时差N小时 高中女儿开始封闭自己

Dear Annie:

亲爱的安妮：

My youngest daughter, "Eve," is 15 and recently started her sophomore¹ year in high school. She used to be a vibrant², social girl who would spend days hanging out with friends. She smiled and laughed often.

我最小的女儿“伊芙”15岁了，最近她刚上高二。从前她是那种富有活力，喜欢整天与朋友们出去玩的社交女孩。她总是喜欢笑。

Recently, she has become reclusive. I rarely see her smile or laugh. She comes home from school, does homework and spends the rest of the night in her room staring at the ceiling. I'm very worried and don't know what to do. Eve won't talk to anyone in the family, and she has been turning down invitations to go out with her friends. Please help me.

近来，她变得封闭起来。我很少看见她笑。从学校回到家，除了做作业便整晚盯着房间的天花板。我非常担心，也不知道该怎么办。伊芙甚至不与家里人谈话，朋友邀请她出去玩也被她拒绝了。请帮帮我。

Dear Memphis:

亲爱的孟菲斯：

There could be any number of things going on. Here are a few things to look for: Is Eve being bullied³ or harassed⁴ at school by other students? By boys? By teachers? Is she struggling with academics? Has she been rejected by a romantic interest? Might she be having a problem with her sexual identity? Is she taking drugs or using alcohol? Is she depressed⁵?

可能发生了很多事情。以下是需要关注的一些事情：伊芙是不是在学校受欺负了或者被骚扰了？是男同学？还是老师？还是与学习成绩有关？还是因为被喜欢的人拒绝了？也许她正在因自己的性别而感到烦恼？她是不是在嗑药，酗酒？她患上忧郁症了吗？

First, Eve should have a thorough medical checkup because often the problem is physiological⁶. If that isn't the case, open up a dialogue, calmly and lovingly, and listen with an open mind. You also should make an appointment with the school counselor⁷.

首先，应该带伊芙进行一次全面的体检，这种情况往往是身体出了毛病。如果不是这方面的原因，冷静而充满关爱地与她谈一次话，用心倾听。另外，您还应该安排与学校班主任见一面。

1 sophomore   

n.大学二年级生；adj.第二年的

参考例句：

• He is in his sophomore year.他在读二年级。
• I'm a college sophomore majoring in English.我是一名英语专业的大二学生。

2 vibrant   

adj.震颤的，响亮的，充满活力的，精力充沛的，(色彩)鲜明的

参考例句：

• He always uses vibrant colours in his paintings. 他在画中总是使用鲜明的色彩。
• She gave a vibrant performance in the leading role in the school play.她在学校表演中生气盎然地扮演了主角。

3 bullied   

adj.被欺负了v.恐吓，威逼( bully的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• My son is being bullied at school. 我儿子在学校里受欺负。
• The boy bullied the small girl into giving him all her money. 那男孩威逼那个小女孩把所有的钱都给他。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 harassed   

adj. 疲倦的，厌烦的 动词harass的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He has complained of being harassed by the police. 他投诉受到警方侵扰。
• harassed mothers with their children 带着孩子的疲惫不堪的母亲们

5 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。

6 physiological   

adj.生理学的，生理学上的

参考例句：

• He bought a physiological book.他买了一本生理学方面的书。
• Every individual has a physiological requirement for each nutrient.每个人对每种营养成分都有一种生理上的需要。

7 counselor   

n.顾问，法律顾问

参考例句：

• The counselor gave us some disinterested advice.顾问给了我们一些无私的忠告。
• Chinese commercial counselor's office in foreign countries.中国驻国外商务参赞处。