科学家在维也纳欧洲肥胖大会的最新报告指出，全球范围内肥胖症患者的比例正在急速上升，预计2045年将增加到22%。
这意味着，全球约四分之一的人将成为肥胖症患者。
如果按照目前的趋势，那么到2045年全球将有八分之一的人患2型糖尿病。
这一不断攀升的数字让各国卫生系统面临严峻考验。
制定有效的全球“减肥”计划，是减缓或稳定糖尿病的最佳机会。
首先，必须认识到肥胖症带来的挑战，调动社会服务和疾病预防资源，以减缓肥胖症和糖尿病的发展。
每个国家有自己独特的基因、社会和环境因素，面临的情况有所不同，因此没有万能的方法。
各国都必须找到最适合自己的对策。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 科学家 | kē xué jiā | scientist |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 维也纳 | Wéi yě nà | Vienna, capital of Austria |
| 欧洲 | Ōu zhōu | Europe |
| 肥胖 | féi pàng | fat; obese |
| 大会 | dà huì | general assembly / general meeting / convention |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 新 | xīn | new; newly |
| 报告 | bào gào | report / speech / talk / lecture |
| 指出 | zhǐ chū | to indicate / to point out |
| 全球 | quán qiú | worldwide; global |
| 范围 | fàn wéi | range / scope / limit / extent |
| 内 | nèi | within |
| 肥胖症 | féi pàng zhèng | obesity |
| 患者 | huàn zhě | patient; sufferer |
| 比例 | bǐ lì | proportion / scale |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing |
| 急速 | jí sù | at a great speed |
| 上升 | shàng shēng | to rise / to go up / to ascend |
| 预计 | yù jì | to forecast / to predict / to estimate |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 将 | jiāng | will / shall |
| 增加 | zēng jiā | to raise; to increase |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 意味 | yì wèi | to mean / to imply / to get a sense of |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 约 | yuē | approximately |
| 四 | sì | four / 4 |
| 分之 | fēn zhī | (indicating a fraction) |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 成为 | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 按照 | àn zhào | according to; in accordance with; on the basis of |
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time / currently |
| 趋势 | qū shì | trend; tendency |
| 那么 | nà me | then; in that case |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 患 | huàn | to suffer (from illness) / to contract (a disease) |
| 型 | xíng | mold / type / style / model |
| 糖尿病 | táng niào bìng | diabetes; diabetes mellitus |
| 不断 | bù duàn | unceasing / uninterrupted / continuous / constant |
| 攀升 | pān shēng | to clamber up / (of prices etc) to rise |
| 数字 | shù zì | numeral / digit / number / figure / amount |
| 让 | ràng | to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) |
| 各 | gè | each / every |
| 国 | guó | country; nation; state |
| 卫生 | wèi shēng | hygiene; sanitation |
| 系统 | xì tǒng | system |
| 面临 | miàn lín | to face sth; to be confronted with |
| 严峻 | yán jùn | grim / severe / rigorous |
| 考验 | kǎo yàn | trial / ordeal |
| 制定 | zhì dìng | to draw up; to formulate |
| 有效 | yǒu xiào | effective / in effect / valid |
| 减肥 | jiǎn féi | to lose weight |
| 计划 | jì huà | plan / project / program |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 减缓 | jiǎn huǎn | to slow down / to retard |
| 或 | huò | or |
| 稳定 | wěn dìng | to stabilize / to pacify |
| 最佳 | zuì jiā | optimum / optimal / peak / best |
| 机会 | jī huì | opportunity / chance / occasion |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first of all; in the first place |
| 必须 | bì xū | to have to / must / compulsory / necessarily |
| 认识 | rèn shi | to know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb |
| 带来 | dài lái | to bring / (fig.) to bring about; to produce |
| 挑战 | tiǎo zhàn | to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge |
| 调动 | diào dòng | to transfer / to maneuver (troops etc) / to mobilize / to bring into play |
| 社会 | shè huì | society |
| 服务 | fú wù | service |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 疾病 | jí bìng | disease; sickness; ailment |
| 预防 | yù fáng | precautionary / prophylactic |
| 资源 | zī yuán | natural resource / resource |
| 以 | yǐ | by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at |
| 发展 | fā zhǎn | development / growth |
| 每 | měi | each / every |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 国家 | guó jiā | country; nation; state |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 独特 | dú tè | unique; distinctive |
| 基因 | jī yīn | gene (loanword) |
| 环境 | huán jìng | environment / circumstances / surroundings |
| 因素 | yīn sù | element / factor |
| 情况 | qíng kuàng | circumstances; state of affairs; situation |
| 有所不同 | yǒu suǒ bù tóng | to differ to some extent (idiom) |
| 因此 | yīn cǐ | thus; consequently; as a result |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | doesn't exist / to not be |
| 万能 | wàn néng | omnipotent / all-purpose / universal |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method; way; technique; procedure |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 找到 | zhǎo dào | to find |
| 适合 | shì hé | to fit; to suit |
| 对策 | duì cè | countermeasure for dealing with a situation |