Baldness 秃头的烦恼
<p>不论男女，有些人，到了年龄就会开始谢顶。这个现实着实让人难以接受，所以人们大多都愿意尝试防止秃头的药物疗法。据说，世界上的确存在能“治愈”脱发的良方，但这些办法真的管用吗？现代科学能否提供更有效的疗法？“秃头”对人有什么好处吗？本集《随身英语》讨论“秃头”人士的烦恼。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="baldness">baldness</span> 词汇: 头发与秃顶</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epitome">epitome</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="identity">identity</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="role">role</span>. <span word="Whether">Whether</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="flowing">flowing</span> <span word="locks">locks</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="it">it</span>?</p><p><span word="Forty">Forty</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 35, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Belgravia">Belgravia</span> <span word="Centre">Centre</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="centres">centres</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="rises">rises</span> <span word="to">to</span> 80% <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 80. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="exempt">exempt</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="clumps">clumps</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hair">hair</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 50% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="receding">receding</span> <span word="hairline">hairline</span>, <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thinning">thinning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crown">crown</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="temples">temples</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="scalp">scalp</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="bald">bald</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span> <span word="loses">loses</span> <span word="between">between</span> 50 <span word="and">and</span> 100 <span word="hairs">hairs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Service">Service</span>. <span word="Excluding">Excluding</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="baldness">baldness</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="genetic">genetic</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hormone">hormone</span> <span word="testosterone">testosterone</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shrinking">shrinking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="follicles">follicles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="susceptible">susceptible</span> <span word="adults">adults</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="called">called</span> '<span word="terminal">terminal</span>' <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="finer">finer</span> '<span word="vellus">vellus</span>' <span word="hairs">hairs</span> – <span word="like">like</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="babies">babies</span>.</p>
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