We’re taking a closer look tonight at good news just out today about the lives of American children. A Duke University researcher pulled together data from the Centers for Disease Control, the census, and other sources, and most of the indicators are encouraging. Here’s David Muir.
It is a promisingportrait of America’s children: the first decade of life is getting better. Until now, there’s been so much focus on teen years, but this was different. “This is the first time we've zoomed in on this um…first decade of life.” At children’s health, education, their time at home, and by nearly every measure, things are improving.
Mortality rates for children between one and four have dropped by a third since 1994. Researchers point to advances in medicine and in safety - car seats, safer toys, and playgrounds. Another hopeful sign came straight from the children themselves who were asked how safe they feel at school. The question: are they fearful of an attack or harm at school?
Even with all of the images of school violence, 36 percent fewer children say they’re actually fearful in the classroom or at the school playground. “What this report says is no, wait a minute. We may have Columbine and we may have Virginia Tech, but overall in American schools and young children, there is a feeling of safety.”
The study also looked at television. Parents are now paying closer attention to what their children are watching. Take children from three to five. 70 percent of their parents now have three or more rules about what their children can watch, up from just 54 percent a decade ago. And the number of parents reading to their children is up slightly, but still up. “I think this is an excellent report card for parents.”
But there is still work. Children from six to eleven years old are growing wider. Close to 13% were obese in 1994. Now, it’s 20%. And child advocates simply say, “This is what we tackle next.” “If we put in place um…certain practices, we can actually make a difference.” Just look at the difference made already. David Muir, ABC News, New York.
※ measure : ~ 을 측정하다, 치수를 재다, <인물 등을> 평가하다, 신중히 선택하다 * measure A against B: A 를 B 와 비교 평가 하다 ex. She measured the shoe against the footprint, but it was smaller. ex. Measured against the success of some of their rivals, the performance looks poor. * measured : 정확히 잰, 정확히 조정된, 신중한, 숙고한 (slow, careful, and deliberate) ex. We are taking a careful and measured approach to the problem. * measure one's words and acts 언행에 신중을 기하다
※ make a difference : 차이를 낳다, 영향을 미치다, 중요하다 /to have an important effect on something, especially a good effect ex. make a difference to: This scheme will certainly make a difference to the way I do my job. ex. make a big/a great deal of/a lot of difference: The fact that I can now organize my own time makes a big difference. ex. make all the difference (to someone): Having someone to talk to made all the difference to my mother. * make no/little difference : to not be important or not have any effect ex. The news made little difference to his plans.
pull together : 1. 협력하여 일하다, 단결하다 2. [pull oneself로] 냉정을 되찾다, 침착해지다, 진정하다 3. 통합하다 (to combine different things so that they form a single unit) ex. The nation was urged to pull together to avoid a slide into complete chaos. ex. Pull yourself together! 정신 차려. 진정해. ex. He pulled himself together, as always, by throwing himself back into his work. ex. The report pulls together information from several offices. the Centers for Disease Control : (미) 방역센터 (CDC) indicator : 지시하는 사람 [물건], 지시자, (자동차의) 방향 지시기, 척도, 지표 * biological indicators : 지표생물 / organisms that are very sensitive to pollutants and other changes in the environment and that can be studied for clues about what is happening in the environment. promising : 장래성 있는, 전도유망한 ex. a highly promising young artist ex. The team got off to a promising start with four points in the first minute. portrait : 초상화, 생생한 묘사, 서술 zoom : 붕 소리내다, <자동차 등이> 붕 소리내며 달리다, 질 주하다, (줌 렌즈에 의해) 급격히 확대[축소]되다, 확대하다, 축소하다 * zoom up/down/along/around etc.: to move with great speed and energy ex. He came zooming down the street on his motorcycle. * zoom in : <카메라가> (줌 렌즈로) 화상을 서서히 확대하다 * zoom out : (줌 렌즈로) 화상을 서서히 축소하다 by every measure : 모든 면에서 *by any measure : 어느 면으로 보나, 어느 기준으로 보나, 아무리 따져[생각해] 보아도 ex. She made a mistake by any measure. 아무리 따져 보아도 그녀가 실수를 했 어. ex. By any measure, he is one of today's most remarkable scientists. 어떠 한 기준에 의하더라도 그는 오늘날 가장 주목할 만한 과학자의 한 사람이다. mortality : 죽을 운명, 죽음을 면할 수 없음, 사망률 (death rate), 사망자 수 ex. infant mortality (rate) 유아 사망률 point to ~ : 1. ~ 을 가리키다 2. ~ 을 (증거로) 지적 [인용] 하다 3. to show the truth or importance of something ex. The hand of the clock points to five. 시계 바늘은 5 시를 가리키고 있 다 ex. He pointed to a new study showing if that goal's met, the US economy would reap a windfall of more than a quarter of a trillion dollars. 미국 경제에 2 천 5 백억 달러 이상을 창출할 수 있을 것이라는 한 연구결과를 지적 [인용] 하였다 . ex. The evidence clearly points to her guilt. be fearful of ~ : ~을 두려워하다 ex. He was fearful of making a mistake. 그는 실수를 할까 걱정하고 있었다. * be fearful + to do : ~ 하기를 두려워 하다 ex. She was fearful to go. 그녀는 가기를 두려 워했다. even with ~ : ~ 에도 불구하고 pay attention to ~ : ~ 에 유의하다, ~ 에 주목하다 report card : 성적표, 통지표 obese : 비만한 (n.obesity 비만) advocate : 옹호 [변호, 지지] 하다 (to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things), 주창자, 대변자 (someone who strongly and publicly supports someone or something) * advocate for: ex. an advocate for women's sports ex. advocate war[peace] 전쟁 [평화] 을 주장하다 tackle : ~ 에 달려들다, (문제 등을)> 다루다 ex. The first reason to tackle these problems is to save children's lives. in place : 적소에, 제자리에, 적절 [적당] 한 ( ↔ out of place). /to exist and be capable of being used ex. We didn't have the structure in place to deal with so many orders. 그 렇게 많은 주문을 처리할 조직을 갖추고 있지 않았다. * put something in place: We need to put safeguards in place to prevent this type of accident occurring again. 안전장치를 갖출 필요가 있다. ex. The proposal is not quite in place. 그 제안은 그다지 적절한 것은 아 니다 practice : 관습, 관례, 관행, (의사·변호사 등의) 업무, (의 사변호사 등의) 개업 [영업] 장소 * the practice of something: the practice of discrimination against older people in the workplace ex. the practice of a physician 내과 의사의 업무