)
· the most pressing issue 最紧迫的问题
· a pressing need for housing 对住房的迫切需求
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surgeon general 医疗总监，卫生局长，卫生署长
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equivalent to sth. 相当于/等同于……
· a qualification equivalent to a degree 相当于学位的资历
- commission /kəˈmɪʃ(ə)n/ n. (为了某项任务专门成立的)委员会
· commission on sth. 针对……的委员会
· a commission on domestic violence 家暴调查委员会
- halt /hɑːlt/ v. 使停止，阻止(stop)