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听力文本
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report.
A new study finds that more than 13 million deaths could be prevented in China over the next 40 years if the country had stronger anti-smoking measures. But the study's authors say China has not taken many steps to control the use of tobacco. The study was published in the British Medical Journal.
China signed the World Health Organization's international treaty on tobacco control in 2003, but it has not put in place many of the WHO's ideas to help people stop smoking. Experts say following with ideas could cut smoking by 40 percent before the year 2050. Without stronger anti-smoking measures, they could be 50 million tobacco-related deaths in the country over that time.
The authors of the study used a computer program called SimSmoke to make their predictions.
David Levy works at Georgetown University's Lombardi Cancer Center in Washington D.C. He says China has one-third of the world's cigarette smokers. More than half of the men in China smoke.
Mr Levy say people often begin smoking without knowing it will harm their health. He says people in some countries smoke, because it makes them feel important.
"Smoking, you know, once it gets established and in many of the low- and middle income countries, you know there's kind of a prestige initially to smoking," Mr Levy said.
The WHO plan calls for a ban on smoking in all public places. It also calls for countries to place health warnings on cigarette containers, and offer programs to help people stop smoking. And it says there should be higher taxes on tobacco.
Experts say a 75 percent increase in cigarette taxes could save about 3.5 million lives, they say an end to cigarette advertising could save 2 million lives.
After signing the WHO agreement, China placed a 12 percent tax on cigarettes, but the government did not force Chinese smokers to pay the tax.
One of the authors of the new study is Teh-we Hu. He is a professor of public policy economics at the University of California Berkeley.
Professor Hu says China's cultural and society are changing. He said President Hu Jintao supports an ban on smoking in public. The President also wants people to stop giving cigarettes as gifts to officials and employers.
Mr Hu says the most effective anti-smoking measures in China would be a large increase in the cigarette tax, but he does not expect that to happen soon.
And that's the Health Report from VOA Learning English. For more stories about health, go to our website learningenglish.voanews.com. I'm Milagros Ardin.
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词汇解释
1.prestige n. 威望，声望；声誉
It was his responsibility for foreign affairs that gained him international prestige.
是他在外交事务中的尽职尽责为他赢得了国际声望。
2.treaty n. 条约，协议；谈判
They have acceded to the treaty.
他们已经加入了那个条约。
3.container n. 集装箱；容器
The train, carrying loaded containers on flatcars, was 1.2 miles long.
那列在平车上载着装得满满的集装箱的火车长1.2英里。
内容解析
1.China signed the World Health Organization's international treaty on tobacco control in 2003, but it has not put in place many of the WHO's ideas to help people stop smoking.
put in place 到位；落实到位；正在实施
They put in place the tools of my new business.
他们把我干这一新行当所需要的用具安放得井井有条。
And more policies and measures are put in place in this regard.
针对该问题还将不断出台更多政策和措施。
参考译文
这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。
一份新研究发现，如果中国采取更有力的禁烟措施，那么在未来40年间就可使1300多万人免于死亡。但研究的作者称中国尚未采取很多措施来控制烟草使用，该研究发表在《英国医学杂志》上。
中国2003年签署了世界卫生组织的禁烟国际公约，但尚未实施世卫组织有关帮助人们戒烟的措施。专家称实施这些措施将可在2050年之前减少40%的吸烟量，如果不采取更有力的禁烟措施，中国未来将出现5000万起与烟草有关的死亡案例。
研究的作者使用名叫SimSmoke的电脑程序来进行预测。
戴维·利维就职于华盛顿的乔治城大学伦巴第癌症中心，他说中国的烟民占全世界吸烟者人数的三分之一，中国有一半以上的男人吸烟。
利维说人们刚开始吸烟时通常不知道吸烟对健康的危害，他说有的国家的人吸烟是因为吸烟让他们感觉自己很重要。
“要知道，一旦开始吸烟，在很多中低收入国家流行起来就成为一种身份的象征。”
世卫组织准备呼吁在所有公共场所实施禁烟，同时呼吁各国将健康警告印刷在香烟包装上，发起帮助人们禁烟的运动。世卫组织称将对烟草征更高税。
专家称增加75%的烟草税能拯救约350万生命，称停止香烟广告能拯救200万生命。
在签署了世卫组织协议后，中国对香烟征收了12%的税，但政府并未让烟民强制纳税。
Teh-we Hu是这项新研究的作者之一，他是加州大学伯克利分校的公共政策经济学教授。
Hu教授说中国的文化和社会在发生改变，他说胡锦涛主席支持在公众场合禁烟，他还希望人们杜绝送烟给官员和雇员作为礼物。
Hu说对中国来说最有效的禁言措施就是大幅度增加烟草税，但他觉得这不大可能会很快实现。
这就是美国之音慢速英语健康报道，登陆learningenglish.voanews.com获得更多健康报道，我是Milagros Ardin。
