20241107-Having acne

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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
大家好，这是来自 BBC Learning English 的 6 分钟英语。

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I'm Neil. And I'm Beth.
我是尼尔。 我是贝丝。

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As a society we're obsessed with our skin.
作为一个社会，我们对自己的皮肤非常着迷。

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But the pursuit of perfect skin can make life difficult
但对于完美肌肤的追求却会让

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for people who struggle with skin conditions.
那些与皮肤问题作斗争的人的生活变得困难。

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Spots, zits or pimples.
斑点、青春痘或粉刺。 面部和颈部出现的

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There are many names for the red inflamed marks which appear
红色发炎痕迹有很多名称

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on the face and neck, but the medical term is acne.
，但医学术语是痤疮。

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Acne is a skin condition which can affect anyone.
痤疮是一种可能影响任何人的皮肤病。

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It often happens between the ages of 14 and 19,
它通常发生在14 至 19 岁之间，

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but can continue into adulthood.
但可能会持续到成年。

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There are many types of acne,
痤疮有多种类型，

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from blackheads and whiteheads to more severe forms of cysts and scarring.
从黑头和白头到更严重的囊肿和疤痕。

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But whatever the type of acne, looking different from others
但无论痤疮的类型如何，看起来与他人不同

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can be emotionally damaging, especially during the teenage years
可能会在情感上造成伤害，尤其是在

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when our self-image and physical appearance are changing.
我们的自我形象和外貌正在发生变化的青少年时期。

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In this programme, we'll be hearing from a skin doctor,
在这个节目中，我们将听取一位

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or dermatologist, who suffered acne herself.
自己也患有痤疮的皮肤科医生的看法。

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And as usual, we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary too.
和往常一样，我们也会学习一些有用的新词汇。

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But first, I have a question for you, Beth.
但首先，我有一个问题要问你，贝丝。

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Mild or moderate acne is very common in teenagers and young adults,
轻度或中度痤疮在青少年和年轻人中很常见，

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so according to the UK's National Health Service,
因此根据英国国家卫生服务中心的数据，

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what proportion of people aged 11 to 30 experienced some amount of acne?
11 至30 岁的人中出现一定程度痤疮的比例是多少？

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Is it A. 75%, B. 85% or C. 95%?
是A.75%、B.85%还是C.95%？

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Oh, I'm going to guess that it is C. 95%. OK, Beth, we'll find out
哦，我猜是 C.95%。好的，贝丝，我们会在节目结束时找出

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if that's the correct answer at the end of the programme.
这是否是正确答案。

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Doctor Sharon Crichlow is a dermatologist originally from Barbados.
Sharon Crichlow 医生是一位来自巴巴多斯的皮肤科医生。

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As someone who grew up with acne,
作为一个从小就患有痤疮的人，

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she understands the impact it can have on a person's mental health,
她了解痤疮对一个人的心理健康可能产生的影响，

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as she explains here to BBC World Service programme, The Conversation.
正如她在英国广播公司世界服务节目《对话》中所解释的那样。

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Well, we know for sure that it does tend to arise from puberty onwards.
嗯，我们确信它确实倾向于从青春期开始出现。

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So the biggest cohort of patients is in the teenage age group.
因此，最大的患者群体是青少年。

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However, a proportion of patients up to 20 or so percent,
然而，高达 20% 左右的患者（

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certainly in females, it will persist well into the 30s, 40s – much longer
尤其是女性）的比例会持续到 30 多岁、40 多岁，

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than people often give it credit for.
比人们通常认为的要长得多。

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And we also know that it has a huge psychological impact,
我们也知道它会产生巨大的心理影响，

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so even mild to moderate acne,
所以即使是轻度到中度的痤疮，

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because it affects teenagers who are quite emotionally vulnerable,
因为它会影响情绪上非常脆弱的青少年，

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it affects their friendships, their peer groups,
它会影响他们的友谊，他们的同龄人群体，

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and so it should never really be trivialised.
所以永远不应该轻视它。

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Acne tends to start during puberty,
痤疮往往在青春期开始，青春期

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the stage in people's lives when they develop from a child into an adult
是人们由于身体变化而从儿童发展为成人的阶段

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because of changes in their body.
。 青春期期间释放到体内的

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Hormones such as testosterone, which are released into the body
睾酮等激素

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during puberty, often cause acne to appear.
通常会导致痤疮的出现。

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Of course, puberty involves emotional as well as physical changes.
当然，青春期涉及情绪和身体的变化。

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Acne can be harder to live with for someone who is emotionally vulnerable,
对于情绪脆弱的人来说，痤疮可能更难以忍受，这

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meaning someone who gets their feelings hurt easily.
意味着那些容易受到感情伤害的人。

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Acne affects your confidence and how you interact with the world,
痤疮会影响您的信心以及您与世界互动的方式，

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so it shouldn't be trivialised or made to seem less important
因此不应轻视它或使其看起来不那么重要

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than it really is.
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At times, most teenagers are self-conscious about their looks,
有时，大多数青少年都会对自己的外表感到不自在，

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and having acne adds to social pressure.
而长痤疮会增加社会压力。

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Acne is largely genetic, and the buildup of oil and bacteria
痤疮很大程度上是遗传性的，皮肤毛孔中油脂和细菌的积聚

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in the pores of the skin, which causes spots,
导致斑点，这

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is due to hormones, which are completely natural.
是由于荷尔蒙造成的，而荷尔蒙是完全自然的。

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Here's doctor Sharon Crichlow again,
莎朗·克里奇洛 (Sharon Crichlow) 医生再次向

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telling BBC World Service programme The Conversation
BBC 国际服务节目《对话》讲述

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how her own experience with acne led her to help others with the same problem.
她自己的痤疮经历如何引导她帮助其他有同样问题的人。

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I didn't have the luxury
我年轻时没有

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of being able to see a dermatologist when I was younger.
机会去看皮肤科医生。

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My family simply couldn't afford it, so I had to get through it as best I could.
我的家人根本无力承担，所以我必须尽我所能地度过难关。

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And you just, you know, tried everything over the counter, etc..
你只是，你知道，在柜台上尝试了一切，等等……

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Um, and I just felt if I could help people with something that has been
嗯，我只是觉得我是否可以帮助人们解决一些对

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such a bane of my life and having that inside experience as well.
我生活来说是如此祸害的事情，并且也有那种内部经历。

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So I would often tell my patients pretty much anything I recommend to them.
所以我经常告诉我的病人我向他们推荐的任何事情。

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I've tried it myself.
我自己也尝试过。

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I can tell them it works.
我可以告诉他们这有效。 在

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Growing up, Doctor Crichlow didn't have anyone to help her get through acne.
克里奇洛医生的成长过程中，没有人帮助她克服痤疮。

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If you get through something, you manage to survive
如果你经历了一些事情，你就能成功度过

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a difficult experience or challenging period of life.
一段困难的经历或充满挑战的人生时期。

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Instead, she got whatever medicine she could buy
相反，她从当地药房购买无需医生处方即可购买的任何药物

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without a doctor's prescription, known as over-the-counter medicines,
，即非处方药

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from her local pharmacy.
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Doctor Crichlow calls acne the bane of my life,
克里奇洛医生称痤疮为我生命中的祸根，

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an idiom meaning the cause of unhappiness or misfortune.
这个习语的意思是导致不快乐或不幸的原因。

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But as she grew older and her acne improved,
但随着年龄的增长和痤疮的改善，

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she used her experience to support her patients in the UK.
她利用自己的经验来支持英国的患者。

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For most people, acne stops as they grow older,
对于大多数人来说，随着年龄的增长，痤疮就会停止，

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but remember, it's completely natural and you're not alone.
但请记住，这是完全自然的，而且你并不孤单。

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Which reminds me of my question, Beth...
这让我想起了我的问题，Beth...

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What proportion of 11 to 30 year olds get acne to some extent?
11 至 30 岁的人中多少比例会出现某种程度的痤疮？

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You said it was 95%, which was the correct answer!
你说的是95%，这就是正确答案！

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OK, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned
好吧，让我们回顾一下

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starting with puberty,
从青春期开始学过的词汇，青春期是

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the stage of life when a person changes from a child to an adult.
一个人从儿童转变为成年人的人生阶段。

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Someone who is emotionally vulnerable has their feelings
情绪脆弱的人的感情

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and emotions easily hurt.
和情绪很容易受到伤害。

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The verb to trivialise means to make something seem less important
动词“琐碎化”意味着使某件事看起来不那么重要

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than it really is.
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If you get through it,
如果你能度过难关，

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you manage to survive a difficult experience or period of life.
你就能度过一段艰难的经历或人生的一段时期。

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Over-the-counter medicines can be bought in a shop
非处方药可以在商店购买，

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without a doctor's prescription.
无需医生处方。

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And finally, the idiom the bane of my life refers
最后，“我生命中的祸根”这个成语指的是

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to a source of persistent unhappiness or misfortune.
持续的不快乐或不幸的根源。

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Once again, our six minutes are up,
我们的六分钟时间又到了，

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but remember to join us again next time for more trending topics
但请记得下次再次加入我们的 6 分钟英语，了解更多热门话题

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and useful vocabulary here at 6 Minute English.
和有用的词汇。

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Goodbye for now. Bye.
暂时再见了。再见。