声明称:听力损害威胁主要取决听音乐时的音量大小和使用时间。如今,越来越多的年轻人面临休闲噪音对听觉造成的严重威胁。
Commission experts estimate that between 50 and 100 million people listen to portable music players on a daily basis.
据欧洲委员会的专家估计,欧洲每天有5000万至1亿人使用便携式音乐播放器。
If they listened for only five hours a week at more than 89 decibels, they would already exceed EU limits for noise allowed in the workplace, they said. But if they listened for longer periods, they risked permanent hearing loss after five years.
专家指出,即使他们每周只听5个小时MP3,音量高于89分贝,那就已经超过了欧盟的工作场合噪音最高标准。而如果听得时间更长,那么五年之后就可能会永久丧失听力。
The scientists calculated the number of people in that risk category at between five and 10 percent of listeners, meaning up to 10 million people in the European Union.
科学家统计,目前欧盟各国有5%至10%的MP3使用者面临此问题,总人数多达1000万。
Sales of personal music players have soared in EU countries in recent years, particularly of MP3 players.
近年来,欧盟各国的个人音乐播放器销量迅速增长,尤其是MP3。
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