2014年ESL之就医和人际交往 09 Mental Disorders

 

Mental Disorders¹ 

Dr. Miao: At Berthiaume College, we take mental health issues very seriously. That’s why we have so many mental health services on campus. 

Dean: Such as? 

Dr. Miao: Well, for example, there is a meeting tonight of our support group for anorexics and bulimics. Tomorrow night, I’ll be speaking to a group of students about depression to make them aware of the warning signs. 

Dean: Those are very important issues. 

Dr. Miao: Yes, they are. In this student health center, we see cases ranging from social anxiety disorder² to schizophrenia. In addition to serious mental disorders, college students are at risk of developing many types of antisocial behaviors resulting from the pressures of college and the stress of being on their own. 

Dean: I know what you mean. One of my roommates copes with stress by binge drinking. My other roommate has become obsessive-compulsive. You should see how clean our apartment is. 

Dr. Miao: And you? How have you been dealing³ with the stress? 

Dean: Me? I think I’m the only well-adjusted one in the group. 

Dr. Miao: Are you sure? You seem to have developed a nervous habit of pulling your hairs out one at a time. 

Dean: What?! No, I haven’t. 

Dr. Miao: Denying you have a problem is often a sign that you have a problem. 

Dean: That’s crazy! 

Dr. Miao: Shh! We don’t use the c-word here. Come with me. 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 disorders   

n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 )；凌乱；骚乱；（身心、机能）失调

参考例句：

• Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase. 据报告，厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The announcement led to violent civil disorders. 这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。