E12：【德國之聲】南亞女性比歐美女性更早進入更年期的現象

健康為代價的青春，說不出口也鮮少人理解 重點單字： age 老化 menopause 更年期 overt symptoms 明顯症狀 excessive bleeding 過度出血 their global peers 全球同齡人 there are indications 有跡象表明 start menstruating 初經 end her periods 停經 a rapid depletion of vitamin D levels 維生素D水平迅速耗盡 worsen chronic health issues 惡化慢性健康問題 ovarian failure 卵巢功能衰竭 undiagnosed medical issues 未被診斷的健康問題 at the cost of their long-term health 以犧牲她們的長期健康為代價 hormonal health 荷爾蒙健康 cognitive challenges 認知障礙 brain fog 腦霧 the words would just fall off in between 話語常常中斷 how little thought was given to the long-term consequences 對長期影響幾乎沒有考慮 foregone conclusion 已經註定好的結論 get it over with 趁早搞定 downplay 刻意淡化、貶低 reproductive organs 生殖器官 fulfilled their purpose 完成了生育功能 each individual factor seems to be reinforcing the other 每個因素彼此強化 appear interconnected 看起來彼此密切相關 來源文章其他重點單字： stigma 汙名，恥辱感 be tied to… 與…緊密相關、綁定 intrauterine device 子宮內避孕器 reflect shifting fertility patterns 反映出生育模式的變化 based in… 工作地點位於… compounded by undiagnosed medical issues 因被診斷的健康問題而加劇惡化 as a cost of… 作為……的代價 hysterectomy 子宮切除手術 uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries 子宮、輸卵管和卵巢 occur alongside a range of chronic health conditions 與一系列慢性疾病一起發生 take on too much stress 承擔太多壓力 表達句型： there are indications that… 有跡象表明… at the cost of … 以…為代價 how little A is given to B 對於B幾乎沒有給予A 補充資料： brain fog 腦霧 一種思緒不清、注意力不集中、記憶力下降的狀態。 摘要講義下載： https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L-3ePKy-adl0kWR29j5OpzrEeJxtQJrw/view?usp=sharing 封面圖片來源： Image: Tim Graham/picture alliance 文章來源： Shairani, Kaukab. "Why Women in South Asia Are Aging Faster than in Europe, US" DW, 8 July 2025, www.dw.com/en/south-asia-women-are-aging-faster-than-peers-in-europe-us/a-73192160 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn