【英语时差8,16】担心好朋友饮食失调

 Dear Annie:

I am 15 and almost positive that my best friend, "Amanda," is anorexic. I know for a fact that she was anorexic two years ago, but she told me she had treatment and is cured.

I rarely see Amanda eat lunch at school, and if I ask about it, she says, "I'm not hungry. Just drop it." When I tell her she really needs to eat, she gets mad. Lately, she's had stomach pains that are not cramps¹. I don't know if this is related, but she also has been having family, grade, depression and school issues. I really worry about her, but I know if I bring up therapy, she will stop speaking to me. Please help. － Concerned Best Friend

Dear Best Friend:

Amanda is lucky to have you as a friend. She obviously has a lot of problems, and her eating disorder² could be the way she tries to maintain some control over her life. Right now, it's best not to talk about food, her weight or her eating habits. Tell her you care about her, value her friendship, think she's a wonderful person and will always be there for her. You also can suggest, if she feels depressed³ or is having school problems, that she talk to the school counselor⁴ or a favorite teacher, and offer to go with her.

1 cramps   

n. 抽筋, 腹部绞痛, 铁箍 adj. 狭窄的, 难解的 v. 使...抽筋, 以铁箍扣紧, 束缚

参考例句：

• If he cramps again let the line cut him off. 要是它再抽筋，就让这钓索把它勒断吧。
• "I have no cramps." he said. “我没抽筋，"他说。

2 disorder   

n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调

参考例句：

• When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
• It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。

3 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

4 counselor   

n.顾问，法律顾问

参考例句：

• The counselor gave us some disinterested advice.顾问给了我们一些无私的忠告。
• Chinese commercial counselor's office in foreign countries.中国驻国外商务参赞处。