CONTENTS 2008 Text 1 While still catching-up to men in some spheres of modern life, women appear to be way ahead in at least one undesirable category. “Women are particularly susceptible to developing depression and anxiety disorders in response to stress compared to men,” according to Dr. Yehuda, chief psychiatrist at New York’s Veteran’s Administration Hospital. 在现代生活中女性就算是在某些领域可以追赶上男性,但至少在一个方面是领先的,尽管是她们不太想要的。纽约的退伍军管理医院精神科首席医生Yehuda 博士说道,和男性相比,女性面对压力时,更容易受到影响,导致抑郁和紧张。 sphere [sfiə] n. 球,球面,球体,天体,地球仪,范围 vt. 包围,使成球体,放入球内 【例】Many countries have difficulties in the economic sphere. 许多国家在经济方面遇到了困难。 category ['kætigəri] n. 种类,类项; 【例】These Categories recognize different levels of competition. 这些类别可被用来分辨出比赛里不同的等级。 susceptible [sə'septəbl] a. 易受影响的,易感动的,容许…的 【例】This agreement is not susceptible to alteration. 这一协议不容更改。 psychiatrist [sai'kaiətrist] n. 精神病医师,精神病学家 【例】The psychiatrist gave testimony that …精神病医生有证言说…… ①Studies of both animals and humans have shown that sex hormones somehow affect the stress response, causing females under stress to produce more of the trigger chemicals than do males under the same conditions. ②In several of the studies, when stressed-out female rats had their ovaries (the female reproductive organs) removed, their chemical responses became equal to those of the males. 对于动物和人类的研究都显示出性激素会在某种程度去影响面对压力的反应,导致在同样的条件下,女性产生更多的致病化学物质。在几项研究中,当受到压力的雌鼠的卵巢(雌性的生殖器官)被拿掉后,它们的化学反应变得和那些雄性的一样了。 trigger ['trigə] n. 触发器,板机,制滑机 vt. 触发,发射,引起 vi....