流行美語 第188課

李华和Larry正在讨论他们刚才看的电影。今天李华会学到两个常用语：shrink和gross out。

LH: Larry，刚才电影里的男主角说他需要看一个shrink是什么意思呀？Shrink当动词用的时候是指缩水，但是在这里好像不是这个意思。他到底在说什么啊？

LL: Shrink is a somewhat negative slang term for a psychiatrist¹. If you tell someone that he needs to see a shrink, it means that you think he's crazy.

LH: Shrink是指心理医生啊！你要是说要去看心理医生，别人就会觉得你这个人脑袋有问题，精神不正常。

LL: Yeah, but shrink isn't usually a nice way to refer to psychiatrists².

LH: 噢，shrink是指心理医生，但是是带贬意的。为什么呢？

LL: Well, for instance, if my dad were a psychiatrist, I wouldn't describe him to other people as a shrink.

LH: 你爸爸要是个心理医生，你就不会说他是个shrink，为什么？你爸爸是个很糟糕的医生？

LL: No, it's because shrink is just not a very respectful word.

LH: 我懂了，所以shrink就是对心理医生不尊重的称呼。对了，Larry，你看过心理医生吗？

LL: Are you trying to imply that I'm crazy, Li Hua?

LH: 没有啦，我当然知道你脑子没有问题。不过，在美国好像很多人都去看心理医生耶！

LL: It is more acceptable nowadays, but a lot of people are still very uncomfortable about the idea of seeing a shrink.

LH: 是呀，好象这是很普遍的事。原来在美国还是有很多人觉得不能接受，他们觉得去看心理医生的都是有些问题，脑筋不太正常的人吧！

LL: No, shrinks help people who are depressed³ or are having family problems. Actually, most of the people who see a shrink probably aren't what we would call crazy.

LH: 是啊，现代人生活这么紧张，很多人都得了忧郁症，这时候心理医生就能帮上很大的忙。对了，Larry，你认不认识什么心理医生啊？

LL: Actually, my Dad's best friend is a shrink. He works with children that have social disorders⁴.

LH: 真的啊？你爸爸的好朋友就是一个心理医生？而且专门治疗小朋友不合群的问题？Larry，你小的时候有没有什么问题，去看过这医生吗？

LL: Very funny, Li Hua.

LH: 我是跟你开玩笑的啦！

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LL: Hey, Li Hua, were you grossed out by the murder scene in that movie?

LH: 你说电影里那段谋杀的情节怎么样？什么是gross out？

LL: Grossed out means disgusted. So, did that scene gross you out?

LH: Gross out就是让人感到恶心，你这么一说我就想起来，那段剧情真是够可怕的，有好多血噢！我是真的觉得gross out！

LL: Yeah, me too. Usually scenes like that don't bother me too much because I know they're fake, but that one was particularly nasty. I was really grossed out.

LH: 我啊，一看到血就受不了了。前几天，我不小心摔伤了膝盖，看到血流出来，我差点儿没昏倒 - I almost grossed out.

LL: I guess that it's a good thing you decided⁵ not to be a surgeon. Otherwise, you'll be grossed out all the time.

LH: 是呀，我妈妈一心想要我当医生，可是我这种一看到血就恶心的人，怎么能进医学院嘛！

LL: Yeah, in medical school, you have to study dead bodies.

LH: Larry，你别再说了，你越说我越害怕，也越觉得恶心了。别再说了啦！

LL: Wow, I guess you do get grossed out easily.

今天李华学到两个常用语。第一个是shrink，这是指心理医生，但是是一种非常不礼貌的称呼，所以大家在应用时要小心。另一个常用语是gross out，就是让人恶心的意思。
 

1 psychiatrist   

n.精神病专家；精神病医师

参考例句：

• He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.他去看精神科医生治疗不能自拔的赌瘾。
• The psychiatrist corrected him gently.精神病医师彬彬有礼地纠正他。

2 psychiatrists   

n.精神病专家，精神病医生( psychiatrist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They are psychiatrists in good standing. 他们是合格的精神病医生。 来自辞典例句
• Some psychiatrists have patients who grow almost alarmed at how congenial they suddenly feel. 有些精神分析学家发现，他们的某些病人在突然感到惬意的时候几乎会兴奋起来。 来自名作英译部分

3 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

4 disorders   

n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 )；凌乱；骚乱；（身心、机能）失调

参考例句：

• Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase. 据报告，厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The announcement led to violent civil disorders. 这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。