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(73) 人体生理心理：第3篇（Chirdren interact）---难度级别：$$
! H9 L! _3 m7 ~% S! ~Today we`re going to talk about shyness and discuss recent research on ways to help children learn to interact socially.. u0 C! l* t- g) B) f4 w2 z
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Many people consider themselves shy. In fact, forty percent of people who took part (in our survey调查 said) they were shy---that`s two (out of every) five people. And (there are) studies (to) indicate that the tendency toward shyness may be in (inherited). But just because certain children are (timid羞怯的) dosen`t mean that they are (doomed命中注定) to be shy forever. (There are things) parents, teacher, and the children themselves can do to (overcome战胜) this tendency---and even to prevent it.) G4 ^% z5 N2 W! C4 c5 P
6 n% u8 r, J3 E2 [4 T/ B0 Q4 FOne research found that (if) parents gently put their shy children to try new things, they can help these children become less (afraid) and less (inhibited羞怯的). Another way to help shy children is to (train) them (in) socail skills. For example, there are special training groups where children (are taught things like) looking at other children while talking to them, talking about others people`s interests and even smiling.
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" A; ?5 o5 A3 A; HThese groups has been very successful (at) giving shy children a place to feel safe and (accepted), and (at) building up (their self-esteem自尊).
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(74) 人体生理心理：第4篇（失眠）---难度级别：$$$半
5 b2 W4 Q# E- }) AYou might think that most of the patients (at sleep clinic) are being treated for sleeplessness, <commonly> referred to as insomnia, but that is not the case. The majority of sleep-clinic patients suffer from (disorders混乱 of) excessive sleep---or “hypersomnia”. While most insomnia somehow manage to drag themselves through the day and founction (acceptable), although not (optimal最佳的), levels, this is not so for people who suffer from hypersomnia.
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They are <incapacitated> by (irresistible不可抵抗的 urges) to sleep during the day, often (inappropriate) situations---at business meetings, in supermarkets, or paties. Even more dangerous is their failure to remain (awake) when driving or operating <machinery>. Falling asleep in such situations could obviously be (life-)threatening./ m+ q; q$ B1 T
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Many hypersominacs suffer from (narcolepsy嗜眠发作), for which the primary (symptom症状) is exessive daytime sleepiness. Though not (apparent) in childhood, this symptom most often appears for the first time during the (teen青少年) years and continues throughout the person` life. The sleep (attacks) may occur as many as fifteen to twenty times during the course of the day and lasts for periods from fifteen minutes up to two hours.- r$ e5 }; k' e7 D
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What can be done to help those suffering from narcolepsy? There are certain drugs that can help, and (specialists专科医师) suggest voluntary (napping) to decrease the frequency发生次数 of such sleep attacks.
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9 J+ r$ s2 J- T5 y+ ?9 L2 ?7 A[ 本帖最后由 穗棉布族 于 2008-5-16 18:25 编辑 ]
