第一时间：2012年秋季中级口译阅读第五篇解析

2012-09-19 00:00:00来源：沪江博客

　　Like many other primary care doctors, I sometimes sense the shadow of depressionhovering at the edges of the exam room. I am haunted by one mother with severe postnatal depression. Years ago, I took proper care of the baby, but I missed the mother’s distress, as did everyone else.

　　第一段的难点在于hover;postnatal depression这些词汇上。但是考生不难从mother/baby这些词上发现，这篇文章的话题讲述的是儿童医疗。

　　Nowadays it’s increasingly clear that pediatricians, obstetrician-gynecologists and internists must be more alert. Research into postnatal depression in particular has underscored the importance of checking up on parents’ mental healthin the first months of a baby’s life.But a parent’s depression, can be linked to all kinds of problems, even in the lives of older children. “Depression is an illness that feeds upon itself,” said Dr. William Beardslee, professor of child psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, “Very often people who are depressed don’t seek the care they need.”

　　考生不要被段首句的三个不同科目的医生迷惑住。关键在于主题句But a parent’s depression, can be linked to all kinds of problems, even in the lives of older children.家长的抑郁心理可能与所有的问题都有关系，即使在较大的孩子身上也有反映。

　　In 2009, the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council issued a report, “Depression in Parents, Parenting, and Children,” that summarized a large and growing body of research on the ways that parental depression can affect how people take care of their children, and how those children fare.One in five Americans will suffer from depression at some point, noted Dr. Beardslee, who was on the committee that issued the report. “Untreated, unrecognized parental depression can lead to negative consequences for kids,” he said, ranging from poor school performance to increased visits to the emergency room to poorer peer relationships and adolescent depression.Moreover, there is plenty of evidence that when depressed parents get treatment and help with their parenting, families are much better off.

　　本段请大家注意几个关键词，如summarize; moreover 等。越来越多的研究披露，家长身上的抑郁症可能会影响带孩子的方式，还有这些孩子成长的过程，并可能导致负面后果，包括学业和家庭关系方面。而如果患有抑郁症的家长能够得到治疗，结果就完全不同。

　　A depressed parent may have trouble following a plan of preventive care if a child has a medical problem like asthma. But higher rates of depression in parents whose children have chronic medical problems may also reflect the stress of dealing with those problems, especially for psychologically vulnerable parents.Depression may become part of a vicious cycle in these families: An overwhelmed and depressed parent is less able to follow a complex medical regimen, and a child ends up in the emergency room or the hospital, creating more pressure and more stress for the family.I often urge mothers to pay more attention to their own medical problems and mental health. Pediatric colleagues tell stories of depressed parents who break down and cry during a child’s visit, but then say they’re too busy taking care of the family to get help for themselves.

　　抑郁症可能会导致这些家庭陷入恶性循环，导致患有慢性疾病的孩子们无法得到足够的治疗，引起突发病症，造成家长心情更加低落。

　　And in looking for parental depression, in asking about it and discussing the risks, there may be a sense that doctors are placing blame. I think we fear that parents who are struggling with these shadows will feel accused and inadequate.

　　医生们往往会责备这些家长的做法，使他们感到内疚和自责。

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