摘要：Together, they make a compound noun, meaning the conditions around one's mental and emotional well-being.

Hi, John.

你好，约翰。

I've been reading about mental health.

我一直在阅读有关心理健康的书籍。

There's a study that says many people will have some mental health condition by age 75.

有一项研究表明，许多人到 75 岁都会出现一些精神健康问题。

I've noticed that people are talking more openly about mental health these days.

我注意到现在人们更加公开地谈论心理健康。

Yes.

是的。

Since the pandemic, schools have found ways to help children learn how to talk about mental health.

自疫情爆发以来，学校已经找到了帮助孩子们学习如何谈论心理健康的方法。

And everyone can learn how to have good mental health.

每个人都可以学习如何拥有良好的心理健康。

Let's look at the grammar.

我们来看看语法。

Mental health has the adjective mental and the noun health.

心理健康有形容词mental和名词health。

Together, they make a compound noun, meaning the conditions around one's mental and emotional well-being.

它们合在一起构成一个复合名词，表示一个人的心理和情感健康状况。

The word mental contrasts with the word physical.

“精神”这个词与“物理”这个词形成对比。

In the past, there was a clear difference between mental and physical health.

过去，心理健康与身体健康之间存在明显差异。

But these days, we are learning that physical health can be closely tied with mental health.

但如今，我们了解到身体健康与心理健康密切相关。

We know the opposite of health is illness, so if there is something affecting someone's mental health, you can say it is a mental illness.

我们知道健康的反义词是疾病，所以如果有某种东西影响某人的心理健康，你可以说它是一种精神疾病。

examples of mental illnesses include depression and anxiety.

精神疾病的例子包括抑郁症和焦虑症。

Anxiety means feeling worried, tense, or nervous.

焦虑意味着感到担心、紧张或不安。

When we talk about someone's mental health, it is important to use the right words.

当我们谈论某人的心理健康时，使用正确的词语很重要。

We want to be respectful of the person and understanding of their situation.

我们希望尊重这些人并理解他们的处境。

That's a good point, John.

约翰，你的观点很正确。

We can use language that is centered on the person rather than their mental health issues.

我们可以使用以人为本的语言，而不是以他们的心理健康问题为中心。

Can you give me an example, Dr. Jill?

吉尔博士，您能给我举个例子吗？

One way to do this is to say a person is living with their condition.

其中一种方法就是说一个人正在忍受自己的状况。

The structure for this is subject plus verb live plus preposition with plus noun form of illness.

其结构是主语加动词live加介词加名词疾病形式。

Kurt lives with anxiety.

库尔特的生活充满焦虑。

And that's everyday grammar.

这就是每日语法。

来源：英语东