运动休闲－精神健康疾病：就像感冒一样普通

The theme of this year's World Mental Health Day on October 10 was: "Mental and physical health across a life span". It emphasized the necessity of recognizing the importance of the issue of mentel health at every stage of life - as a child, adolescent and adult.

The theme may have been a bit too advanced for China. According to the China Association of Mental Health, more than 26 million Chinese suffer from melancholia but 62.9 percent of them have never asked a doctor for help.

 People don't even know they are living under the shadow of a mental disease which can become a dangerous incentive¹ to committing suicide. The problem lies in the mistaken belief that people themselves can control emotional disturbances². On top of that, many Chinese people still regard having a mental disease as something shameful³.

It may take some time for people to accept that having a mental illness might be just as normal as having a cold. But the treatment can't be delayed as it may become a matter of life and death. Society as a whole needs to care for those who may still not fully⁴ recognize the issue. Better education is the key.

When people pursue good health, they should keep in mind that there is no health without mental health.

melancholia  n. 精神忧郁症       　　incentive  n. 动机
commit suicice  v. 自杀　　　　　 World Mental Health Day  n. 世界精神健康日

1 incentive   

n.刺激；动力；鼓励；诱因；动机

参考例句：

• Money is still a major incentive in most occupations.在许多职业中，钱仍是主要的鼓励因素。
• He hasn't much incentive to work hard.他没有努力工作的动机。

2 disturbances   

n.骚乱( disturbance的名词复数 )；打扰；困扰；障碍

参考例句：

• The government has set up a commission of inquiry into the disturbances at the prison. 政府成立了一个委员会来调查监狱骚乱事件。
• Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances. 已调集了增援警力来平定骚乱。

3 shameful   

adj.可耻的，不道德的

参考例句：

• It is very shameful of him to show off.他向人炫耀自己，真不害臊。
• We must expose this shameful activity to the newspapers.我们一定要向报社揭露这一无耻行径。

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。