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听力文本
The UK government has announced a pilot scheme to help mentally ill people who have been arrested by the police. Mental health nurses will work in police stations in 10 different regions across England. The aim is to identify those with mental health issues as early as possible so they receive the correct treatment. The UK's Care and Support minister Norman Lamb explained: "Diverting the individual away from offending, and helping to reduce the risk of more victims suffering due to further offences benefits everyone." The minister in charge of policing, Damian Green, said: "Police officers should be focused on fighting crimes, and people with mental health conditions should get the care they need as early as possible."
The pilot project could have a big impact on how the UK's police force uses personnel and resources. Police officers currently spend up to 25 per cent of their time dealing with suspected offenders with mental health problems. This is the equivalent of around 26,000 officers. Paul Jenkins of the charity Rethink Mental Illness welcomed the new initiative. He said: "All too often, the way our criminal justice system deals with people with mental health problems leads to poor outcomes for individuals, and frustration from police officers…and others." He added: "This initiative has the potential to stop people going unnecessarily to prison, reduce reoffending rates and save millions in taxpayers' money."
中文翻译
英国政府公布了一项试点计划,此次计划将帮助那些被警方拘捕的精神病患者
。治疗精神病的护士将在全英格兰的10处不同的警察局工作 。其目的是要尽早查出健康问题,让犯人获得正确的判罚 。英国国家关怀和支持部部长诺曼·拉姆解释道:“让个体远离犯罪,减少罪犯再次犯罪的几率将受益于所有人 。”警察署负责人格林称:“警官应该关注打击犯罪,而患有心里疾病的患者应该尽早受到关注和关怀 。此次试点项目将对英国警察部门如何利用人力和资源产生深远影响
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重点讲解
1.police station 警察局
例句:He is detained at a police station.
他被扣在警察局里
。2.mental health心理健康
例句:While not the focus of this study, other questions about the mental health repercussions of a bad job revolve around the individual.
一些关于坏工作对人们心理健康反响的其他问题(而非这个调查所关注的中心)涌现出来
。3.deal with 处理
例句:I'll deal with the children later.
孩子们的事由我以后去处理
。4.justice system 司法体制
例句:Some have described the case as racial discrimination and an example of the flawed US justice systemwhile others said he deserves to be punished for what he allegedly did.
一些人将该事件视为种族歧视,并指责美国的司法系统存在漏洞;而另一些人则表示翟田田理应为他的言论受到惩罚
。听力题目
1.Who will work in the new pilot scheme?
a) engineers
b) teachers
c) pilots
d) nurses
2.How many different areas of the UK will test the scheme?
a) 9
b) 10
c) 11
d) 12
3.What will the scheme give to people as early as possible?
a) legal services
b) a court date
c) the correct treatment
d) money
4.Who does the scheme want to suffer less?
a) victims of crime
b) police officers
c) taxpayers
d) prison workers
5.What did Damian Green say police should focus on?
a) paperwork
b) helping the public
c) fighting crime
d) training
6.How much police time is spent on people with mental health problems?
a) 10%
b) up to 25%
c) almost half
d) not much
7.What did the charity Rethink Mental Illness think of the initiative?
a) it rubbished it
b) it ignored it
c) it hailed it
d) it welcomed it
8.What kind of outcomes does the criminal justice system often lead to?
a) poor ones
b) positive ones
c) pitiful ones
d) practical ones
9.What does the initiative have the potential to do?
a) provide more jobs
b) fight crime
c) cut the number of people going to prison
d) stop people being arrested
10.Who could save money from this initiative?
a) prisons
b) taxpayers
c) police officers
d) criminals
听力答案
1.d
2.b
3.c
4.a
5.c
6.b
7.d
8.a
9.c
10.b