ASurvivor’sStory:7ThingsILearnedfromTeenDepressionDepressioninchildrenandteensisontherise,aheartbreakingtrendthatcutsacrossalldemographics(人口統(tǒng)計數(shù)據(jù))—richandpoor,ruralandurban.AccordingtoMentalHealthAmerica,astaggering(令人震驚的)oneinfiveyoungpeoplesuffersfromdepression,whichcanleadtoacademicfailure,substanceabuse,andsuicide(自殺).兒童和青少年的抑郁癥呈上升趨勢，這一令人心碎的趨勢出現(xiàn)在所有人群中——富人和窮人，農(nóng)村和城市。據(jù)《美國心理健康》的數(shù)據(jù)顯示，每五個年輕人中就有一個患有抑郁癥，這可能導(dǎo)致學(xué)業(yè)失敗、藥物濫用和自殺，令人震驚。depressionn[學(xué)術(shù)詞]抑郁（癥）[depressv

使抑郁+-ion]ontherise正在上升heartbreaking

adj

令人心碎的；令人悲傷的[heartbreak+-ing]cutacross影響；適用于（分離的不同群體）sufferfrom患（?。゛cademicfailure學(xué)業(yè)失敗substanceabuse藥物濫用Depressionisoftenmistakenfornormalteenangst(焦慮);caringandwell-meaningcaregiversoftenmissthewarningsigns,especiallyinkidswhoappeartobethriving(茁壯成長的).mistake...for把……錯當(dāng)成……well-meaningadj[合成詞]出于好意的（但不成功）[well+meaning]caregivern[BrEcarer]看護(hù)人awarningsign警示抑郁癥經(jīng)常被誤認(rèn)為是正常的青少年焦慮；體貼且出于好意的看護(hù)者往往忽略了其潛在的跡象，尤其是那些看起來茁壯成長的孩子身上表現(xiàn)出來的跡象。Samdidn’tseemlikethekindofkidwhocouldbedepressed.Ontheoutside,everythingaboutherlife

appeared

wonderful,almostidyllic(完美無瑕的).ShewasraisedinawealthysuburbofBostonbyasupportivefamilywithagreatcircleoffriends,andwasknownasahardworkingstudentandtalentedathlete.

AthleticsweremorethanextracurricularactivitiesforSam—theywerealargepartofheridentity.suburbn［課標(biāo)新增詞］市郊；郊區(qū)supportiveadj

支持的；鼓勵的[support+-ive]agreatcircleoffriends一大群朋友athleticsn體育運動[athlete+-ics]extracurricularadj[合成詞]課外的[extra+curricularadj課程的]薩姆看起來并不像是那種會抑郁的孩子。從外表上看，她的生活一切都很美好，幾乎無憂無慮。她在波士頓一個富裕的郊區(qū)長大，有一個支持她的家庭和一大群朋友，大家都知道她是一個勤奮的學(xué)生和有天賦的運動員。對薩姆來說，體育運動不僅僅是課外活動，更是她個性特征的一大部分。Butinhersophomore(大學(xué)或高中的二年級學(xué)生)year,herlifebegantounravel(崩潰).Samsufferedaseriesofinjuriesthatpreventedherfromparticipatinginsports.Thevoid(空虛)leftbytheactivitiesthatoncegaveherasenseofbelongingsetoff

achainreactionthatwouldchangethecourseofherlife.

Sambeganstrugglingwithherpersonalidentityandstartedfeelingthattherewassomethingaboutherthatwasdifferent

fromeveryoneelse.preventsbfromdoingsth阻止某人做某事setoff引發(fā)achainreaction連鎖反應(yīng)thecourseofsb’slife一生歷程strugglewith與……作斗爭但到了高二，她的生活開始支離破碎。薩姆遭受了一連串的傷，使她無法參加體育運動。曾經(jīng)給她帶來歸屬感的活動所留下的空虛，引發(fā)了連鎖反應(yīng)，改變了她的人生歷程。薩姆開始糾結(jié)于自我身份認(rèn)同，并開始覺察自己身上有些東西與其他人不一樣。Whatwerethewarningsigns?潛在的跡象是什么?Samwasgoingthroughpersonalturmoil(焦慮)ontheinsidewhiletryingtomaintaintheappearancethateverythingwasokay.Normallysocialandoutgoing,shebegantoisolate(孤立)herselfforweeksatatime.Shewouldmakeplanswithfriendsandthencancel,rarelyleavingthesecurityofherroom.

Hernightsbecamesleepless;herdayswerespentwalkingaroundlikea“zombie(僵尸),”unabletofunction,makinghermentalstateworse.gothrough經(jīng)歷appearancen外表[appear+-ance]rarelyadv

很少[rareadj

稀有的+-ly]sleeplessadj

失眠的[sleep+-less]functionv[學(xué)術(shù)詞]正常工作；運轉(zhuǎn)薩姆的內(nèi)心正經(jīng)歷著個人焦慮，同時還試圖保持外表一切正常。平時喜歡社交和外向的她開始把自己孤立起來，有時長達(dá)幾周。她和朋友約好后，再取消，很少離開自己安全的房間。她晚上睡不著；白天像“僵尸”一樣四處游蕩，無法工作，這種處境讓她的精神狀態(tài)越來越差。Forhermom,thenewsofSam’sself-harmingbehaviorsandemotionalstrugglecameoutofnowhere.Inretrospect(回首往事),hermomrealizedthatSam’sbehaviorsclearlydemonstrated

thatherdaughterhadbeensufferingfromdepression.self-harmingadj[合成詞]自殘的outofnowhere突然出現(xiàn)demonstratev[學(xué)術(shù)詞][課標(biāo)新增詞]顯露；表明對她的媽媽而言，她不知道薩姆自殘和情緒掙扎的行為是從何而來的?；叵肫饋?，她的媽媽意識到薩姆的行為清楚地表明她的女兒得了抑郁癥。Findingapathtowellness找到一條健康之路Afterlearningwhatwasgoingon,hermothercalledSam’spediatrician(兒科醫(yī)生),whoencouragedhertotakeSamtotheemergencyroom.AfterthatfirstvisittotheER,Samexperiencedmultiplehospitalizations

formentalhealthtreatment,butcontinuedtostruggleemotionally.Finally,shewasreferredtoamentalhealthprogramforcrisisstabilization(穩(wěn)定),assessment,andtreatment.wellnessn健康[well+-ness]hospitalizationn

住院治療refer…to把……交送給assessmentn[學(xué)術(shù)詞]評定；評價[assess+-ment]在知道發(fā)生了什么之后，她的母親打電話給薩姆的兒科醫(yī)生，醫(yī)生鼓勵她帶薩姆去看急診。在第一次看急診之后，薩姆經(jīng)歷了多次精神健康治療，但仍然在情緒上掙扎。最后，她被轉(zhuǎn)介到一個以穩(wěn)定危機(jī)，評估和治療為目的的心理健康項目。Duringhersix-weekhospitalization,FranciscanChildren’sclinicians(臨床醫(yī)師)helpedSamlearnhowtounderstandandbemindfulofherfeelings.Shewastaughthowtousesimplecoping

mechanisms

tohelpmanageherthoughts.Bytakingthetimetobeintrospective(好反省的),Sambegantouncovertherootsofherfeelingsanddiscoverdifferentwaystocope.BythetimeSamwasreadytotransitionhome,shehadanewconfidenceinherselfthathelpedheridentifyherselfasthestrongpersonsheistoday.bemindfulof留意……

copev（成功地）對付；應(yīng)付[近manage]mechanismn[學(xué)術(shù)詞]方法；機(jī)制uncoverv

發(fā)現(xiàn)[un-+cover] rootn根源bythetime在……以前transitionv[學(xué)術(shù)詞]過渡identifysbassb確定……為……；認(rèn)定……為……在她六周的住院治療期間，圣方濟(jì)會兒童醫(yī)院的臨床醫(yī)生幫助薩姆學(xué)習(xí)如何理解和注意自我感受。她學(xué)會了如何使用簡單的應(yīng)對機(jī)制來幫助管理自己的思想。通過花時間反省，薩姆開始發(fā)現(xiàn)她感覺的根源，并找到了不同的應(yīng)對方法。當(dāng)薩姆準(zhǔn)備搬回家里時，她對自己產(chǎn)生了全新的信心，這幫助她進(jìn)行自我肯定，并成就了如今堅強的自己。Today,SamisahappyandhealthycollegestudentatasmallNewEnglandcollege.Majoringinpsychology,Samplanstogethermaster’sdegreeinsocialworksothatshecanhelpotherkidssuccessfullynavigate(找到正確方法)thechallengesofmentalillnessthewayshewashelpedatFranciscanChildren’s.psychologyn[學(xué)術(shù)詞]心理學(xué)；心理詞源：該詞由psycho-加后綴-ology組合而成。-ology表示某學(xué)科，有“……學(xué)”之意；psycho-則表示“心理”、“精神”或“靈魂”。如今，在新英格蘭的一所小學(xué)院里，薩姆成為一名快樂而健康的大學(xué)生。主修心理學(xué)的她打算獲得社會工作的碩士學(xué)位，這樣她就可以幫助其他孩子成功應(yīng)對精神疾病的挑戰(zhàn)，就像她在圣方濟(jì)會兒童醫(yī)院得到幫助一樣。Nowthatshe’sontheothersideofherjourney,Samhaslearnedinvaluablelessonsaboutgettingbetter.Hergreatestpiecesofadviceforparentsnavigatingachild’smentalhealthstrugglearetoletyourchildknowthatyouarethereforthemnomatterwhatandthattheycanaskyouforwhatevertheyneed.Reassure

themthatyouwillgetthroughthistogether.Startconversations,letthemtalk,andjustlisten.invaluableadj

無價的；極寶貴的[in-+valuable]apieceofadvice一條建議navigatev應(yīng)付（困難復(fù)雜的情況）reassurev

使……安心；打消……的疑慮[re-+assurev

使確信]getthrough（使）熬過現(xiàn)在，薩姆已經(jīng)站在人生旅程的另一邊，學(xué)到了如何變得更好的寶貴經(jīng)驗。她給那些正在為孩子的心理健康而掙扎的父母最好的建議就是讓你的孩子知道無論如何你都在他們身邊，他們可以向你尋求任何所需。向他們保證你們會一起渡過難關(guān)。開始對話，讓他們說，你只需傾聽。Reflectingpersonallyonwhatshewishessheknewduringherownbattle,hereareseventhingsSamwouldtellheryoungerselfand,byextension,alloftheotherchildrenandteenssufferingfromdepression:reflecton反思；回想byextension［正式用語］再則回想起自己當(dāng)年在與抑郁癥斗爭期間希望了解的事，薩姆想告訴年輕時的自己以及所有患有抑郁癥的兒童和青少年們下面七件事:1.Youarenotalone.Therearemanymorepeoplethanyoucanimaginewhohavebeendown

thesameroadandarenowlivinghealthyandhappylives.2.Beingstrongisn’tdeterminedbybeingabletohelpyourself,butinbeingabletoaskforhelpfrompeopleyoufeelyoucantrust.3.Thepathtorecoveryisnotalwayssmooth

ordirectandwilltaketime.4.Yourfeelingsarereal;don’tletanyonetellyoutheyaren’t.Evenifyoucan’tseewhat’shurtingyou,itdoesn’tmeanthatsomethingisn’twrong.downprep

沿著；順著smoothadj

順利的1.你并不孤單。有比你想象的還要多的人有著同樣的經(jīng)歷，現(xiàn)在正過著健康快樂的生活。2.堅強并不在于能夠幫助自己，而在于是否能夠向你認(rèn)為可以信任的人尋求幫助。3.康復(fù)之路并不總是一帆風(fēng)順或一路暢通的，它需要時間。4.你的感覺是真實的；不要傾聽任何否定你的人。即使你看不到傷害你的東西，那也不代表沒有問題。5.Thisisyourrecoveryandyouonlyhavetosharewhatyoufeelcomfortablesharingwiththosearoundyou.Yourfriendsaretheretolisten,butitisn’ttheirjobtoprovidetreatment.6.Giveyourfamilytimetoprocessthenewsaboutwhatyou’regoingthrough.Yourparentswon’thavealltheanswersorevenknowwhattosayrightaway–givethemtime.7.It’simportanttorealizethatsomedayswillbebetterthanothers.processv[學(xué)術(shù)詞]處理5.這是你自己的康復(fù)之旅，你只需要與你周圍的人分享你覺得舒服的事情。你的朋友會傾聽，提供治療不是他們的工作。6.給你的家人時間來消化你正在經(jīng)歷的事。你的父母不會知道所有的答案，甚至不知道現(xiàn)在該說些什么——給他們點時間。7.認(rèn)識到有些日子會比其他時候更好是很重要的。Sam’spaththroughdepressionandherevolution

intoahealthy,emotionally

secureadultwasn’tluck–ittookdeterminationandsupport.Thankstoherfamily,shewasabletofindtherightplacetohealattherighttime.evolutionn[學(xué)術(shù)詞]發(fā)展；演變emotionallyadv

情緒上；情感上[emotional+-ly]薩姆從抑郁到成長為一個健康、情緒穩(wěn)定的成年人的過程靠的不是運氣，而是決心和支持。多虧了她的家人，她能夠在正確的時間、正確的地方得到治愈。語法填空Samdidn’tseemlikethekindofkidwhocouldbe1.______(depress).Shewasraisedbyasupportivefamily,hadagreatcircleoffriends,and2.______(know)asahardworkingstudentandtalentedathlete.3.______inhersophomoreyear,Samsufferedaseriesofinjuriesthatpreventedherfromparticipatinginsports.Itsetoffachain4.______(react).Normallysocialandoutgoing,shebegantoisolate(孤立)5.__