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Dealing With Depression

Dealing With Depression
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ID: 1160 Upper Intermediate
Sometimes you need to get your head examined. You might as well learn some Mandarin as you get in touch with your feelings. ChinesePod is the place to come for language therapy!
Jenny , John
Dealing With Depression
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
灰暗 huī àn dark
丝毫 sīháo the slightest amount or degree; a bit
忧郁症 yōuyùzhèng depression
消沉 xiāochén down and depressed
医生我每天都觉得人生很灰暗丝毫希望都没有你说我是不是得忧郁症了
yīshēng 医生wǒ 我měitiān 每天dōu 都juéde 觉得rénshēng 人生hěn 很huī àn 灰暗sīháo 丝毫xīwàng 希望dōu 都méiyǒu 没有nǐ 你shuō 说wǒ 我shì 是bu 不shì 是dé 得yōuyùzhèng 忧郁症le 了
Doctor, I feel really gloomy everyday. I don't have any hope. Do you think I'm depressed?
这个我现在不好说不过很多人以后都会有这种感觉你失业多久了
zhè ge 这个wǒ 我xiànzài 现在bù 不hǎoshuō 好说bùguò 不过hěn 很duō 多rén 人yǐhòu 以后dōu 都huì 会yǒu 有zhè zhǒng 这种gǎnjué 感觉nǐ 你shīyè 失业duōjiǔ 多久le 了
I can't say for sure just now. But a lot of people feel like this after losing their jobs. How long have you been out of work?
快半年了
kuài 快bàn nián 半年le 了
Almost half a year now.
这半年来你一直是这种精神状态吗
zhè 这bàn nián 半年lái 来nǐ 你yīzhí 一直shì 是zhè zhǒng 这种jīngshén 精神zhuàngtài 状态ma 吗
Have you felt this way for the whole time?
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