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Suicide Rates Increase in US
A new study by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows suicide rates increased 24 percent between 1999 and 2014.
The study showed that the number of suicides increased sharply after 2006. Economic conditions in the U.S. began to worsen at that time. A recession began in 2008.
The suicide rate increased for men under the age of 75 by 43 percent between 1999 and 2014. For women under the age of 75, the greatest rate of increase was among those between 45 and 64. The suicide rate among those women was 80 percent higher in 2014 than in 1999.
Men are much more likely to kill themselves than women. However, the study showed the rate of women who took their own lives grew much faster than among men.
The study found men are more likely than women to use a gun. Fifty-five percent of men who killed themselves in 2014 used a gun. Among women, 31 percent used a gun. About 34 percent of women used poison.
Suffocation is more common now than it was in 1999, when 20 percent of those who killed themselves used the method. In 2014, the rate increased to 25 percent.
The suicide rate for non-Hispanic black men was lower in 2014 than in 1999. Black men are the only ethnic group of either gender whose suicide rates decreased.
Experts say most people who try to kill themselves are not successful. They say taking steps to try to convince someone not to kill themselves is important. Researchers say removing the methods people use to kill themselves, such as guns or poison, can help for a short period. This can give long-term treatment time to take effect.
The CDC said the suicide rate is increasing while the rate of all deaths is declining. It said suicide is one of the top ten causes of death in each age group from 10 to 64 years old.
I'm Christopher Jones-Cruise.
词汇解析
1.suicide rate 自杀率
Can we be surprised at the suicide rate among students?
对学生的自杀率难道我们能无动于衷吗？
2.Economic conditions 经济状况；经济条件
Economic conditions are significant in many ways.
经济条件在许多方面都是很重要的。
3.much more 更加；更多
We have to do much more.
我们要做的还有很多。
4.increased to 增至；增长
The population of the city has increased to 12 million.
该市人口已增长至1200万。
内容解析
1.They say taking steps to try to convince someone not to kill themselves is important.
taking steps to 采取措施
They are taking steps to amplify their supply source .
他们正采取措施充实货源。
They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.
他们采取步骤控制兔子的繁殖增长。
2.Researchers say removing the methods people use to kill themselves, such as guns or poison, can help for a short period.
short period 短期的；短时间的
I stayed there for a very short period.
我在那里停留的时间不长。
The Qin dynasty existed for a very short period.
秦朝存在的时间很短。
参考译文
美国自杀率飙升破30年新高
美国疾病控制和预防中心的一项新研究表明，1999年至2014年间，自杀率上升了24%。
研究显示，2006年后美国自杀人数猛增。当时，美国的经济状况开始恶化。2008年美国出现经济危机。
1999年至2014年间，75岁以下男性自杀率上升了43%。而75岁以下的女性相较而言，45岁至64岁年龄段的女性自杀率增速最快。此年龄段女性2014年的自杀率比1999年的自杀率高80%。
自杀者男性居多。但女性的自杀率升幅高于男性。
研究表明，用枪自杀的男性多于女性。2014年自杀的男性中有55%的人用枪终结了自己的生命。女性中则有31%选择用枪自杀。34%的女性服毒自杀。
与1999年相比，如今窒息自杀比较普遍，约20%的自杀者选择这种方式。2014年，选择此自杀方式的比例上升了25%。
与1999年相比，2014年非西班牙裔黑人的自杀率有所下降。黑人是唯一一个两性自杀率都有所下降的种族群体。
专家表示，多数人会自杀未遂。专家认为采取措施说服有自杀倾向的人迫在眉睫。研究人员称，使人们避免接触自杀工具，如枪支和毒药等，短期内会有成效。此外，也能为长期治疗争取时间。
疾病防治中心称，总死亡率虽有所下降，但自杀率却在飙升。该中心表示，对于10岁到64岁年龄段的民众来说，自杀成为十大致死因素之一。
我是克里斯托弗·琼斯·克鲁斯。
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