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🤔️小作业：

1. What can be inferred about the current situation in UK schools regarding teacher wellbeing?

A) The situation has remained stable over the past few years.

B) Teachers' wellbeing has improved significantly.

C) There is a worsening crisis in teacher mental health and wellbeing

D) Only a small number of teachers feel affected by work-related stress.

无注释原文：

Teachers use antidepressants and alcohol to cope with work

From: The Independent

Teachers are turning to antidepressants and alcohol to cope with work pressures, a survey has found.

More than four in five (84 per cent) teachers experienced more work-related stress in the last year,  according to a poll by the NASUWT teaching union.

The survey, of 11,754 NASUWT members in the UK between October and December last year, suggests that 86 per cent of teachers believe that their job has adversely affected their mental health in the last 12 months.

The findings were released during the union's annual conference in Harrogate, Yorkshire, over the Easter weekend.

Delegates at the NASUWT conference will debate a motion on Sunday that calls for suicide prevention training for all school leaders, and fully funded mandatory mental health training in all schools and colleges.

The motion warns of a “rise in suicide, suicide attempts and suicidal thoughts within the teaching profession” and it says the union is concerned the number will rise.

It adds the pressures of the job are leading to “a mental health emergency” within the profession and teachers' health is reaching “a crisis point”.

Nearly a quarter (23 per cent) of teachers increased their alcohol intake in the past year because of work, while 12 per cent reported using or increasing their reliance on antidepressants, according to the NASUWT poll.

Among the members questioned, 3 per cent said they had self-harmed in the last 12 months because of work.

Another motion, which was passed by NASUWT delegates at the annual conference on Friday, called on the union executive to work with inspectorates across the UK to provide guidance on how welfare and wellbeing can be further prioritised.

More than two in three (68 per cent) teachers believe that their job has adversely affected their physical health in the last 12 months, according to a NASUWT poll.

A teacher who responded to the survey said they had vomited “with stress before work” and had cried at work due to “badly behaved students”, which left them unable to teach a class.

Another said: “My energy levels have never been this low before. I have never felt so anxious and have very little confidence in myself.

“I feel as though my bucket is full most of the time at work and that I maybe can't deal with challenging pupils as well as I would normally.”

Another respondent said: “It is about getting through the day rather than enjoying it.”

Patrick Roach, general secretary of the NASUWT, said: “Nobody should be brought to the brink of ending their own life because of their job.

“We need a two-pronged approach to addressing the epidemic of mental ill health among the teaching profession, which both tackles the factors driving work-related stress, while also putting in place greater support systems for teachers and school leaders.”

Dr Roach suggested that the picture on teacher wellbeing had “got worse”.

He added:  “It is clear we also need better welfare support in our schools and colleges to help teachers manage their mental health and deal with what is an incredibly demanding job.

“The status quo is not an option. Too many teachers are having their health destroyed and others are leaving the profession in a bid to save their sanity.

“There is no intrinsic reason why teaching should have such high levels of burnout. Things can and should be different.”

A Department for Education (DfE) spokesperson said: “We recognise the extraordinary work that headteachers, teachers and other staff in schools provide, and we take their wellbeing very seriously.

“Our Education Staff Wellbeing Charter ensures that staff wellbeing policy is integrated within schools' culture alongside the expansion of our £2 million investment to provide professional supervision and counselling to school and college leaders.”

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为机器翻译并非一一对应，仅供参考

含注释全文：

Teachers use antidepressants and alcohol to cope with work

From: The Independent

Teachers are turning to antidepressants and alcohol to cope with work pressures, a survey has found.

一项调查显示，越来越多的教师开始借助抗抑郁药物和酒精来应对工作中的压力。

antidepressant /ˌæn.ti.dɪˈpres.ənt/ 表示“抗抑郁药”，英文解释为“a drug used to reduce feelings of sadness and worry”举个🌰：She's been on antidepressants ever since her husband died. 自从丈夫去世以来，她一直都在服用抗抑郁药。

More than four in five (84 per cent) teachers experienced more work-related stress in the last year,  according to a poll by the NASUWT teaching union.

根据英国全国教师工会的调查，过去一年中，超过五分之四（84%）的教师经历了工作带来的更多压力。

The survey, of 11,754 NASUWT members in the UK between October and December last year, suggests that 86 per cent of teachers believe that their job has adversely affected their mental health in the last 12 months.

去年10月至12月期间对英国11754名NASUWT成员进行的调查显示，86%的教师认为他们的工作在过去一年中对心理健康产生了负面影响。

adversely /ˈæd.vɜːs.li/ /ədˈvɜːs.li/ 副词，形容词形式为adverse，表示“不利的；负面的；有害的”，英文解释为“having a negative or harmful effect on something”举个🌰：They received a lot of adverse publicity/criticism about the changes. 这些变化为他们招致种种负面报道/非难。

The findings were released during the union's annual conference in Harrogate, Yorkshire, over the Easter weekend.

该调查结果是在复活节周末于约克郡哈罗盖特举行的工会年会上公布的。

Delegates at the NASUWT conference will debate a motion on Sunday that calls for suicide prevention training for all school leaders, and fully funded mandatory mental health training in all schools and colleges.

英国全国教师工会年会的代表们将于周日就一项提案展开讨论，该动议呼吁对所有学校领导者提供自杀预防培训，并在所有学校开展全额资助的强制性心理健康培训。

delegate /ˈdel.ɪ.ɡət/ 作名词，表示“（尤指会议的）代表”，英文解释为“a person chosen or elected by a group to speak, vote, etc. for them, especially at a meeting”

作动词，表示“（把…）委派（给…），（把…）委托（给…）；授权（给…）”，英文解释为“to give a particular job, duty, right, etc. to someone else so that they do it for you”举个🌰：As a boss you have to delegate (responsibilities to your staff). 你作为老板必须要分派工作。

📍政府工作报告中经常出现的简政放权就是：streamline administration and delegate power，

motion /ˈməʊ.ʃən/ 1）表示“（会议中正式提出准备表决的）提议，动议”，英文解释为“a formal suggestion made, discussed, and voted on at a meeting”举个🌰：Someone proposed a motion to increase the membership fee to $500 a year. 有人提议将年会费增加至500美元。

2）表示“动；运动；移动”，英文解释为“the act or process of moving, or a particular action or movement”举个🌰：The violent motion of the ship upset his stomach. 船的剧烈摇晃使他的胃很不舒服。

The motion warns of a “rise in suicide, suicide attempts and suicidal thoughts within the teaching profession” and it says the union is concerned the number will rise.

该提案警告称，“教师队伍中的自杀、自杀未遂及自杀念头的情况正在增加”，并表示工会担心这一数字还会上升。

It adds the pressures of the job are leading to “a mental health emergency” within the profession and teachers' health is reaching “a crisis point”.

提案进一步指出，工作压力正在导致教师行业的“心理健康危机”，教师的健康状况已达到“危急关头”。

Nearly a quarter (23 per cent) of teachers increased their alcohol intake in the past year because of work, while 12 per cent reported using or increasing their reliance on antidepressants, according to the NASUWT poll.

根据英国全国教师工会的调查，近四分之一（23%）的教师在过去一年中因工作原因增加了酒精摄入量，12%的教师表示使用或增加了对抗抑郁药物的依赖。

intake /ˈɪn.teɪk/ 表示“摄入量”，英文解释为“the amount of a particular substance that is eaten or drunk during a particular time”

Among the members questioned, 3 per cent said they had self-harmed in the last 12 months because of work.

在接受调查的成员中，有3%的人表示在过去12个月里曾因工作而自我伤害。

Another motion, which was passed by NASUWT delegates at the annual conference on Friday, called on the union executive to work with inspectorates across the UK to provide guidance on how welfare and wellbeing can be further prioritised.

在周五举行的年会上，英国全国教师工会的代表们通过了另一项提案，呼吁工会执行部门与英国各地督查机构合作，制定进一步关注教师福利与健康的指导方针。

inspectorate /ɪnˈspek.tər.ət/ 表示“视察团，检查团”，英文解释为“an official organization that sends inspectors to visit places and organizations in order to make certain they are in good condition and that the rules are being obeyed”如：the education/pollution/schools inspectorate 教育/污染/学校检查团。

美式 prioritize /praɪˈɒr.ɪ.taɪz/ 英式 prioritise 1）表示“按重要性排列；划分优先顺序”，英文解释为“to put tasks, problems, etc. in order of importance, so that you can deal with the most important first”举个🌰：You should make a list of all the jobs you have to do and prioritize them. 你应该把所有必须做的事都列出来，并按轻重缓急排个顺序。

2）表示“优先处理”，英文解释为“to treat sth as being more important than other things”举个🌰：The organization was formed to prioritize the needs of older people. 这个机构是为优先满足老年人的需要而成立的。

More than two in three (68 per cent) teachers believe that their job has adversely affected their physical health in the last 12 months, according to a NASUWT poll.

根据英国全国教师工会的调查，超过三分之二（68%）的教师认为，他们的工作在过去一年中对身体健康产生了负面影响。

A teacher who responded to the survey said they had vomited “with stress before work” and had cried at work due to “badly behaved students”, which left them unable to teach a class.

一位参与调查的教师表示，他们曾因“压力过大在工作前”呕吐，也曾因学生表现恶劣，无法继续上课，而在工作中哭泣。

vomit /ˈvɒm.ɪt/ 表示“呕吐”，英文解释为“to empty the contents of the stomach through the mouth”举个🌰：He came home drunk and vomited all over the kitchen floor. 他醉醺醺地回到家里，在厨房里吐了一地。

Another said: “My energy levels have never been this low before. I have never felt so anxious and have very little confidence in myself.

另一位教师说：“我的精力从未如此低落。我从未感到如此焦虑，对自己也没有信心。”

“I feel as though my bucket is full most of the time at work and that I maybe can't deal with challenging pupils as well as I would normally.”

“我常常感到压力已经到了极限，无法像平常那样应对难对付的学生。”

My bucket is full不是一个严格的固定短语，但它是一种隐喻的表达方式，这是通过形象化的比喻来表达身心负荷的意思。常常用来描述一个人感到精力耗尽、情绪负担沉重或心理压力过大，就像一个装满水的桶再也装不下更多的东西一样。在工作中，尤其是面对挑战时，个体可能感到他们的“情感和精神负担”已经满溢，无法再处理更多的问题或压力。

Another respondent said: “It is about getting through the day rather than enjoying it.”

还有教师表示：“现在的工作更多像是在熬日子，而不是享受每一天。”

Patrick Roach, general secretary of the NASUWT, said: “Nobody should be brought to the brink of ending their own life because of their job.

英国全国教师工会秘书长帕特里克·罗奇（Patrick Roach）说：“不应该有人因为工作而被逼到绝望的边缘。”

brink /brɪŋk/ 1）表示“（峭壁、崖的）边缘”，英文解释为“the edge of a cliff or other high area”举个🌰：She was standing right on the brink of the gorge. 她就站在峡谷的边缘。

2）表示（新的、危险的，或令人兴奋的处境的）边缘，初始状态”，英文解释为“if you are on the brink of sth, you are almost in a very new, dangerous or exciting situation”如：on the brink of collapse / war / death / disaster 濒于崩溃 / 战争 / 死亡 / 灾难。

📍《经济学人》（The Economist）一篇讲述外国企业在印度投资的文章中提到：In an epic tale of value-destruction, the company now teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, weighing on Vodafone Group, its British corporate parent. 经历了如此漫长而悲壮的价值毁灭故事，该公司现在濒临破产边缘，也拖累了英国母公司沃达丰集团（Vodafone Group）。

“We need a two-pronged approach to addressing the epidemic of mental ill health among the teaching profession, which both tackles the factors driving work-related stress, while also putting in place greater support systems for teachers and school leaders.”

“我们需要双管齐下地应对教师队伍中日益严重的精神健康问题，既要解决引发工作压力的因素，也要为教师和学校领导者建立更强大的支持体系。”

-pronged /-prɒŋd/ 表示“（攻击、计划或方法）分...部分的”，英文解释为“A two-pronged or three-pronged attack, plan, or approach has two or three parts.”如：a three-pronged strategy 一项三管齐下的策略。

epidemic /ˌep.ɪˈdem.ɪk/ 1）表示“（疾病的）流行，传染”，英文解释为“the appearance of a particular disease in a large number of people at the same time”如：a flu epidemic 流感的传播。

2）表示“泛滥；蔓延”，英文解释为“a particular problem that seriously affects many people at the same time”如：a crime epidemic 犯罪频发。

Dr Roach suggested that the picture on teacher wellbeing had “got worse”.

罗奇博士认为，教师的健康状况“变得更糟了”。

He added:  “It is clear we also need better welfare support in our schools and colleges to help teachers manage their mental health and deal with what is an incredibly demanding job.

他补充说：“很明显，我们还需要在学校提供更好的福利支持，以帮助教师管理好自己的心理健康，应对好这份充满挑战的工作。”

demanding /dɪˈmɑːn.dɪŋ/ 1）表示“费时费力的，耗费精力的”，英文解释为“needing a lot of time, attention, or energy”举个🌰：She's a very demanding child. 她是个特别不让人省心的孩子。

2）表示“要求极严的；苛求的；难满足的”，英文解释为“expecting a lot of work or attention from others; not easily satisfied”如：a demanding boss/child 苛刻的老板；难满足的孩子。

“The status quo is not an option. Too many teachers are having their health destroyed and others are leaving the profession in a bid to save their sanity.

“维持现状不是办法。太多的教师在牺牲他们的健康，一些人甚至选择离开这个行业以保护自己的心理健康。”

the status quo /ˌsteɪ.təs ˈkwəʊ/ 表示“现状”，英文解释为“the present situation”举个🌰：Certain people always want to maintain the status quo. 有些人总是想维持现状。

sanity /ˈsæn.ə.ti/ 1）表示“明智；理智；通情达理”，英文解释为“the state of being sensible and reasonable”举个🌰：After a series of road accidents the police pleaded for sanity among drivers. 在发生一系列交通事故之后，警方提请驾驶人要谨慎驾车。

2）表示“精神健全；神志正常”，英文解释为“the state of having a normal healthy mind”举个🌰：His behaviour was so strange that I began to doubt his sanity. 他行为怪异，我有点怀疑他是否神智正常。

“There is no intrinsic reason why teaching should have such high levels of burnout. Things can and should be different.”

“教学本不应该有这么高的职业倦怠，问题并不在职业本身。情况可以改变，也应该改变。”

intrinsic /ɪnˈtrɪn.zɪk/ 表示“内在的；本质的”，英文解释为“If something has intrinsic value or intrinsic interest, it is valuable or interesting because of its basic nature or character, and not because of its connection with other things.”举个🌰：Diamonds have little intrinsic value and their price depends almost entirely on their scarcity. 钻石没有多少内在价值，它们的价格几乎完全取决于其稀有程度。

burnout /ˈbɜrnˌɑʊt/ 表示“极度劳累；疲劳过度”，英文解释为“extreme tiredness usually caused by working too much”如：employees complaining of/suffering burn-out 抱怨/感到极度劳累的员工。

📍根据世界卫生组织，职业过劳（Occupational burnout）是一种由慢性工作压力导致的症候群，症状包含“精神耗尽、对工作的心理距离增加、对工作的负面感觉、以及工作效率的减少”。职业过劳不被归类为一种医学疾病。

📍动词短语：burn (yourself) out，疲惫不堪，精疲力竭。

A Department for Education (DfE) spokesperson said: “We recognise the extraordinary work that headteachers, teachers and other staff in schools provide, and we take their wellbeing very seriously.

英国教育部发言人表示：“我们高度认可校长、教师及所有教育工作者的出色工作，并非常重视他们的福祉。”

headteacher /ˌhedˈtiː.tʃər/ 表示“校长”，英文解释为“someone who is in charge of a school”

“Our Education Staff Wellbeing Charter ensures that staff wellbeing policy is integrated within schools' culture alongside the expansion of our £2 million investment to provide professional supervision and counselling to school and college leaders.”

“教育工作者福祉宪章确保员工福祉政策纳入学校文化，我们还扩大了200万英镑的投资，为学校领导者提供专业的心理支持和咨询服务。”

integrate /ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡreɪt/ 1）表示“使合并，使成为一体”，英文解释为“to combine two or more things in order to become more effective”举个🌰：You need to integrate exercise into your normal life. 你必须让锻炼成为你日常生活的一部分。

2）表示“（使）融入（某社会或群体）；（使）成为一体”，英文解释为“to mix with and join society or a group of people, often changing to suit their way of life, habits, and customs”举个🌰：He seems to find it difficult to integrate socially. 他似乎觉得很难与别人打成一片。

英式 counselling /ˈkaʊn.səl.ɪŋ/ 美式 counseling 表示“咨询；辅导；咨询服务”，英文解释为“the job or process of listening to someone and giving that person advice about their problems”如：a counselling service 咨询服务。

counsel /ˈkaʊnsəl/ 可以作名词也可以作动词，表示“建议；提议；劝告，忠告”，英文解释为“If you counsel someone to take a course of action, or if you counsel a course of action, you advise that course of action.”举个🌰：My advisers counselled me to do nothing. 我的顾问建议我不要做任何事情。

📍《经济学人》（The Economist）一篇讲述疫情期间送货上门服务的文章中提到：During the epidemic the firm has offered free online counselling to riders. 疫情期间这家公司为骑手提供了免费在线咨询。

counsel 作名词还可以表示“（参与案件的）律师”，英文解释为“one or more of the lawyers taking part in a legal case”举个🌰：The judge addressed counsel. 法官向律师问了话。

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