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2023年华慧医学考博外刊精读：Our Aching Brain（2）
在前两段中，我们提到文章由作者的个人经历导入话题，即疫情造成的一系列心理压力，以及该问题还会持续存在，今天我们将完成余下段落的精读。The forces driving what may become a widespread mental health crisis are multifarious. People everywhere are coping, successfully or otherwise, with the loss and illness of loved ones, economic hardship, and the uncertainty of political and social structures. As the world outside our windows seemed to turn upside down, measures put in place to slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2 had many of us spending significant periods of time in social isolation. As The Scientist’s Catherine Offord wrote in our July/August2020 issue, “The sort of isolation people are experiencing right now is unprecedented, and is compounded with other pressures, such as fear of disease and financial strain.”
【第一句】The forces (driving [what may become a widespread mental health crisis]) are multifarious.
【第二句】People everywhere are coping, (successfully or otherwise), with the loss and illness (of loved ones, economic hardship), and the uncertainty (of political and social structures).
【第三句】[As the world outside our windows seemed to turn upside down], measures (put in place to slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2) had many of us spending significant periods of time in social isolation.
【第四句】[As The Scientist’s Catherine Offord wrote in our July/August2020 issue], “The sort of isolation (people are experiencing right now) is unprecedented, and is compounded with other pressures, such as fear of disease and financial strain.”
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mental health crisis指代上文中提到的mental health issue，driving forces即“原因”——multifarious“多方面的”；
everywhere+the loss and illness of loved ones, economic hardship, and the uncertainty of political and social structures为疫情在全球范围内带来的直接影响；
social isolation为疫情封控政策measures带来的间接影响，从而引出other pressures——fear of disease and financial strain
Science, through the rapid and rigorous development of safe and effective vaccines, has provided us all with something of a respite from the worry and anxiety that are constituent parts of the pandemic.
【单句】Science, (through the rapid and rigorous development of safe and effective vaccines), has provided us all with something of a respite (from the worry and anxiety) [that are constituent parts of the pandemic].
本段由上段对可能造成mental health crisis的因素分析，过渡到措施science（vaccines），respite暂缓the worry and anxiety（对应上段末句fear of disease）。
So too can it help address the mental reverberations of this global emergency. My sincere hope is that we follow the path of evidence-based thinking to conquer the anxiety, fear, and depression that the pandemic has spawned or worsened.
【第一句】So too can it help address the mental reverberations (of this global emergency).
【第二句】My sincere hope is [that we follow the path (of evidence-based thinking) (to conquer the anxiety, fear, and depression) [that the pandemic has spawned or worsened]].
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首句中it指代前文中的science，too表递进respite→address，the mental reverberations指代the worry and anxiety，this global emergency指代上文the pandemic；
the path of evidence-based thinking与science同义替换。
Biomedical researchers and clinicians will be studying and treating the mental health challenges that survivors of this pandemic experience, and nowhere are these efforts more important than in young people. After all, the human brain continues to develop and change through a person’s mid-20s. And for some children, teenagers, and young adults, a year or two of drastically altered routines, curtailed social interactions, and educational disruptions is likely to leave a lasting psychological mark.
【第一句】Biomedical researchers and clinicians will be studying and treating the mental health challenges [that survivors of this pandemic experience], and nowhere are these efforts (more important than in young people).
这里nowhere are these efforts可参考there be 句型即倒装句，然后否定词no+比较级=最高级，即应对这些心理健康挑战对young people最重要。
【第二句】After all, the human brain continues to develop and change (through a person’s mid-20s).
【第三句】And (for some children, teenagers, and young adults), a year or two (of drastically altered routines, curtailed social interactions, and educational disruptions) is likely to leave a lasting psychological mark.
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Biomedical researchers and clinicians是science的下义词，these efforts为studying and treating的上义词；
after all毕竟，引出前一句中most important的原因一——human brain continues to develop and change；
and表并列，说明原因二——a lasting psychological mark。
Although the situation seems dire at this point, I have hope that neuroscience and mental healthcare will help point the way toward surmounting the difficulties that we are all facing down. Humans, with the aid of solid science and rational thinking, will eventually prevail over COVID-19, both in terms of our physical health and our mental wellbeing.
【第一句】[Although the situation seems dire at this point], I have hope [that neuroscience and mental healthcare will help point the way (toward surmounting the difficulties) [that we are all facing down]].
【第二句】Humans, (with the aid of solid science and rational thinking), will eventually prevail over COVID-19, (both in terms of our physical health and our mental wellbeing).
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末段进行展望hope——point the way toward surmounting the difficulties——physical health+ mental wellbeing
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