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Alice:Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. I'm Alice.
大家好，欢迎收听英语六分钟。我是艾丽斯。
Neil:And I'm Neil. Hello.
我是尼尔。大家好。
Alice:Hello, Neil. You went to university, didn't you?
你好，尼尔。你上过大学，是吗？
Neil:Yes. University – the best days of my life. I made fantastic friends, went to great parties…
是的。啊……大学，我一生中最好的时光。我结交了很好的朋友，参加过很棒的聚会……
Alice:Did some work?
还学到了一些东西，对吗？
Neil:Well, yeah, I did some work, but probably not enough.
啊，是的，我学到了一些东西，但是学得好像不够。
Alice:Well, the subject of today's show is student mental health. So, Neil, do you think you're looking back at your university days through rose-tinted spectacles? And that means looking at a situation as being better than it really was.
今天节目的主题是学生的心理健康。尼尔，你觉得你回顾大学生活时有没有带着一种怀旧情结？怀旧情节是指过去某个情境给你留下的印象比其实际情况要好。
Neil:I did feel out of my comfort zone when I arrived. Yes, everyone seemed to know everyone… knew where to go.
我刚到大学时的确觉得走出了自己的舒适圈。大家似乎彼此互相了解，知道彼此都想干什么。
Alice:Yes, well, being out of your comfort zone means being in a situation that you aren't familiar with and which makes you feel nervous. Did you talk to anyone about your feelings, Neil? Did you get any counselling? And that means professional help with personal or psychological problems.
是的，走出自己的舒适圈是指处在一个你并不熟悉的环境当中，而且你会感到紧张。你和别人讨论过你的这种感觉吗，尼尔？你接受过什么辅导吗？辅导是指针对人们寻求的个人或者心理问题的专业性的帮助。
Neil:What? No, not me. I'm one of those men who isn't good at talking about their feelings, Alice. I just felt a bit homesick that's all – I missed my friends and family. But let's move on, shall we! Why don't you ask me today's quiz question?
什么？没有，我可不会。我是那种不擅于谈论自己情感的人，艾丽斯。我只是有点想家，只是这样。我思念我的朋友和家人。我们还是继续说下面的话题，好吧！为什么不给我出一下今天的测试题目呢？
Alice:Alright then. So here it is: In a survey of students at Imperial College London, how many students said they suffered from high levels of stress or a mental health condition during their time at college? Was it a) 1 out of 4? b) 2 out of 4? or c) 3 out of 4?
那好吧。问题是这样的：在一项对帝国理工学院学生的调查当中，有多少人说他们在大学时期曾经承受过高强度的压力或者遇到过严重的健康问题。答案是a)1/4? b)2/4?还是c)3/4?
Neil:Well, I'm going to go for c) 3 out of 4 because I do think that university life can be more stressful than people realize.
我要选c)3/4，因为我认为大学生活的确比人们想象中的压力要大。
Alice:Yes. And stress means pressure or worry caused by a difficult situation. OK, we'll find out if you're right or wrong later on. Now in the UK, there has been a rise in students using counselling services.
是的。压力就是困难的处境给人们带来的压迫感或者焦虑。好的，我们稍后来揭晓你的选择是否正确。现在在英国，寻求辅导服务的学生的数量大大增加了。
Neil:Why's that, Alice?
为什么会这样，艾丽斯？
Alice:Well, let's listen to Kirsty, a student at Exeter University, talking about why she has had problems. And here's a question for you while you listen: Did she enjoy her first days in college?
让我们来听一听埃克塞特大学的一名学生柯丝蒂向我们介绍她为什么会遇到这些问题。在你听的同时有一个问题就是：她喜欢她大学刚开始几天的生活吗？
No. The thing is… it… is a real balancing act. When I first got to university I don't think I'd really realized that I'd forgotten how to make friends you know, I'd been with the same school friends for seven years, and so I was trying to balance you know social success with academic success whilst learning how to look after myself at quite a young age. And I think that's the experience of a lot of young people. And people really struggle with it.
不。实际上这需要我们采取一种平衡之举。我刚到大学的时候好像没有意识到我已经忘了怎样交朋友了。我在同一所学校和自己的朋友相处了七年。所以，年纪很小的我要在学着照顾自己的同时还得学会在建立良好的人际关系和取得好的学习成绩之间寻求平衡。我认为很多年轻人都会经历这些。而且这很难做到。
Neil:What's a balancing act, Alice?
什么是平衡之举，艾丽斯？
Alice:It's where you try to give your attention to two or more things at the same time. So here, Kirsty is trying to balance making new friends with doing her academic work and learning to look after herself.
它的意思是你要兼顾两者或以上的事情。所以柯丝蒂需要兼顾的是结交新朋友、学业还要学着照顾自己。
Neil:What does Kirsty mean when she says she's learning to look after herself?
柯丝蒂说她学习照顾自己是什么意思？
Alice:Well, to look after someone means to protect or take care of someone – and in this case, Kirsty's learning to take care of herself – for example doing her own shopping and cooking.
照顾某人的意思是保护照料某人，在这里，柯丝蒂说的照顾自己就包括比如自己购物、做饭等这类事情。
Neil:OK, let's listen to Dr Ruth Caleb of the counselling service at Brunel University in London talking about what practical stuff students could learn before leaving for university that might make life easier for them.
好，让我们来听一听在伦敦布鲁内尔大学提供辅导服务的罗夫·卡勒比医生向我们介绍学生在上大学之前可以学到哪些实际的东西来使他们的大学生活更好过一些吧。
Certain things that I think it would be very very helpful for students to have put in place are an ability to do the practical things of life – to do the washing, to do the cleaning and so on – being able to cook. Budgeting is extremely important in university life. And also spending time on your own comfortably.
我认为学生们应当具备的一种能力就是会做生活中的一些比较实际的事情，比如洗衣、打扫卫生、做饭等等，这会对他们有相当大的帮助。学会做预算在大学生活中也十分重要。还有就是能够习惯独处。
Neil:Yes, that's excellent advice. I couldn't boil an egg when I arrived at uni.
是的，这些建议真的是太好了。我在大学时连鸡蛋都不会煮。
Alice:Oh, really? Can you do it now, Neil?
哦，真的吗？你现在会了吗，尼尔？
Neil:Just about, just about.
马上就学会了，马上。
Alice:Yeah? Great. And what about budgeting? This means planning how much money you have and how you will spend it.
是吗？很好。那你会做预算吗？做预算是指你规划自己有多少钱以及怎样花这些钱。
Neil:I'm still pretty bad at that. However, I am very good at spending time on my own comfortably.
这方面我仍然做得还不好。但是在适应独处这方面我做得很好。
Alice:Yes, I can believe that – feet up, watching TV with a takeaway.
是的，我相信这一点。翘着双脚，看着电视，吃着外卖。
Neil:Takeaway, of course a takeaway cause I can't cook anything…
外卖，当然是外卖，因为我什么菜都不会做……
Alice:No.
不是吧。
Neil:… not even an egg. You know me so well. So how about the answer to today's quiz question, Alice?
……煎鸡蛋都不会。你太了解我了。那么现在告诉我今天测试题目的答案如何，艾丽斯？
Alice:Alright then. I asked: In a survey of students at Imperial College London, how many said they suffered from high levels of stress or a mental health condition during their time at college? Was it a) 1 out of 4? b) 2 out of 4? or c) 3 out of 4?
好吧。我的问题是：在一项对帝国理工学院学生的调查当中，有多少人说他们在大学时期曾经承受过高强度的压力或者遇到过严重的健康问题。答案是a)1/4? b)2/4?还是c)3/4?
Neil:And I said c) 3 out of 4.
我的选择是3/4。
Alice:Yes. And you are correct – well done, Neil! The survey, completed by over a thousand students, also found that almost 70% of those that suffer from stress do so at least once a week, and 9% of students feel stressed constantly. Stressed means anxious and worried.
是的。你的选择是对的，干得好，尼尔！这项在一千多名学生中做的调查还发现在那些经常受压力困扰的学生当中有70%至少每周又一次这种经历，而有9%的学生一直处在压力之下。有压力是指感到焦虑担心的。
Neil:Well, I feel anxious just thinking about all that stress. Can we hear today's words again?
仅仅想一下那种压力我都感到焦虑。我们再来听一下今天的单词好吗？
Alice:We certainly can. They are:
当然可以。它们是：
through rose-tinted spectacles
带着怀旧情节
out of your comfort zone
走出你的舒适圈
counselling
辅导
homesick
想家
stress
压力
balancing act
平衡之举
look after yourself
照顾自己
budgeting
做预算
stressed
有压力的
Neil:Well, that brings us to the end of today's 6 Minute English. We hope you've had a stress-free time.
好了，今天的英语六分钟到这里就结束了。我们希望你在听我们的节目时感到很放松。
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