世界節(jié)假日博覽 第149期:世界預(yù)防自殺日

World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is a day we should all put on our calendars. It highlights a huge but often ignored problem in our society. Every year thousands of people take their own lives. Around 3,000 people a day commit suicide. Another 60,000 a day attempt suicide. WSPD promotes ways to identify possible suicide cases and to prevent suicide. The day is organized by the International Association for Suicide Prevention. This important group acts as a forum for academics, mental health professionals, and suicide survivors to work together to understand suicide better. They raise awareness that suicide is a preventable cause of hundreds of thousands of deaths around the world.

世界預(yù)防自殺日是我們應(yīng)該銘記的節(jié)日。它凸顯了社會上存在的巨大而又常被忽視的問題。每年數(shù)千人自殺。一天大約有3000千人自殺，6萬人試圖自殺。世界預(yù)防自殺日提升了識別可能的自殺事件及預(yù)防自殺的途徑。世界預(yù)防自殺日是由國際預(yù)防自殺協(xié)會組織的。這一重要組織為學(xué)者，心理健康專家和自殺未遂者舉辦了座談會，使他們通力合作，更好地理解自殺。他們逐漸意識到自殺是世界上成百上千人死亡的原因，但可預(yù)防。


The word suicide comes from Latin, meaning to kill oneself. There are many factors that lead to someone taking their own life. These include depression, shame, physical pain, anxiety, and relationship problems. A growing reason nowadays is financial difficulties. There is a sudden increase in suicide in rich nations when there is a downturn in the economy. Another worrying trend is the number of young people who resort to suicide because of bullying. Suicide is in fact one of the leading causes of death among teenagers and young adults. In Japan, there are Internet suicide clubs so you can end your life with others who are equally desperate. A hot topic today is assisted suicide – helping another person end his or her life.

自殺一詞來自拉丁語，意為殺死自己。許多因素可導(dǎo)致人們自殺，包括抑郁、羞辱、身體的疼痛、焦慮和人際關(guān)系。現(xiàn)在一個日益滋生的原因是經(jīng)濟困境。當(dāng)經(jīng)濟下滑時，富國的自殺率突然激增。另一個令人擔(dān)心的趨勢是年輕人因為被欺凌而自殺的人數(shù)增多。實際上，自殺是青少年和青年死亡的主要因素之一。在日本，有一個網(wǎng)上自殺俱樂部，你可以與其他相當(dāng)絕望的人一起自殺。現(xiàn)在的一個熱點話題就是協(xié)助自殺——幫助他人自殺。