2011年英语二 多项对应

第 1 段

Leading doctors today weigh in on the debate over the government's role in promoting public health by demanding that ministers impose "fat taxes" on unhealthy food and introduce cigarette-style warnings to children about the dangers of a poor diet.

当今的权威医生就政府在促进公共健康方面的作用展开辩论，要求部长们对不健康食品征收"脂肪税",并像 香烟警示那样向儿童介绍不良饮食的危害。

第 2 段

The demands follow comments made last week by the health secretary, Andrew Lansley, who insisted the government could not force people to make healthy choices and promised to free businesses from public health regulations

这些要求是在卫生大臣Andrew Lansley上周发表评论之后提出的,他坚称政府不能强迫人们做出健康的选择,并承诺让企业摆脱公共卫生法规的束缚。

第 3 段

But senior medical figures want to stop fast-food outlets opening near schools, restrict advertising of products high in fat, salt or sugar, and limit sponsorship of sports events by fast-food producers such as McDonald's

但资深医学界人士希望阻止快餐店在学校附近开业,限制高脂肪、高盐或高糖产品的广告,并限制McDonald's等快餐生产商对体育赛事的赞助。

第 4 段

They argue that government action is necessary to curb Britain's addiction to unhealthy food and help halt spiraling rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Professor Terence Stephenson, president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said that the consumption of unhealthy food should be seen to be just as damaging as smoking or excessive drinking

他们认为政府行动对于遏制英国对不健康食品的依赖以及帮助遏制肥胖症、糖尿病和心脏病螺旋式上升的发病率是必要的。英国皇家儿科与儿童健康学院院长Terence Stephenson教授表示,食用不健康食品应该被视为与吸烟或过度饮酒一样有害。

第 5 段

"Thirty years ago, it would have been inconceivable to have imagined a ban on smoking in the workplace or in pubs, and yet that is what we have now. Are we willing to be just as courageous in respect of obesity? I would suggest that we should be," said the leader of the UK's children's doctors

"三十年前,禁止在工作场所或酒吧吸烟是不可想象的,但这正是我们现在所拥有的。我们是否愿意在肥胖问题上同样勇敢?我认为我们应该如此。"这位英国儿科医生领袖说道。

第 6 段

Lansley has alarmed health campaigners by suggesting he wants industry rather than government to take the lead. He said that manufacturers of crisps and candies could play a central role in the Change4Life campaign, the centrepiece of government efforts to boost healthy eating and fitness. He has also criticised the celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's high-profile attempt to improve school lunches in England as an example of how "lecturing" people was not the best way to change their behaviour

Lansley提出他希望由业界而非政府来主导,这令健康运动倡导者感到震惊。他表示,薯片和糖果制造商可以在Change4Life运动中发挥核心作用,该运动是政府促进健康饮食和健身努力的核心。他还批评名厨JamieOliver改善英格兰学校午餐的高调尝试,认为这是"说教"式做法并非改变人们行为的最佳方式的例证。

第 7 段

Stephenson suggested potential restrictions could include banning TV advertisements for foods high in fat, salt or sugar before 9 p.m. and limiting them on billboards or in cinemas. "If we were really bold, we might even begin to think of high-calorie fast food in the same way as cigarettes – by setting strict limits on advertising, product placement and sponsorship of sports events," he said

Stephenson建议潜在的限制措施可能包括禁止晚上9点前播放高脂肪、高盐或高糖食品的电视广告,并限制此类广告在广告牌或电影院出现。"如果我们真的大胆,我们甚至可能开始像对待香烟那样对待高热量快餐——对广告、产品植入和体育赛事赞助设定严格限制。"他说。

第 8 段

Such a move could affect firms such as McDonald's, which sponsors the youth coaching scheme run by the Football Association. Fast-food chains should also stop offering "inducements" such as toys, cute animals and mobile phone credit to lure young customers, Stephenson said

这样的举措可能会影响McDonald's等公司,该公司赞助了由足球协会运营的青少年教练计划。Stephenson表示,快餐连锁店还应停止提供玩具、可爱动物和手机话费等"诱导物"来吸引年轻顾客。

第 9 段

Professor Dinesh Bhugra, president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, said: "If children are taught about the impact that food has on their growth, and that some things can harm, at least information is available up front."

英国皇家精神科医学院院长Dinesh Bhugra教授说:"如果孩子们了解到食物对其成长的影响,以及某些东西可能造成伤害,至少信息是预先提供的。"

第 10 段

He also urged councils to impose "fast-food-free zones" around schools and hospitals – areas within which takeaways cannot open

他还敦促地方议会在学校和医院周围设立"无快餐区"——在这些区域内外卖店不能开业。

第 11 段

A Department of Health spokesperson said: "We need to create a new vision for public health where all of society works together to get healthy and live longer. This includes creating a new 'responsibility deal' with business, built on social responsibility, not state regulation. Later this year, we will publish a white paper setting out exactly how we will achieve this."

卫生部发言人表示:"我们需要为公共健康创建一个新愿景,让全社会共同努力以获得健康并延长寿命。这包括与企业建立新的'责任协议',建立在社会责任而非国家监管的基础上。今年晚些时候,我们将发布一份白皮书,详细说明我们将如何实现这一目标。"

第 12 段

The food industry will be alarmed that such senior doctors back such radical moves, especially the call to use some of the tough tactics that have been deployed against smoking over the last decade

食品行业将对如此资深的医生支持这些激进举措感到震惊,尤其是呼吁使用过去十年中针对吸烟采用的一些强硬策略。