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第64章 Healthy Living 健康生活(16)

绝大多数的男人都认为腰与臀部比率是0。7的女人最迷人。玛丽莲?梦露的身材正是如此。

At the end of the 19th century, some women even had ribs removed so they’d have that perfect narrow waist。

十九世纪末,有些女人甚至拿掉一些肋骨,只为拥有完美的柳腰。

New research has revealed that one in three women would give up a year of their life to have the perfect body。

新研究显示,女人们对身材的要求越来越疯狂,有30%的女人宁肯放弃1年的生命,以换来自己梦寐以求的体型。

Overall, 30 per cent of the 320 women questioned said they would be willing to make a trade。

在调查中,专家调查到320位妇女,她们中有30%的人在问卷调查中都表示自己愿意用生命来换取魔鬼身材。

Let’s Talk!

开始交流吧!

Cathy: Hi, Lily。 I need your advice。

凯西:你好。莉莉。我需要你给我出主意。

Lily: What’s that?

莉莉:什么事?

Cathy: The coach of the Aerobics Club came to ask me if I want to join them。

凯西:健美操队的教练来问我是否想加入。

Lily: Why not? If I were in your shoes, I certainly would。 Our school’s only famous for one thing: aerobics, you know。

莉莉:为何不加入呢?假如我有你那样的条件,我一定会加入。你可知道,我们学校只有健美操出名。

Cathy: I know, but I’m afraid it will take up much of my time。

凯西:我知道。但我操心参加社团会耽误许多时间。

Lily: As the saying goes, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy。 You should take more exercise。 Do you know Susan from our department? She joined the club last term。

莉莉:俗话说,只工作不娱乐,聪明的孩子也会变笨的。你应该多锻炼一下。你知道我们系的苏姗吗?她是上学期加入健美操队的。

Cathy: Have the aerobics classes any effect on her?

凯西:健美操班对她有什么效果吗?

Lily: Sure, a big effect。 Her weight has dropped from 150 pounds to 120 pounds。 She has got a sharp figure now。 Guys look at her when she goes by。

莉莉:有。效果很大。她的体重由150磅降到了120磅。你看她现在身材多好。她走路的时候男生都在看她。

Cathy: Really? That plump girl? That’s really something beyond my imagination。

凯西:真的吗?那个丰满的女孩吗?可真出乎意料啊。

Lily: But belonging to an Aerobics Club must be tough。 Exercise sounds like something that is going to make me feel more tired。

莉莉:但参加健美操一定很辛苦。训练听起来让我感到很累。

Cathy: That’s a misconception。 The funny thing is once you start a regular exercise program。 You’ll have more energy。

凯西:那是一种误解。一旦你开始正规训练,你会更加富有活力。

Lily: OK。 I’ll take your advice。

莉莉:好的。我听你的。

Feed Your Mind

心灵维他命

人的生理健康是有标准的,一个人的心理健康也是有标准的。不过人的心理健康的标准不及人的生理健康的标准具体与客观。了解与掌握心理健康的定义对于增强与维护人们的健康有很大的意义。人们掌握了健康标准,以此为依据对照自己,可进行心理健康的自我诊断。发现自己的心理状况某个或某几个方面与心理健康标准有一定距离,就有针对性地加强心理锻炼,以期达到心理健康水平。

Realize How to Improve your Emotional Mental Health如何保持心理健康

1保持心理健康的方法

Mental health can be seen as a continuum, where an individual’s mental health may have many different possible values。 Mental wellness is generally viewed as a positive attribute, such that a person can reach enhanced levels of mental health, even if they do not have any diagnosable mental health condition。

Being mentally and emotionally healthy does not exclude the experiences of life which we cannot control。 As humans we are going to face emotions and events that are a part of life。 According to Smith and Segal, “People who are emotionally and mentally healthy have the tools for coping with difficult situations and maintaining a positive outlook in which also remain focused, flexible, and creative in bad times as well as good”。

People who are emotionally and mentally healthy have the tools for coping with difficult situations and maintaining a positive outlook。 They remain focused, flexible, and creative in bad times as well as good。 In order to improve your emotional mental health the root of the issue has to be resolved。 “Prevention emphasizes the avoidance of risk factors; promotion aims to enhance an individual’s ability to achieve a positive sense of self-esteem, mastery, well-being, and social inclusion”。 It is very important to improve your emotional mental health by surrounding yourself with positive relationships。 We as humans, feed off companionships and interaction with other people。 Another way to improve your emotional mental health is participating in activities that can allow you to relax and take time for yourself。 Yoga is a great example of its meditating aspect which calms your entire body and nerves。 According to a study on well-being Richards, Campania and Muse-Burke found, “mindfulness is considered to be a purposeful state, it may be that those who practice it believe in its importance and value being mindful, so that valuing of self-care activities may influence the intentional component of mindfulness”

2常见心理治疗的表达方式

(1)Ordinary mental illness常见心理疾病A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern generally associated with subjective distress or disability that occurs in an individual, and which is not a part of normal development or culture。

depression抑郁症

obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 强迫性神经症internet addiction disease网络综合症

mania vesania躁狂症

hyperactivity disorder多动症

autism自闭症

schizophrenia精神分裂症

anxiety neurosis焦虑症

hysteria歇斯底里

(2)mental states表示心理状态的词

state of mind心态

abnornal psychology异常心理

normal psychology正常心理

psychological balance心理平衡

psychological trait/ristic心理特征

我们必须看到,心理疾病是很普遍的,只不过存在着程度区别而已。而且现代文明的发展使人类愈发脱离其自然属性,污染、生活快节奏、紧张、信息量空前巨大、社会关系复杂、作息方式变化、消费取向差异、在公平的理念下不公平的事实拉大、溺爱等,都使心理疾病逐渐增多并恶化。心理疾病种类很多,表现各异,而且有可能出现更多的以前都没有注意到,或已经合理化(不认为是心理疾病)。随着时代的变化,新发现的心理疾病也不少。

Key words & Sentences

关键词句全知道

A health psychology is essential to the growth of body and mind, and that should be bright, positvie, upward and socilized and good personality。

一个健康的心理,应该是积极的、阳光的、向上的、有着良好人际关系和性格的。

Depression is a mood disorder that causes you to feel sad or hopeless for an extended period of time。

抑郁是在一段时间内持续的一种精神紊乱,它让人感觉悲伤,对生活失去希望。

More than just a bout of the blues or temporary feelings of grief or low energy, depression can have a significant impact on your enjoyment of life, your work, your health, and the people you care about。

不止发作一次的悲伤心情,或没有精力,抑郁,对人们的生活、工作、健康,甚至对周围的人们都会产生很大影响。

Depression affects people differently。

抑郁对人们的影响是不同的。

Some feel down for extended periods of time; for others the feelings of depression come and go。

有些人经常情绪失落,而有些人只是偶尔有这种情绪。

In severe cases, depression can cause people to become incapable of communicating, unable to do routine activities, or suicidal。 In these cases, it is essential to seek medical attention。

严重抑郁会导致人无法正常交流,不能进行日常的活动,甚至自杀。在这种情况下,寻求药物治疗就非常重要。

We now know that depression, like other medical conditions, has a chemical and biological basis。

我们知道,抑郁和其他的疾病一样,都有生物和化学基础。