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I'm Neil.

我是尼尔。

And I'm Beth.

我是贝丝。

As a society, we're obsessed with our skin. 講解

作为一个社会整体，我们对自己的皮肤非常执着。

But the pursuit of perfect skin can make life difficult for people who struggle with skin conditions. 短語搭配

但是，对完美肌肤的追求会让那些备受皮肤问题困扰的人生活变得艰难。

Spots, zits, or pimples, 用詞

痘痘、粉刺或暗疮，

there are many names for the red inflamed marks which appear on the face and neck.

脸部和颈部出现的红肿印记有很多名字。

But the medical term is acne.

但其医学术语是痤疮。

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。

It often happens between the ages of 14 and 19, 短語搭配

它通常发生在14到19岁之间，

but can continue into adulthood. 短語搭配

但也能持续到成年。

There are many types of acne from blackheads and whiteheads 語法

痤疮有很多种，从黑头和白头

to more severe forms of cysts and scarring.

到更严重的囊肿和疤痕。

But whatever the type of acne, 語法

但无论哪种痤疮，

looking different from others can be emotionally damaging, 語法

与别人外貌上的不同都会在情感上造成伤害，

especially during the teenage years when our self-image and physical appearance are changing. 用詞

尤其是在青少年时期，那时我们的自我形象和外貌正在发生变化。

In this program,

在本期节目中，

we'll be hearing from a skin doctor or dermatologist who suffered acne herself. 講解

我们将听到一位本身也曾患有痤疮的皮肤科医生的分享。

And as usual, we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary too.

和往常一样，我们还会学习一些有用的新词汇。

But first, I have a question for you, Beth.

但首先，我有一个问题要问你，贝丝。

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非常普遍。

So, according to the UK's National Health Service, 表達脈絡

那么，根据英国国民保健署的数据，

what proportion of people aged 11 to 30 experienced some amount of acne? 講解

11至30岁的人群中有多少比例经历过一定程度的痤疮？

Is it A, 75%,

是 A，75%，

B, 85%, or C, 95%?

B，85%，还是 C，95%？

Oh, I'm going to guess that it is um C, 95%. 語氣意圖

噢，我猜是嗯 C，95%。

Okay, Beth.

好的，贝丝。

We'll find out if that's the correct answer at the end of the program. 短語動詞

我们会在节目最后揭晓这是否是正确答案。

Dr. Sharon Crichlow is a dermatologist originally from Barbados. 短語搭配

Sharon Crichlow 医生是一位来自巴巴多斯的皮肤科医生。

As someone who grew up with acne, 表達脈絡

作为一个伴随痤疮长大的人，

she understands the impact it can have on a person's mental health, 短語搭配

她明白这会对一个人的心理健康产生多大影响，

as she explains here to BBC World Service program The Conversation.

正如她在这里向 BBC 世界服务节目 The Conversation 所解释的那样。

Well, we know for sure that it does tend to arise from puberty onwards. 講解

好的，我们可以确定的是，它确实倾向于从青春期开始出现。

So, the biggest cohort of patients is in the teenage age group. 用詞

因此，最大的患者群体集中在青少年年龄段。

However, a proportion of patients up to 20 or so percent, 短語搭配

然而，仍有大约20%左右的患者，

certainly in females,

尤其是女性，

it will persist well into the 30s, 40s, 短語搭配

这种情况会一直持续到30多岁、40多岁，

much longer than people often give it credit for. 習語

持续的时间远比人们通常认为的要长得多。

And we also know that it has a huge psychological impact. 短語搭配

我们也知道这会带来巨大的心理影响。

So, even mild to moderate acne because it affects teenagers who are quite emotionally vulnerable, 講解

所以，即使是轻度到中度的痤疮，因为它影响的是情感上相当脆弱的青少年，

it affects their friendships, their peer groups. 用詞

它也会影响他们的友谊和同龄人群体。

And so, it should never really be trivialized. 語氣意圖

因此，这绝对不应该被轻视。

Acne tends to start during puberty,

痤疮往往在青春期开始，

the stage in people's lives when they develop from a child into an adult because of changes in their body. 講解

这是人一生中因身体变化而从儿童成长为成年人的阶段。

Hormones such as testosterone, 語法

像睾酮这样的激素，

which are released into the body during puberty, 語法

在青春期释放到体内，

often cause acne to appear. 語法

通常会导致痤疮的出现。

Of course, puberty involves emotional as well as physical changes. 語法

当然，青春期不仅包括身体上的变化，还包括情感上的变化。

Acne can be harder to live with for someone who is emotionally vulnerable, 短語搭配

对于情感上脆弱的人来说，伴随痤疮生活可能会更加艰难，

meaning someone who gets their feelings hurt easily. 短語搭配

这里指的是那些容易受到情感伤害的人。

Acne affects your confidence and how you interact with the world. 短語搭配

痤疮会影响你的自信以及你与世界的互动方式。

So, it shouldn't be trivialized or made to seem less important than it really is.

因此，它不应该被轻视，或者被看作没有实际那么重要。

At times, most teenagers are self-conscious about their looks. 用詞

有时候，大多数青少年对自己的外貌都很敏感。

And having acne adds to social pressure. 短語搭配

而长痤疮会增加这种社会压力。

Acne is largely genetic and the build-up of oil and bacteria in the pores of the skin, 用詞

痤疮在很大程度上是由遗传造成的，而在皮肤毛孔中油脂和细菌的堆积，

which causes spots,

这些导致痘痘的因素，

is due to hormones, 短語搭配

都是由激素引起的，

which are completely natural.

而这是完全正常的生理现象。

Here's Dr. Sharon Crichlow again,

再次有请 Sharon Crichlow 医生，

telling BBC World Service program The Conversation,

她在告诉 BBC 世界服务节目 The Conversation，

how her own experience with acne led her to help others with the same problem. 語法

她自己患痤疮的经历如何促使她去帮助那些有同样问题的人。

I didn't have the luxury of being able to see a dermatologist when I was younger. 短語搭配

我年轻的时候没有条件去看皮肤科医生。

My family simply couldn't afford it. 語氣意圖

我的家庭根本负担不起。

So, I had to get through it as best I could. 講解

所以，我只能尽我所能熬过去。

And you just,

你就是，

you know,

你懂的，

tried everything over the counter, etc.

尝试了所有的非处方药等等。

Um and I just felt if I could help people with something that has been such a bane of my life. 習語

嗯，我只是觉得，如果我能在这个曾经成为我生活梦魇的问题上帮助到别人。

And having that inside experience as well. 用詞

而且我也有这种切身的体会。

So, I would often tell my patients pretty much anything I recommend to them, 講解

所以，我经常告诉我的病人，我推荐给他们的几乎所有东西，

I've tried it myself. 語氣意圖

我自己都试过。

I can tell them it works.

我可以告诉他们这管用。

Growing up,

在成长过程中，

Dr. Crichlow didn't have anyone to help her get through acne.

Crichlow 医生没有任何人来帮助她熬过痤疮。

If you get through something,

如果你 get through（熬过）某件事，

you manage to survive a difficult experience or challenging period of life.

意思是你在困难的经历或生活中有挑战性的时期中成功挺了过来。

Instead, she got whatever medicine she could buy without a doctor's prescription, 用詞

相反，她只能买到任何无需医生处方就能买到的药，

known as over-the-counter medicines,

也就是所谓的非处方药，

from her local pharmacy.

都是从她当地的药房买的。

Dr. Crichlow calls acne the bane of my life,

Crichlow 医生称痤疮为她“生活中的梦魇”（the bane of my life），

an idiom meaning the cause of unhappiness or misfortune.

这是一个习语，意思是不幸或灾祸的根源。

But as she grew older and her acne improved, 語法

但随着她渐渐长大，痤疮有所好转，

she used her experience to support her patients in the UK. 短語搭配

她利用自己的经验在英国支持她的病人。

For most people,

对于大多数人来说，

acne stops as they grow older.

痤疮会随着年龄的增长而停止。

But remember,

但请记住，

it's completely natural and you're not alone. 語氣意圖

这是完全正常的，而且你并不是一个人。

Which reminds me of my question, Beth. 表達脈絡

这让我想起了我的问题，贝丝。

What proportion of 11-30 year olds get acne to some extent? 短語搭配

11-30岁的人群中有多少比例会经历一定程度的痤疮？

You said it was 95%,

你说是 95%，

which was the correct answer.

这是正确的答案。

Okay,

好的，

let's recap the vocabulary we've learned, 表達脈絡

让我们回顾一下今天学到的词汇，

starting with puberty,

从 puberty（青春期）开始，

the stage of life when a person changes from a child to an adult.

这是一个从儿童向成年人转变的生命阶段。

Someone who is emotionally vulnerable has their feelings and emotions easily hurt.

一个 emotionally vulnerable（情感上脆弱）的人，其感情和情绪很容易受到伤害。

The verb to trivialise means to make something seem less important than it really is.

动词 to trivialise（轻视）的意思是让某事看起来比实际不那么重要。

If you get through it,

如果你 get through it（熬过去），

you manage to survive a difficult experience or period of life.

意思是你在困难的经历或生命时期中挺了过来。

Over-the-counter medicines can be bought in a shop without a doctor's prescription.

Over-the-counter medicines（非处方药）可以在商店里买到，不需要医生的处方。

And finally, the idiom the bane of my life refers to a source of persistent unhappiness or misfortune.

最后，习语 the bane of my life（我生活中的梦魇）指的是持续不幸或灾祸的根源。

Once again,

再次提醒，

our 6 minutes are up. 習語

我们的 6 分钟时间到了。

But remember to join us again next time for more trending topics 表達脈絡

但记得下次再加入我们，讨论更多热门话题

and useful vocabulary here at 6 Minute English.

以及学习实用的词汇，就在 6 Minute English。

Goodbye for now.

暂时再见。

Bye.

再见。

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