TED演讲:为什么应该喜爱'恶心'的科学(6)

 　　And the comment section for that video became sort of like a self-help section, 并且那个视频的评论区变得有点像一个励志互助区，

　　where people could talk about their tonsil stone experiences and, like, tips and tricks for getting rid of them. 人们可以谈论他们扁桃体结石的经历，比如摆脱它们的方法和策略。

　　And I think it became this great way for people to talk about something that they'd never felt comfortable taking about publicly¹. 我想这已经成了人们敞开心扉直面问题的绝佳途径。

　　And that is wonderful when it's about something as goofy as tonsil stones, 能讨论诸如扁桃体结石一类恶心的东西，确实大快人心，

　　but it's a little sad when a video can have an effect like that when it's about something as common as periods. 然而对于一个有相同影响力的视频，例如月经一类的平常事物，情况就不那么乐观了。

　　So last February, I released² a video on menstruation, 去年二月，我发布了一个有关月经的视频，

　　and to this day, I am still getting messages from people around the globe who are asking me about their periods. 一直到今天，我仍会收到来自全世界人们关于自己月经问题的留言。

　　There are a lot of young people -- and some not-so-young people -- out there, 许多年轻人--还包括年纪稍大一些的人，

　　who are worried that what's happening to their bodies is somehow not normal. 担心她们身体出现了一些异常。

　　And, of course, I always tell them that I am not a medical professional³, 当然，我总告诉她们我不是医学专家，

　　and that, if possible, they should talk to a doctor. 如果可能的话，她们应该去咨询医生。

　　But the truth of the matter is that everyone should feel comfortable talking to a doctor about their own bodies. 但事实上：所有人应该很自然地与医生谈论她们自己的身体。

　　And that's why I think it's really important for us to start this dialogue about gross⁴ stuff⁵ from a pretty early age, 这也是为什么我觉得从年轻时开始直面恶心事物对我们来说很重要，

　　so we can let our kids know that it's alright to have agency⁶ over your own body and over your own health. 这样就可以让我们的孩子们懂得：应该有人关心你们的身体，对你们的健康负责。

1 publicly   

adv.公然地，舆论上

参考例句：

• Extra shares of common will be sold publicly.额外的普通股份将公开出售。
• He acknowledged publicly that he might have made a mistake.他当众承认自己可能犯了个错误。

2 released   

v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。

3 professional   

adj.专业的；职业的；n.专业人员；职业运动员

参考例句：

• He is a professional tennis player.他是一名职业网球运动员。
• I need a professional to sort out my finances.我需要专业人士为我管理财务。

4 gross   

adj.全部的，粗俗的，肥胖的；vt.获得...总收入

参考例句：

• The gross weight of the box of chocolates is 500 grams.那盒巧克力的全部重量是500克。
• I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。

5 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

6 agency   

n.经办；代理；代理处

参考例句：

• This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
• He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。