环球慢速英语 世界精神卫生日(3)

Voice 1: Mental disorders², or mental issues, are real problems in a person's brain. They prevent a person from living a full and happy life. There are many different kinds of mental health disorders. For example, mood disorders affect a person's emotions. Depression is a mood disorder¹. Anxiety disorders cause a person to feel extreme fear. These fears may be irrational³ - they may have no reasoning behind them. Other kinds of disorders may affect a person's eating behaviour, development, personality or other part of the mind.

声音1：精神障碍或精神问题是一个人脑部存在的真正问题。这些问题使人们无法享受充实和快乐的生活。精神疾病有很多种。比如，情绪障碍对人们的情绪造成影响。抑郁症也是情绪障碍的一种。焦虑性障碍会使人们感到极度恐惧。这些恐惧可能是不合理的，可能没有什么原因可言。其他障碍类型可能会影响人们的饮食行为、发育、性格或大脑的其他部分。

Voice 2: Mental disorders can be mild or severe. They can be temporary or permanent. Mental health experts believe that mental disorders are also common. The WHO says that hundreds of millions of people suffer from some form of mental disorder. Mental problems can affect people from any race, ethnicity, country, sex, or place in society. They can affect any person anywhere!

声音2：精神障碍的症状可能是轻微的也可能是严重的。这种障碍可能是暂时性的也可能是永久性的。精神健康专家认为，精神障碍也普遍存在。世界卫生组织表示，各类精神疾病患者人数有数亿人。精神问题可能对来自任何种族、族群、国家、性别或社会地位的人产生影响。这类问题可能影响任何地区的任何人！

1 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。

2 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》

3 irrational   

adj.无理性的，失去理性的

参考例句：

• After taking the drug she became completely irrational.她在吸毒后变得完全失去了理性。
• There are also signs of irrational exuberance among some investors.在某些投资者中是存在非理性繁荣的征象的。