Many children in the UK are missing schoolbecause they feel too anxious2， according to a new survey3. 28% of children aged between 12 and 18 had missed school in the last yearbecause of anxiety. More than 1，000 young people were surveyed， and almost halfsaid that they had a mental4 health5 problem. The survey also found that it is notonly mental health that is keeping children away from school. Almost a quarter ofchildren aged between 12 and 18 have missed school because of family problems，while 18% have stayed away because of problems with friends or other pupils.

根據(jù)一項最新調(diào)查，英國許多孩子因為過于焦慮而曠課。去年，12 歲至18歲的孩子中，有28%曾因為焦慮而曠課。1000 多名年輕人接受了調(diào)查，幾乎一半的人說他們有心理健康問題。該調(diào)查還發(fā)現(xiàn)，讓孩子們逃學的不僅僅是心理健康問題。在12 歲至18 歲的孩子中，近四分之一的人因為家庭問題而曠課，18%的人因為與朋友或其他學生之間的問題而曠課。

（英語原文選自：engoo.com）

▏Notes

1. anxiety 焦慮；憂慮

2. anxious 焦慮的；擔心的

3. survey 考察；調(diào)查

4. mental 精神的；思想的；智力的

5. health 身體狀況；健康

Discussion 議一議：

1. Do you have any mental health problems？ 你有心理健康問題嗎？

2. What should we do to help with mental health problems？ 我們應該怎么做才能幫助解決心理健康問題呢？