节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2014-03-20
难易度:High
关键字:overwhelm, fierce, consume, compassionate
Hello, everyone.
My name is Gabe.
My name is Carolyn.
Welcome to Studio Classroom.
Today we are continuing our lesson on Depression Part 3: Walking Out of
Darkness.
Yesterday we learned about different ways to manage depression if we are
suffering from it.
And today we will be looking at stories of hope and how we can react when people
we love suffer from depression.
So open up your magazine to the second day of this article and let's begin.
(Music).
Depression Part 3: Walking Out of Darkness.
For family and friends.
Depressed people often feel too overwhelmed to ask for help.
They need others to reach out to them.
One woman at my church did that for me.
She always greeted me with a warm hug, looked me in the eyes and sincerely
asked, "Are you OK?".
This showed she took depression seriously and was willing to listen.
Don't be afraid to ask someone whether they've considered suicide, and help them
get treatment if necessary.
(Music).
(Chinese).
Thank you, Michelle.
Depression can be very difficult to treat.
Many people who suffer from depression don't get help for many different
reasons.
One reason is that they don't know how to ask for it.
They don't know how to ask for help.
So they are too overwhelmed by what is going on in their lives, and talking to
other people becomes extremely difficult.
The author of our lesson met a very wonderful woman at her church.
Instead of simply saying hello and shaking her hand, she gave our author a very
wonderful greeting.
Yes. She gave her a warm hug, looked her in the eyes and sincerely asked if she
was doing OK.
That's pretty amazing.
Most people are too busy with their own lives to take even a few extra seconds
to honestly ask how someone else is doing.
Unfortunately, I think that's true.
We ask how people are doing, but that's usually just because of our culture.
We don't really want to know; we just want them to say that they are fine, and
then we can continue doing something else.
But this woman was very special and truly wanted to know how our author was
doing.
We read in the article that she looked her in the eyes.
And we should take a look at this: to look someone in the eye.
Well, this can have a couple of different meanings.
If you look someone in the eye, it could literally mean that you are looking at
their eyes.
But this can also be used as an idiom, which means to look at a person without
shame or embarrassment.
It also means that you want to talk honestly.
So the author knew that she was both serious and sincere.
And those are two really good words to talk about: serious and sincere.
These words sound very similar but have different meanings.
Gabe, what does serious mean?
Well, if something is serious, that means it is not a joke. OK. So it's
important, and it deserves your attention.
Illnesses like depression are serious.
They should not be joked about, and of course they should have your attention.
Right. Other serious things could include needing to go to the hospital or
losing your job.
But serious things don't have to be bad.
It could be good like getting married.
You want to be serious and give it your full attention to make sure that's the
right decision.
That's right.
Marriage is a serious decision that affects the rest of your life.
But it can also be one of the most wonderful things that you do.
Now let's take a look at the word sincere.
If you are sincere, that means that you really mean what you say.
Your words and actions show that you are being honest and that you feel a
certain way about something.
For example, you could give someone your sincere thanks.
You are truly thankful that they helped you.
You could also describe a person as being sincere.
That means that they are a very kind and honest person.
You don't have to worry about them lying to you.
And the woman in our lesson today was very sincere when she asked if our author
was OK.
She wasn't just asking the question to be polite.
She honestly wanted to know if our author was depressed.
And that's a really wonderful person to know.
The world would be a better place if more people were sincerely concerned about
the people around them.
I agree.
Well, we can all do our part by being sincere when we ask if someone is OK.
And if they aren't, we should take time to find out how we can help them.
It might be as simple as giving them a hug.
Our author makes an interesting point in the lesson.
She says it's not to be afraid... or she says not to be afraid to ask if someone
has thought about suicide.
Now I don't know about you, but I would be very uncomfortable asking someone a
question like that.
I would be, too, but I think our author is right.
Yeah.
When someone is suffering from depression, they may not know what to do to get
help.
If they feel like there is nothing left for them in this life, they might try to
commit suicide or at least think about it.
And someone needs to ask them.
Someone needs to make sure that they are OK and that they know that suicide is
not the best answer.
We've already discussed ways that you can treat and manage depression.
Suicide is not on the list of options.
No. That is something that doesn't solve the problem of depression.
It only creates more problems.
Now in the next section, we will learn that some people have to live with
depression.
Now Ken and Steve want to tell us what it means when you have to live with it.
So let's join them in the Information Cloud right now.
If you have to live with something, you're likely stuck in an unpleasant
situation that you really can't get out of.
So what do you do?
You learn to live with it.
You try to accept it and just get on with your life the best you can.
Now Ken, I have to say that's a pretty interesting haircut you have.
Yeah. I made the mistake of going to a new barber.
And now I just have to live with it.
Friends, did you get that?
Trust me, Ken got a bad haircut.
There's nothing he can do about it now, so he'll just have to live with it or
cope with it.
That's another expression that means the same thing.
Right. To cope with something means to tolerate it.
Now another way to respond to a bad or unpleasant situation is: I'll live.
OK, Ken, I say it again:
That's an interesting haircut that you have.
I know, it's pretty bad, but I'll live.
In this simple example, friends, "I'll live" means I'll survive, I'll get over
it.
I will not be defeated by a particular bad situation as bad as it might be.