新奇事件簿 遭受欺负易患精神病

A new study says that children who are bullied¹ by other kids could have mental health problems when they are adults. The study found that bullied children are more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety in adulthood² than children who suffered child abuse. Researchers found that the children who experienced onlybullying were 1.6 times more likely than those who experienced only child abuse to have mental health problems or to have tried to harm themselves. Researcher Dr Dieter Wolke said society often thinks bullying³ isa normal part of childhood. He said: "Being bullied is not a harmless rite⁴ of passage or an inevitable⁵ part of growing up; it has serious long-term consequences."

一项新的研究表明遭到小伙伴欺负的孩子成年后有可能患有精神疾病。这项研究发现遭到欺凌的儿童比遭受儿童虐待的孩子更容易在成年后受抑郁症和焦虑症的影响。研究人员发现仅仅遭受欺凌的儿童比那些仅仅遭受虐待的儿童患精神病以及自虐的几率高出了1.6倍。沃尔克博士称社会总是认为遭到欺负在童年期间是非常正常的。他说：“受到欺负是痛苦的经历，它并不是我们成长过程中不可避免的；这会对未来造成不利影响。

Bullying is a big problem around the world. In Britain, about 16,000 children stay at home and do not go to school because they are often bullied. Their exam results suffer and so do their chances of going to university or getting good jobs. Bullied children may also suffer from other problems. They can have serious illnesses, an inability to focus on one thing for a long time, poor social skills, and have trouble holding down a job or staying in a relationship. Catherine Bradshaw, an expert on youth violence, said parents and schools needed to do more about recognising and preventing bullying. She said parents needed to teach their children how to communicate well with other children.

欺凌是全球的一大问题。在英国，因经常遭受欺负而呆在家中不去上学的儿童就大约有1万6000人。他们的学习成绩差，他们上好大学或是找到好工作的机会也就少。经常遭到欺负的儿童还会引起其他问题。这可能会引起严重疾病，注意力无法长时间集中，社会能力差，没有稳定工作，或是没有伴侣。青年暴力问题专家凯瑟琳·布拉德肖认为父母和学校需要在这一问题上增强意识，并进行阻止。她认为父母需要教授孩子如何与其他孩子进行沟通。

1 bullied   

adj.被欺负了v.恐吓，威逼( bully的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• My son is being bullied at school. 我儿子在学校里受欺负。
• The boy bullied the small girl into giving him all her money. 那男孩威逼那个小女孩把所有的钱都给他。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 adulthood   

n.成年，成人期

参考例句：

• Some infantile actions survive into adulthood.某些婴儿期的行为一直保持到成年期。
• Few people nowadays are able to maintain friendships into adulthood.如今很少有人能将友谊维持到成年。

3 bullying   

v.恐吓，威逼( bully的现在分词 )；豪；跋扈

参考例句：

• Many cases of bullying go unreported . 很多恐吓案件都没有人告发。
• All cases of bullying will be severely dealt with. 所有以大欺小的情况都将受到严肃处理。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 rite   

n.典礼，惯例，习俗

参考例句：

• This festival descends from a religious rite.这个节日起源于宗教仪式。
• Most traditional societies have transition rites at puberty.大多数传统社会都为青春期的孩子举行成人礼。

5 inevitable   

adj.不可避免的，必然发生的

参考例句：

• Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
• The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。