(单词翻译:单击)
Passage One
短文一
A new study has demonstrated the importance of women's rights.
一项新的研究显示了妇女权利的重要性。
The researchers behind the study state that many parts of the world have made good economic progress, but women's rights are often overlooked.
这项研究的研究人员表示，世界上许多地方都取得了良好的经济进步，但妇女的权利往往被忽视。
Thus, they wanted to determine if there was a link between protection of women's rights and public health.
因此，他们想确定保护妇女权利与公共健康之间是否存在联系。
The researchers analyzed databases which held information from 162 countries for the period 2004 to 2010.
研究人员分析了2004年至2010年期间来自162个国家的数据库。
Countries were classified according to the respect they gave to women's economic and social rights.
依据这些国家根据对妇女经济和社会权利的尊重程度进行了分类。
There were three categories.
一共分为三类。
They were high, moderate, and poor.
他们是高、中、低。
Analysis of the data showed that countries with strong women's rights had better health than those where women's rights were not as respected.
对数据的分析表明，与那些妇女权利得不到尊重的国家相比，妇女权利较强的国家的健康状况更好。
The health indicators studied included disease prevention, reproductive health, death rates, and life expectancy.
研究的健康指标包括疾病预防、生殖健康、死亡率和预期寿命。
Furthermore, in countries where women's rights were most respected, but where access to hospitals and doctors was below average, health outcomes were still better than in countries rated as moderate or poor.
此外，在妇女权利最受尊重但医院和医生比例低于平均水平的国家，健康状况仍优于被评为妇女权利中等或较差的国家。
This confirms that even with a lack of resources, if a country has strong women's rights, the health outcomes are better.
这证实了即使在缺乏资源的情况下，如果一个国家拥有强有力的妇女权利，健康状况也会更好。
Thus, the researchers argued that gender equality is not just a women's rights issue.
因此，研究人员认为，性别平等不仅仅是一个妇女权利问题。
It is also a development issue.
这也是一个发展问题。
This is because better health aids economic development.
这是因为更好的健康有助于经济发展。
They note that the value of women's rights has often been questioned from an economic standpoint.
他们指出，妇女权利的价值经常从经济的角度受到质疑。
Some have argued that ensuring those rights would limit progress, but this study indicates the opposite.
有人认为保障妇女这些权利会限制进步，但这项研究结果恰恰相反。
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
请根据你刚听到的短文回答第16至18题。
16. What did the researchers of the new study try to determine?
16. 这项新研究的研究人员试图证明什么？
17. What does the passage say about countries lacking in medical resources?
17. 关于缺乏医疗资源的国家，短文说了什么？
18. What has often been questioned regarding women's rights?
18. 关于妇女权利，经常有什么质疑？
