Men are frailer than thought

时间：2007-10-30 08:24:36

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Shanghai, Oct.29 - Frailty1, thy name is man. So said China's doctors Sunday on the eighth "Men's Health Day".

 

Men in China are widely affected2 by bad living habits, a lack of awareness3 about mental and physical health issues, and a lack of exercise.

 

Shan Li, a psychologist with the DRM Professional Counseling, said men are more heavily burdened with "social responsibilities".

 

"They live in poorer 'mental circumstances' and have poorer life quality than women in general, often frustrated4 but don't feel free to vent5 their emotions," Shan said.

 

Zhang Kan, a psychologist, said: "Men have shorter life expectancy6 than womenan undeniable part of the reason lies in the psychology7".

 

Professor Gu Jun from the Shanghai University said men frequently are burdened with the pressure of changing social circumstances with work, marriage troubles, and at times difficulties with children.

 

Shanghai Women's Federation8 (SWF) found that some 20 percent of complaints it received were from men.

 

This has sparked calls from some quarters that there was a need for a federation for men.

 

An unidentified man at a free consultation9 for women at SWF said he was a victim of domestic violence, and needed help.

 

"There is no such a thing as a men's federation," he said.

 

"So I am here."

 

Other statistics show men have a general laxsidasical attitude towards health issues.

 

Figures from the 411 Hospital in Shanghai showed that 90 percent of men don't know they should or believe they should have an annual health check.

 

Twenty percent of men never do any kind of physical exercise.

 

Many claimed they did not want to exercise because they were busy, tired, or focused too much on other "more important" matters.

 

Men, more than women are also more likely drink, smoke and get ill.

 

Huang Qiming, a urologist with 411 Hospital said occurrences of male diseases such as prostate problems, tumors on the genitals, and male sterility10, were rising.

 

Common diseases like cardiovascular problems kill more men than women, Huang said.

 
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1 frailty 468ym     
n.脆弱；意志薄弱
参考例句：
  • Despite increasing physical frailty,he continued to write stories.尽管身体越来越虛弱，他仍然继续写小说。
  • He paused and suddenly all the frailty and fatigue showed.他顿住了，虚弱与疲惫一下子显露出来。
2 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
3 awareness 4yWzdW     
n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智
参考例句：
  • There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
  • Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。
4 frustrated ksWz5t     
adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧
参考例句：
  • It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
  • The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 vent yiPwE     
n.通风口，排放口；开衩；vt.表达，发泄
参考例句：
  • He gave vent to his anger by swearing loudly.他高声咒骂以发泄他的愤怒。
  • When the vent became plugged,the engine would stop.当通风口被堵塞时，发动机就会停转。
6 expectancy tlMys     
n.期望，预期，（根据概率统计求得）预期数额
参考例句：
  • Japanese people have a very high life expectancy.日本人的平均寿命非常长。
  • The atomosphere of tense expectancy sobered everyone.这种期望的紧张气氛使每个人变得严肃起来。
7 psychology U0Wze     
n.心理，心理学，心理状态
参考例句：
  • She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
  • He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。
8 federation htCzMS     
n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会
参考例句：
  • It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
  • Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。
9 consultation VZAyq     
n.咨询；商量；商议；会议
参考例句：
  • The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
  • The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。
10 sterility 5a6fe796564ac45f93637ef1db0f8094     
n.不生育，不结果，贫瘠，消毒，无菌
参考例句：
  • A major barrier to interspecific hybridization is sterility in the F1 progeny.种间杂交的主要障碍是F1代的不育性。
  • Sterility is some permanent factor preventing procreation.不育是阻碍生殖的一种永久性因素。

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