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I'm Neil.

我是尼爾。

And I'm Beth.

我是貝絲。

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

作為一個社會整體，我們對自己的皮膚非常執著。

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

但是，對完美肌膚的追求會讓那些備受皮膚問題困擾的人生活變得艱難。

Spots, zits, or pimples, 用詞

痘痘、粉刺或面皰，

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

臉部和頸部出現的紅腫印記有許多名稱。

But the medical term is acne.

但其醫學術語是痤瘡。

Acne is a skin condition which can affect anyone.

痤瘡是一種可能影響任何人的皮膚病。

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

它通常發生在14到19歲之間，

but can continue into adulthood. 片語搭配

但也可能持續到成年。

There are many types of acne from blackheads and whiteheads 文法

痤瘡有很多種，從黑頭和白頭

to more severe forms of cysts and scarring.

到更嚴重的囊腫和疤痕。

But whatever the type of acne, 文法

但無論哪種痤瘡，

looking different from others can be emotionally damaging, 文法

與別人外貌上的不同都會在情感上造成傷害，

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

尤其是在青少年時期，那時我們的自我形象和外貌正在發生變化。

In this program,

在本集節目中，

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

我們將聽到一位本身也曾患有痤瘡的皮膚科醫生的分享。

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

和往常一樣，我們還會學習一些有用的新詞彙。

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

但首先，我有一個問題要問妳，貝絲。

Mild or moderate acne is very common in teenagers and young adults.

輕度或中度痤瘡在青少年和年輕人中非常普遍。

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

那麼，根據英國國民保健署的資料，

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

11至30歲的人群中有多少比例經歷過一定程度的痤瘡？

Is it A, 75%,

是 A，75%，

B, 85%, or C, 95%?

B，85%，還是 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，貝絲。

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

我們會在節目最後揭曉這是否是正確答案。

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

Sharon Crichlow 醫師是一位來自巴貝多的皮膚科醫生。

As someone who grew up with acne, 表達脈絡

作為一個伴隨痤瘡長大的人，

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

她明白這會對一個人的心理健康產生多大影響，

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

正如她在這裡向 BBC 世界服務節目 The Conversation 所解釋的那樣。

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

好的，我們可以確定的是，它確實傾向於從青春期開始出現。

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

因此，最大的患者群體集中在青少年年齡層。

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

然而，仍有大約20%左右的患者，

certainly in females,

尤其是女性，

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

這種情況會一直持續到30多歲、40多歲，

much longer than people often give it credit for. 慣用語

持續的時間遠比人們通常認為的要長得多。

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

我們也知道這會帶來巨大的心理影響。

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

所以，即使是輕度到中度的痤瘡，因為它影響的是情感上相當脆弱的青少年，

it affects their friendships, their peer groups. 用詞

它也會影響他們的友誼和同儕群體。

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

因此，這絕對不應該被輕視。

Acne tends to start during puberty,

痤瘡往往在青春期開始，

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

這是人一生中因身體變化而從兒童成長為成年人的階段。

Hormones such as testosterone, 文法

像睪酮這樣的荷爾蒙，

which are released into the body during puberty, 文法

在青春期釋放到體內，

often cause acne to appear. 文法

通常會導致痤瘡的出現。

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

當然，青春期不僅包括身體上的變化，還包括情感上的變化。

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

對於情感上脆弱的人來說，伴隨痤瘡生活可能會更加艱難，

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

這裡指的是那些容易受到情感傷害的人。

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

痤瘡會影響你的自信以及你與世界的互動方式。

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

因此，它不應該被輕視，或者被看作沒有實際那麼重要。

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

有時候，大多數青少年對自己的外貌都很敏感。

And having acne adds to social pressure. 片語搭配

而長痤瘡會增加這種社會壓力。

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

痤瘡在很大程度上是由遺傳造成的，而在皮膚毛孔中油脂和細菌的堆積，

which causes spots,

這些導致痘痘的因素，

is due to hormones, 片語搭配

都是由荷爾蒙引起的，

which are completely natural.

而這是完全正常的生理現象。

Here's Dr. Sharon Crichlow again,

再次有請 Sharon Crichlow 醫師，

telling BBC World Service program The Conversation,

她在告訴 BBC 世界服務節目 The Conversation，

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

她自己患痤瘡的經歷如何促使她去幫助那些有同樣問題的人。

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

我年輕的時候沒有餘裕去看皮膚科醫生。

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

我的家庭根本負擔不起。

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

所以，我只能盡我所能熬過去。

And you just,

你就是，

you know,

你懂的，

tried everything over the counter, etc.

嘗試了所有的成藥等等。

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

嗯，我只是覺得，如果我能在這個曾經成為我生活夢魘的問題上幫助到別人。

And having that inside experience as well. 用詞

而且我也擁有這種切身的體會。

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

所以，我經常告訴我的病人，我推薦給他們的幾乎所有東西，

I've tried it myself. 語氣意圖

我自己都試過。

I can tell them it works.

我可以告訴他們這管用。

Growing up,

在成長過程中，

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

Crichlow 醫師沒有任何人來幫助她熬過痤瘡。

If you get through something,

如果你 get through（熬過）某件事，

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

意思是你在困難的經歷或生活中有挑戰性的時期中成功挺了過來。

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

相反地，她只能買到任何無須醫生處方就能買到的藥，

known as over-the-counter medicines,

也就是所謂的成藥，

from her local pharmacy.

都是從她當地的藥局買的。

Dr. Crichlow calls acne the bane of my life,

Crichlow 醫師稱痤瘡為她「生活中的夢魘」（the bane of my life），

an idiom meaning the cause of unhappiness or misfortune.

這是一個習語，意思是不幸或災禍的根源。

But as she grew older and her acne improved, 文法

但隨著她漸漸長大，痤瘡有所好轉，

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

她利用自己的經驗在英國支持她的病人。

For most people,

對於大多數人來說，

acne stops as they grow older.

痤瘡會隨著年齡的增長而停止。

But remember,

但請記住，

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

這是完全正常的，而且你並不是一個人。

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

這讓我想起了我的問題，貝絲。

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

11-30歲的人群中有多少比例會經歷一定程度的痤瘡？

You said it was 95%,

妳說是 95%，

which was the correct answer.

這是正確的答案。

Okay,

好的，

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

讓我們回顧一下今天學到的詞彙，

starting with puberty,

從 puberty（青春期）開始，

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

這是一個從兒童向成年人轉變的生命階段。

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

一個 emotionally vulnerable（情感上脆弱）的人，其感情和情緒很容易受到傷害。

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

動詞 to trivialise（輕視）的意思是讓某事看起來比實際不那麼重要。

If you get through it,

如果你 get through it（熬過去），

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

意思是你在困難的經歷或生命時期中挺了過來。

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

Over-the-counter medicines（成藥）可以在商店裡買到，不需要醫生的處方。

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

最後，習語 the bane of my life（我生活中的夢魘）指的是持續不幸或災禍的根源。

Once again,

再次提醒，

our 6 minutes are up. 慣用語

我們的 6 分鐘時間到了。

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

但記得下次再加入我們，討論更多熱門話題

and useful vocabulary here at 6 Minute English.

以及學習實用的詞彙，就在 6 Minute English。

Goodbye for now.

暫時再見。

Bye.

再見。

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