BBC News with Julie Candler
A new study has found that the number of adults with diabetes worldwide has more than doubled since 1980 and now stands at nearly 350 million, many more than previously thought. The authors of the research published in The Lancet say diabetes rates are climbing almost everywhere in the world, with grave consequences for healthcare budgets. James Read reports.
一项新的研究发现，全世界患糖尿病的'人数自1980年以来增加了超过一倍，现已达到接近3.5亿人，远远超出之前的预期。发表在《柳叶刀》杂志上的这份研究的作者称，世界各地几乎任何地方的糖尿病患病率都在增加，这将给医疗保健预算带来严重的后果。James Read报道。
This study is the largest ever conducted into the global diabetes epidemic. Blood samples were taken from nearly three million people over a period of three years. Advanced statistical methods were then used to estimate the global prevalence of the disease. The new figure of nearly 350 million is 65 million more than the last estimate in 2009. The researchers say diabetes has ceased to be a disease of rich countries and will soon become the largest single burden on healthcare systems around the world. The main causes for the increase: an aging population and rising obesity rates.
这项研究有史以来针对全球糖尿病患病状况进行的最大规模的研究。研究人员在三年之内共采集了接近300万人的血样。随后使用高级统计学方法对全球糖尿病流行状况进行评估。分析结果表明接近3.5亿人患糖尿病，比2009年进行的上次评估增加了6500万人。研究人员称，糖尿病已经不仅仅是发达国家的疾病，很快将成为全世界医疗保健系统最大的负担。糖尿病患病率增加的主要原因是人口老龄化和肥胖率的增加。
1) take a rain check 延期
2) lost count 弄不清楚
3) be in another world 精神恍惚;魂不守舍
4) make yourself at home 随意，随便
5) save your breath 省口气吧;别白费口舌了
6) make sense 有意义，理解
7) cost sb. an arm and a leg 非常昂贵
8) burn a hole in one's pocket 很快地被花光
9)fill one's shoes 很好地顶替;令人满意地替代
10)is ice cold 表示理所当然
11)like apples and oranges 用来表示无法相比的事物
12)wait until the last minute 直到最后一刻
13)lose one's train of 忘记
14)meet each other half way 相互妥协，让步
15)on the dot 准时;正点
16)once and for all 最后一次;干脆
17)out of earshot 不在听力所及范围
18)out of this world 非常好
19)play by ear 随机应变，视情形而定
20) ring a bell 令人想起某件事;听起来耳熟
21)share a common outlook 有共同的观点
22)six of one and half-a-dozen of the other 半斤八两;没什么区别
23)stick around 在附近逗留或等待
24)stick with 继续做，坚持
25)straighten out 扯平;结清
26)toss and turn (身体)翻来覆去(通常表示难以入睡)
27)turn one's back (在别人遇到困难时)不愿帮助
28)under the weather 身体不适，生病
29)bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂;心有余而力不足;不自量力;力不从心
30)break new ground 创新
31)do the trick 做成功;达到理想的结果
32)drag one's feet 行动缓慢;磨磨蹭蹭不情愿
33)draw the line 拒绝，拒不容忍
34)feel down in the dumps 心情不好;情绪低落
35)few and far between 不多;少而分散的';不常碰到或发现的;稀少的
36)fit as a fiddle 身体很健康
37)grin and bear 任劳任怨;毫无怨言地忍受
38)hit the spot (特指吃了食物，喝了饮料之后)精神完全恢复过来或感到满足;恢复精力;提精神
39)keep between the two of us 不让第三者知道，保密
40)know a thing or two about 略知一二
Part III Listening Comprehension
Section A
M: I left 20 pages here to copy. Here is the receipt.
W: Im sorry, sir. But were a little behind. Could you come back in a few minutes?
Q: What does the woman mean?
W: I hope youre not too put out with me for the delay. I have to stop by friends home to pick up a book on my way here.
M: Well, thats not a big deal. But you might at least phone if you know youre going to keep someone waiting.
Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?
W: Mark is the best candidate for chairman of the student union, isnt he?
M: Well, that guy wont be able to win the election unless he gets some majority vote from women students. And Im not sure about that.
Q: What does the man mean?
M: Sorry to have kept you waiting, Madam. Ive located your luggage.It was left behind in Paris and wont arrive until later this evening.
W: Oh, I cant believe this. Have it deliver to my hotel then , I guess.
Q: What happened to the womans luggage?
