BBC News Review 精神困扰是一个真实的问题

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From BBC Learning English.
This is Learning English from the News, our podcast about the news headlines.
In this programme:
Young people are not weak, says head of official review.
Mental distress in young people is a real issue.
Hello, I'm Georgie.
And I'm Neil.
In this programme we look at one big news story
and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.
You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode,
as well as a worksheet on our website, bbclearningenglish.com
OK, Neil. Let's hear more about this story.
An independent review into mental health
in the UK has found a rise in mental distress
among children and young people with anxiety, depression,
self-harm and eating disorders
among the most common issues.
Head of the review Professor Peter Fonagy says
that accusations that young people are too sensitive are wrong.
He says it is now "harder to be young" due to challenges such as economic
and employment uncertainty and problems caused by social media.
Let's have our first headline.
There is no 'snowflake generation' -
it's just harder to be young now,
says author of mental health review, that from The Independent, a UK news website.
And that headline, again from The Independent: There is
no 'snowflake generation' -
it's just harder to be young now,
says author of mental health review.
So this headline quotes Professor Peter Fonagy, head of the review,
who says there is no 'snowflake generation'
and we're interested in this word 'snowflake' here, aren't we, Georgie?
Yes we are.
So snowflake is a slang word.
It describes a person who is seen as overly sensitive or fragile.
They might be someone who is easily offended.
And of course, this makes sense, doesn't it?
Because if you imagine a real snowflake, they are very fragile.
They melt as soon as you touch them.
Yes. In the headline, snowflake is a modifier.
A snowflake generation means a generation of snowflakes.
This generation of young people are accused of being snowflakes because
they are perceived to be more sensitive and less able to deal with stress.
But Peter Fonagy says that the accusation is wrong.
His view is that young people face many challenges that make life harder.
Yes. Now, snowflake is a derogatory word meaning that it's used as an insult.
So be careful when calling someone a snowflake as it can sound rude.
We've had snowflake,
a slang term to describe someone seen as too sensitive or easily offended.
For example, they called him a snowflake
when he said he found the joke offensive.
This is Learning English from the News,
our podcast about the news headlines.
Today, we're talking about findings that show a rise in mental distress
among young people.
The review into mental health, ADHD and autism concludes that
about one in four 16 to 24-year-olds is now struggling.
Some are unsure about the new data as some of the sources rely on
self-reporting. There is also an argument which says
that the higher mental distress numbers could be
because of changing attitudes and greater awareness,
so more people feel able to report their problems.
The head of a children's mental health charity, Hope 4 More,
has agreed with Peter Fonagy's view that young people are not snowflakes.
She said that many children were struggling because of factors like
the education system, social media and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
And our next headline is about this.
This one is from BBC News.
Young people have it tough, says charity boss.
That headline again from BBC News.
Young people have it tough, says charity boss.
So Neil, we've heard that Peter Fonagy thinks it's harder to be young,
and here in the headline it says young people have it tough.
Do they have similar meanings?
Well yes. Both convey a very similar meaning.
Tough in this context means hard or difficult.
If you have it tough, it means you face difficult circumstances.
The view that young people have it tough is because of the things
we've mentioned, things like economic uncertainty and social media.
The opposite of having tough is have it easy,
meaning you experience good life circumstances.
Yeah. So for example,
some say teachers have it easy because they get long holidays,
but they do work very hard during term time.
Be careful though, because not all adjectives work with this structure.
The most common expressions are have it tough, have it hard, have it easy,
have it good and have it bad.
Yes. And you might also hear it with 'got', for example, she's got it easy
or she's got it tough.
We've had 'have it tough' - experience difficult life circumstances.
For example, single parents often have it tough balancing childcare
and work by themselves.
This is Learning English from the News from BBC Learning English.
We're talking about a rise in mental distress among young people.
Figures from the UK's National Health Service show the number of children
and young people in contact with mental health services in England
has risen by 50% in the past five years.
Some people have questioned whether we are treating people who have
temporary life stresses as if they have a medical problem.
But head of the recent mental health review Peter Fonagy
says this generation of young people has real, serious challenges
that he would not wish to have had when he was their age.
OK, let's have another headline.
Professor Peter Fonagy:
How to help young people forge emotional resilience and wellbeing.
And that's from Tatler, a British magazine.
And that headline again from Tatler.
Professor Peter Fonagy:
How to help young people forge emotional resilience and wellbeing.
So emotional resilience is how well you can adapt to stressful situations,
and wellbeing is the state of feeling happy or comfortable.
Peter Fonagy wants to help young people forge these things.
Georgie, what can you tell us about this word forge?
Well, in this context, forge means build or develop something strong
through hard work.
The literal meaning of forge might help us understand it better.
Yes, forge, in a literal sense, comes from metalworking.
You melt the metal and then hit it into shape using a lot of effort,
and you end up with something strong.
You can forge things like a career path,
forge a new identity, forge a bond with someone,
and these all just mean that you build these things through hard work.
We've had forge - build something strong with hard work.
For example, he forged his career
as an actor through hard work and determination.
That's it for this episode of Learning English from the News.
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