英语听力—环球英语 1396 Healing After Trauma

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　　Welcome to Spotlight¹. I’m Liz Waid.

 

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　　And I’m Mike Procter. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand - no matter where in the world they live.

 

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　　A Mixed Martial² Arts, or MMA, fight is about to begin. Two men stand in the fighting area. It is surrounded by a linked metal fence. People watch as the fight begins. The men wrestle³ on the ground, holding each other tightly⁴. They kick and jump. They hit each other with their hands. MMA is a very rough sport. The fighters are often injured. But today one of the men is using MMA to help him heal⁵.

 

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　　Kyle DuBay is a war veteran⁶. He went overseas with the United States Army three times.  He was not well when he came back from fighting in the army. DuBay was negatively affected⁷ by the terrible things that he saw in the war. He had PTSD.  Today’s Spotlight is on healing⁸ from problems caused by extreme trauma⁹ - a condition called PTSD.

 

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　　The letters PTSD stand for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder¹⁰. This mental condition affects people after they experience extremely difficult events - events like severe injury or seeing someone else die. These events are called trauma. PTSD is common among soldiers and people living in conflict areas. War creates a lot of trauma. But other events in life can also cause PTSD. The sudden death of a parent can cause PTSD in children. A person who is sexually¹¹, physically¹² or emotionally¹³ abused¹⁴ or attacked may also have PTSD. Other people have PTSD after natural disasters such as terrible storms.

 

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　　It is difficult for people with PTSD to live a normal life. Most people feel fear and anger when they experience traumatic events.  But for people with PTSD, the trauma causes a disorder. This causes the feelings to remain, even after the person is safe again.

 

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　　People with PTSD cannot stop remembering the traumatic events. They often have bad dreams. When they are awake they think about the terrible events that happened to them. Many people with PTSD do not want to remember. They try to avoid any situation that will make them think of the trauma. They may hide away from people. Or they may react with anger. People with PTSD may not be able to be calm. They may always feel like they need to defend themselves.

 

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　　When Kyle DuBay returned from fighting in the US Army he had many of these problems. He was always worried and angry. He even slept with guns near his bed. He told the news organization NPR:

 

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　　“You feel anger just spreading into your arms, into your fingers. And your heart starts just beating really fast. You just want to shout. And I did not know how to get rid of it.”

 

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　　It is not possible to change the events of the past. So what can people with PTSD do? There are many ways to decrease the effects of PTSD. People can talk to a therapist¹⁵ - a psychiatric doctor. A trained therapist listens to the patient. She helps the patient to express how he feels. The therapist encourages the patient. She does not judge. And the therapist often helps the patient find new ways to solve his problems.

 

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　　Kyle DuBay talked to a therapist. He also took medicine for his PTSD. But he still had a lot of negative feelings. Then he began Mixed Martial Arts. He found that physical activity or exercise was good way to deal with stress. Some people may like a different kind of physical exercise such as swimming, running or dancing. MMA helped DuBay alot. He told NPR:

 

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　　“I felt better. I felt happier, less anger, less worry. I felt great.”

 

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　　Scientists are also using new technology to help treat PTSD. Brian Sullivan has PTSD after serving in the US Army. He talks to a therapist. But he also has a special program on his cell phone. It helps him to record his thoughts and emotions. And it plays quiet music to help him to be calm. Sullivan told the BBC:

 

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　　“It is a therapist that I carry with me. When you are sitting at home or if you are out somewhere, you can put on a set of headphones and listen privately¹⁶.”

 

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　　But technology cannot replace a person. One of the best ways to heal is through healthy relationships. Dr. Marla Handy¹⁷ is a university lecturer. She has PTSD because she was abused as a child. But she found ways to live a good life. She told her story to the organization Gift from Within. Dr. Handy talked about how other people have helped her:

 

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　　“I have wonderful friends who were able to be supportive of me when neither of us knew what was going on. My husband has been able to be very supportive. Humour is also very important to me. It is having the sense to not treat me like I am weak.  But to accept that that is part of my life and just get on with it.”

 

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　　PTSD is very difficult but there IS hope for healing. K Waheed suffered traumatic events as a child. For many years she continued to suffer from PTSD. She is now healing. She wrote to the Anxiety and Depression Association¹⁸ of America:

 

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　　“I am thankful that I have had lots of support and great professional help. I also really wanted to recover, and I was willing to work to overcome all of my trauma. Other miraculous¹⁹ help has come from my spiritual beliefs and practices. Today I know I am safe. That is the best feeling in the world!”

 

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　　The writer of this program was Rena Dam. The producer was Michio Ozaki. The voices you heard were from the United States and the United Kingdom. All quotes were adapted for this program and voiced by Spotlight. You can listen to this program again, and read it, on the internet at www.radioenglish.net. This program is called, ‘Healing after Trauma’.

 

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　　You can also leave your comments on our website. Or you can email us at [email protected]. You can also find us on Facebook - just search for spotlightradio. We hope you can join us again for the next Spotlight program. Goodbye.

1 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

2 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

3 wrestle   

vi.摔跤，角力；搏斗；全力对付

参考例句：

• He taught his little brother how to wrestle.他教他小弟弟如何摔跤。
• We have to wrestle with difficulties.我们必须同困难作斗争。

4 tightly   

adv.紧紧地，坚固地，牢固地

参考例句：

• My child holds onto my hand tightly while we cross the street.横穿马路时，孩子紧拉着我的手不放。
• The crowd pressed together so tightly that we could hardly breathe.人群挤在一起，我们几乎喘不过气来。

5 heal   

v.使愈合，治愈，使康复；平息(争吵等)；消除，解决(分支等)

参考例句：

• Time helped heal the old wounds.时间有助于治愈旧创伤。
• This wound will soon heal if yon keep it clean.如果你保持伤口清洁，它很快就会痊愈。

6 veteran   

n.老兵；经验丰富的人，老手

参考例句：

• My grandfather is a veteran of the Second World War.我祖父是二战时的老兵。
• We often asked the veteran workers for advice.我们常常向老工人求教。

7 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

8 healing   

n.康复，复原adj.有治疗功用的v.（使）愈合( heal的现在分词 )；治愈；（使）结束；较容易忍受

参考例句：

• miraculous powers of healing 神奇的治病能力
• She seems to have a vocation for healing. 看来她具备治病救人的才能。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 trauma   

n.外伤，精神创伤

参考例句：

• Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
• The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。

10 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。

11 sexually   

adv.性别上地；按性别地；性欲地；两性之间地

参考例句：

• to be sexually promiscuous 性生活淫乱
• I was depressed,withdrawn and sexually frigid. 我郁郁寡欢，离群索居，没有什么性要求。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

13 emotionally   

adv.感情上，情绪上，冲动地

参考例句：

• a special school for emotionally disturbed children 为精神异常儿童开办的特殊学校
• A wide range of emotionally stressful events may trigger a relapse. 多种令人情绪紧张的事情都可能引起旧病复发。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 abused   

v.妄用( abuse的过去式和过去分词 )；虐待；辱骂

参考例句：

• All the children had been physically and emotionally abused. 所有这些儿童的身心都受到了摧残。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This rule was brought into being because the old law was abused. 由于旧的法律遭到滥用，这条规则便应运而生。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 therapist   

n.治疗专家

参考例句：

• My therapist helped me feel my anger.我的治疗专家帮助我感受自己的怒气。
• Family therapists.家庭治疗师。

16 privately   

adv.以私人的身份，悄悄地，私下地

参考例句：

• Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
• The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。

17 handy   

adj.方便的；手边的，近便的；手巧的

参考例句：

• A few more traveler's checks may come in handy on holiday.多带几张旅行支票，度假时会有用的。
• She is a handy girl who can turn her hand to anything.她是个心灵手巧的姑娘。

18 association   

n.联盟，协会，社团；交往，联合；联想

参考例句：

• Our long association with your company has brought great benefits.我方和贵公司的长期合作带来了巨大的利益。
• I broke away from the association ten years ago.我10年前就脱离了那个团体。

19 miraculous   

adj.像奇迹一样的，不可思议的

参考例句：

• The wounded man made a miraculous recovery.伤员奇迹般地痊愈了。
• They won a miraculous victory over much stronger enemy.他们战胜了远比自己强大的敌人，赢得了非凡的胜利。