美语三级跳 Go English：018C 医药: 高级课程

018C 医药: 高级课程

Professor: Helen hasn't been feeling well lately, and in the last episode 1 the doctor told her that the cause might be mental stress. So today she is going to talk to a therapist 2.

哎，如果Helen有心事，可以找朋友、男友或者家人聊聊啊，何必非找心理治疗师呢，多贵啊!

Helen: Thank you for seeing me, doctor. I've been having a lot of mental stress which I think may be affecting my physical health.

Therapist: Of course. Can you tell me a little bit about what has been upsetting you?

Helen: Well, I had a dog named Herman. He died a couple months ago and I've been feeling really down ever since .

Therapist: I see. Were you and Herman close?

Helen: We were the best of friends (sobbing). Whenever things weren't going well for me, I used to share all my problems with him. He was a great listener.

怪不得Helen情绪如此低落，原来她的狗Herman对她这么重要，不仅是宠物，还是她最好的朋友呢。

Professor: That's right, Winnie. Why does Helen say Herman was so great to talk to?

Helen说她有心事都跟狗狗说，因为Herman总是很认真地听她倾诉。

Therapist: Have there been problems in your life recently that you've needed to talk about with someone?

Helen: Yeah, so many problems. I've been really stressed out at work ever since my boss gave me a huge new project, and I've been going through a rocky period with my boyfriend.

Therapist: Does your stress level interfere 3 with your work or home life?

Helen: Yeah, when I'm under a lot of pressure it's difficult for me to fall asleep, which makes me tired and unproductive at work the next day.

Therapist: Well, being under a lot of mental pressure like that can have an effect on the body.

Professor: So Winnie, what has been causing Helen so much stress lately?

她的老板交给她a big new project，一份规模很大的新项目，而且她和男友关系好像有问题，Professor Bowman, 她说正和男友go through a rocky period，这大概不是什么好事儿吧？

Professor: Winnie, you can call something "rocky" if it is difficult, or not going smoothly 4. In this case, Helen is saying her relationship with her boyfriend has been experiencing trouble lately.

我明白了，rocky就是困难重重的意思，我想到一个词， b-u-m-p-y, bumpy，意思一样吗？

Professor: Yes, they're the same.

唉，可怜的Helen, 有这么多烦心事。不知道心理治疗师有什么好建议。

Therapist: There are some things you can do to relieve 5 your stress. First, you need someone to talk to about your feelings so that they don't get bottled up inside.

Helen: Hmm .... I guess you're right. Do you think I should get another dog?

Therapist: No, it's much better if you pay $200 per hour to talk to me once per week.

Helen: Oh .... but what if spending all that money causes me to worry about my bank account?

Therapist: Don't worry, if you start feeling even more stressed because of your finances 6, you can come in twice per week for more therapy 7.

Professor: Winnie, do you understand what the therapist means when he tells Helen not to bottle up her emotions inside?

Bottle是瓶子的意思，所以我想医生是让Helen不要把情绪都憋在心里。

Professor: That's right.

Professor, 我觉得这个心理治疗师帮不了Helen, 他一小时收200块钱，Helen 说这么大的花销会让自己有更大压力，可治疗师似乎盼的就是这个，这样Helen就需要看更多次医生，他就可以赚更多钱了!

Helen: I don't know, doctor. I think I really just need to blow off some steam every once in a while. I'm not sure I need all this therapy.

Therapist: In my professional opinion, Helen, you may be very ill. We need to discuss an integrated 8 treatment plan, with therapy sessions 9 and anti-depression medications.

Helen: Anti-depression medications? Now I'm sure I don't want all that.

Therapist: But Helen, this may be the only way to make you happy again.

Helen: Actually, now I know what will make me happy. A trip to the pet store!

Helen很聪明，治疗师让她多看病，还让她吃抗抑郁药，可Helen没上当！ 她说，她只需要blow off some steam every once in a while - 时不时给自己减减压，就可以了!

Professor: Yes. I guess Helen, like everyone else, just needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes.

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