VOA慢速英语听力：美国健康报告表示电子香烟对于年轻人并不安[1]

The United States’ top health official says electronic cigarettes can cause health problems for young people.

美国首席卫生部门表示电子香烟能导致年轻人的健康出现问题。

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released his first report on e-cigarettes this week. He called the devices a public health threat to America’s youth.

卫生局局长维伟卡·默克本周发表了他的首份关于电子香烟的报告。他称公共卫生设备威胁了美国的青年人的健康。

The surgeon general is the U.S. government’s top medical officer. He uses scientific information to give the best advice for improving health and reducing the risk of sickness and injury.

卫生局局长是美国政府的最高医药官员。他利用科学的信息在改善健康和减少疾病和伤情的风险中给出最好的建议。

Most electronic cigarettes use nicotine, a chemical found in tobacco plants, just like traditional cigarettes. But users do not light e-cigarettes because they are powered by a battery. They usually also contain flavoring and other chemicals.

大部分的电子香烟使用尼古丁，一种存在于烟草植物中的化学物，就像传统香烟一样。但是使用者不会点燃电子香烟因为他们有电池提供电源。通常他们也包含调味料和其他化学物品。

E-cigarettes have increasingly grown in popularity nationwide since 2010. Officials say the devices are now the most used tobacco product by American youth and young adults.

自2010年开始，电子香烟已经在全国范围内持续性增长，并流行。官员表示该设备目前大部分由美国青少年和年轻人使用。

In releasing the report, Surgeon General Murthy said the rising popularity of e-cigarettes is hurting past efforts to reduce tobacco use among young people.

在发布的报告中，卫生局局长默克本表示电子香烟流行的上涨性使过去几年人们对于减少年轻人使用香烟的功劳付之东流。

“It also threatens 50 years of hard-fought progress that we have made curbing obacco use. And it places a whole new generation at risk for addiction to nicotine...”

“它也威胁了近50年来，我们已经在控制香烟使用量上取得的艰难进展。并且它也让全新的一代被尼古丁成瘾的风险所摆布。”

He also said the new report is meant to help families and communities understand the scientific reasons why e-cigarettes are harmful.

他也表示新的报告旨在帮助家庭成员和社会团体了解为什么电子香烟是有害的科学原因。

“The message from the report is clear. Nicotine-containing products in any form, including e-cigarettes, are not safe for youth.”

报告中的信息是显而易见的。尼古丁-以任何形成包含的英语听力