Global Oddities 3-疯狂英语2002

环球趣闻

A new Rand Institute study suggests obese Americans spent more for their health care than smokers do. Obesity adds almost $400 a year and smoking just 230.

兰德机构一项新的调查表明，在美国，肥胖者比吸烟者在保健方面花费更多，胖子每年几乎要花400美元而吸烟者仅花230美元。

And the government says health care spending per person will reach more than $9,000 a year in the next decade. That’s almost double what we spent in the year 2000.

政府预测在今后十年每人每年用于保健上的投资将超过9000美元，这几乎是2000年的两倍。

However, more and more medical students are skipping high paying jobs in surgery and choosing other specialties. The journal Archives of Surgery says applications to surgery residencies have dropped 30% in nine years. Students want shorter training and less demanding hours which they can get in areas like radiology.

然而，越来越多的医学院学生放弃像外科这样高收入的工作，而选择其他专业。《外科档案》杂志显示申请去外科实习的人数在九年内下降了30%。学生们希望得到类似放射医学这样的培训时间短工作时间少的工作。

And it’s definitely not the salad days for the lettuce industry. A cold weather spell stunted most lettuce growth in western states. Lettuce prices were pushing $3 a head, the highest in 25 years.

这肯定不是莴苣丰收的日子。一股寒流袭击了西部诸州，影响了大部分莴苣的生长。莴苣的价格涨到了三美元一株，达到二十五年来的最高价格。

And a South Korean inventor is hoping his self-cooling can will pop into the market. An earth friendly coolant will make soda cold in 15 seconds after it’s opened. 

一位韩国发明者希望他研制的自冷罐能在市场上走俏，这是一台落地式冷冻机，在开启后15秒内便能使苏打水冷却。CE