练习材料：
[Day 1761 2019-07-23]
Lesson 25-1 Non-auditory effects of noise
Many people in industry and the Services, who have practical experience of noise,
regard any investigation of this question as a waste of time; they are not prepared even
to admit the possibility that noise affects people. On the other hand, those who dislike
noise will sometimes use most inadequate evidence to support their pleas for a quieter
society. This is a pity, because noise abatement really is a good cause, and it is likely
to be discredited if it gets to be associated with had science.
One allegation often made is that noise produces mental illness. A recent article in
a weekly newspaper, for instance, was headed with a striking illustration of a lady in a
state of considerable distress, with the caption 'She was yet another victim, reduced to
a screaming wreck'.
任务配置：L0+L1+L4
知识笔记：
auditory adj. 听的; 听觉的;
inadequate adj. 不充分的; 不足的; 不够的; 不胜任的; 缺乏信心的;
pleas n. 请求; 恳求; (被告或被告律师的) 抗辩，答辩，辩护; (向法庭提供的) 理由，借口，辩解;
abatement n. 减弱; 减轻; 减少;
discredited v. 败坏…的名声; 使丧失信誉; 使丢脸; 使不相信; 使怀疑; 使不可置信;
allegation n. (无证据的) 说法，指控;
distress n. 忧虑; 悲伤; 痛苦; 贫困; 窘迫; 困苦; (船、飞机等) 遇难，遇险;
v. 使忧虑; 使悲伤; 使苦恼;
caption n. (图片、漫画等的) 说明文字; v. 给(图片、照片等)加说明文字;
reduced to 网络 简化为; 减少到; 变成;
a screaming wreck 尖叫的残骸
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