世界卫生组织:每天听歌超1小时伤听力

 　　People should listen to music for no more than one hour a day to protect their hearing, the World Health Organization suggests.

　　世界卫生组织（WHO）建议，为了保护听力，人们每天听音乐的时间最好不要超过1个小时。

　　It says 1.1 billion teenagers and young adults are at risk of permanently¹ damaging their hearing by listening to "too much, too loudly".

　　据悉，全球有11亿的青少年由于听音乐的“时间过久、音量过大”而处于可能永久性听力损害的危险之中。

　　WHO figures show 43 million people aged² 12-35 have hearing loss and the prevalence is increasing.

　　WHO的数据显示，12-35岁年龄段的人群中有4300万人的听力已经在减退，而且这个人数还在进一步增加。

　　世界卫生组织:每天听歌超1小时伤听力

　　In that age group, the WHO said, half of people in rich and middle-income countries were exposed to unsafe sound levels from personal audio devices.

　　据WHO称，该年龄段内有一半人来自中高收入国家，经常暴露在高音量的个人音响设备之中。

　　Meanwhile 40% were exposed to damaging levels of sound from clubs and bars.

　　有40%的人暴露在具有损坏性音量的俱乐部和酒吧中。

　　The proportion of US teenagers with hearing loss went from 3.5% in 1994 to 5.3% in 2006.

　　在美国，青少年听力损害的比例已由1995年的3.5%上升到了2006年的5.3%。

　　Dr Etienne Krug, the WHO's director for injury prevention, told the BBC: "What we're trying to do is raise awareness³ of an issue that is not talked about enough, but has the potential to do a lot of damage that can be easily prevented."

　　WHO伤害预防项目的负责人艾蒂安·克鲁格博士说：“我们试图提高大家对听力损害问题的意识，现在人们对这个问题还不够重视，这已经造成了很多潜在性的损害，但其实我们预防起来也很简单。”

　　The full report argued: "While it is important to keep the volume down, limiting the use of personal audio devices to less than one hour a day would do much to reduce noise exposure."

　　“重要的是要调低音量，每天使用个人音乐播放器的时间要控制在1小时以内，这样可以有效减少暴露在噪音中的时间。”

　　The World Health Organization recommends keeping the volume to 60% of the maximum as a good rule of thumb.

　　WHO建议听音乐时把音量调整到最大音量的60%以下最好。

　　For people trying to drown out the noise of flying or train journeys, it says noise-cancelling headphones allow music to be heard clearly at a lower volume.

　　在坐火车或乘飞机时，为了不受周围噪音干扰，建议使用降噪耳机听音乐，这样可以在音量较小的情况下保持声音清晰。

　　And the WHO adds that ear plugs should be worn at noisy venues⁴ and advises taking "listening breaks" and standing⁵ far away from speakers at gigs.

　　WHO还建议在嘈杂的场所内应带上耳塞，在观看演出的时候要远离舞台，且给耳朵留出休息的时间。

　　"We do realise this is a bit of a struggle, like alcohol consumption, so many risk factors linked to pleasure are not easy to change, but we have to make people aware," Dr Krug said.

　　克鲁格博士说：“我们这可能有一些矛盾和挣扎，就像酒精消费一样，风险与快乐并存，很难改变，但我们必须得让大家意识到这个问题。”

　　But as well as calling for personal responsibility, the WHO says governments and manufacturers have a responsibility.

　　与此同时，WHO也建议政府和商家也有责任保护公众的听力健康。

　　It says clubs should provide chill-out rooms and give out free ear plugs, headphone manufacturers should set limits on the volume, and governments need to adopt stricter laws.

　　例如，俱乐部应当提供安静的房间并免费提供耳塞，耳机制造商应当限制最高音量，政府也应当出台更加严格的法律法规。

　　Paul Breckell, the chief executive of the charity Action on Hearing Loss, said: 'When listening to loud music, for every three decibel⁶ increase in level, to stay safe you should halve⁷ your listening time.

　　听力损害慈善活动的执行长官保罗·布莱克尔说：“在听分贝较高的音乐时，为保证安全，音量每提高3分贝就应当减少一半的收听时间。”

1 permanently   

adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不变地

参考例句：

• The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。

2 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

3 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

4 venues   

n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点

参考例句：

• The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
• Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

6 decibel   

n.分贝(音量的单位)

参考例句：

• The noise pollution reached a high decibel level.噪音污染达到了很高分贝。
• In sound we use the decibel scale.在声学中我们采用分贝标度。

7 halve   

vt.分成两半，平分；减少到一半

参考例句：

• Let's halve the project between our two teams.让我们两个队平均分担这项工程吧。
• I'll halve expenses with you.我要跟你平均分摊费用。