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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Big condoms partly to blame for Thai teen STI spike: ministry 衛生部：泰國青少年性病激增，有一部分要怪大保險套
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Thai health officials Thursday said teenagers who are too embarrassed to choose condoms that fit are partly to blame for a recent spike in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among their peers.
泰國衛生部官員週四說，最近泰國青少年性病激增，部分要怪青少年太不好意思挑選合用的保險套。
In a statement ahead of Valentine’s Day, the kingdom’s Ministry of Public Health warned that STIs among 10-19 year olds had increased almost five times in the last ten years.
泰國公共衛生部在情人節前發布聲明警告，過去10年間，10歲至19歲族群性病增加近5倍。
"It is due to the fact that only 43 percent (of teenagers) use condoms -- and also because they choose condoms that are too big for their actual sizes and they are afraid they will be mocked for being too small," the statement said.
聲明說：「這是因為只有43％（青少年）使用保險套，也因為他們選擇的保險套，比他們實際尺寸大太多，他們怕太小會被笑。」
The ministry added it planned to spend 47 million baht ($1.4 million) this year to distribute more than 43 million condoms to people across the country.
衛生部還說，今年打算耗資4700萬泰銖（約140萬美元），分發逾4300萬個保險套給全國各地的民眾。
新聞辭典
spike：名詞，激增。例句：If price spikes continue, people will not be able to afford the new houses they want.（如果價格繼續飆漲，人們可能買不起他們想要的新房子。）
mock：動詞，嘲笑。例句：They were mocking him because he kept falling off his bike.（他們笑他老從腳踏車上摔下來。）
distribute：動詞，分發。例句：The books will be distributed free to local schools.（這些書將免費發放給當地學校。）
