Once the imperative to survive the immediate calamity passes and people begin to struggle with what they have just been through and what it means for the future, their resilience faces its true test. The psychological impact begins to show up in a rise in suicides, alcohol- and drug-related incidences and new mental health-related cases. Economic downturns typically take a couple of years before the impact begins to show up in the statistics that suggest the true mental costs on the population.

思考题：

It can be learned from the text that___.

A.mental health fallout usually follows a disaster

B.psychological influence is strongest for alcoholics

C.economic decline rarely shows up in the statistics

D.disasters often impair resilience of the population

词汇突破：

imperative 紧迫感

calamity 灾难

resilience 抗逆力

Economic downturns 经济衰退

statistics 统计数据

mental costs 心理损耗

句子解析：

黄色是主干

红色是定语

绿色是状语

句：

Once (the imperative to survive the immediate calamity passes) and (people begin to struggle with what they have just been through and what it means for the future), their resilience faces its true test.

参考译文：一旦保命的紧迫感消逝，人们开始努力理解刚过去的经历，及其对未来意味着什么，他们的抗逆力就面临真正的考验。

第二句：

The psychological impact begins to show up in a rise in suicides, alcohol- and drug-related incidences and new mental health-related cases.

参考译文：心理方面的影响开始通过自杀、与酒精和毒品相关的事故和新心理健康病例的增多显现出来。

第三句：

Economic downturns typically take a couple of years before the impact begins to show up in the statistics that suggest the true mental costs on the population.

参考译文：经济衰退的影响通常需要几年时间才能反映在统计数据中，显示出民众真正的心理损耗。

思考题解析：

It can be learned from the text that___.

A. mental health fallout usually follows a disaster

灾难后通常会有心理问题。

(灾难通常会导致心理健康问题)

甲 follows 乙。

乙在前，甲在后!

哈哈哈，你是不是看错了!

A选项正确。

B. psychological influence is strongest for alcoholics

(对酗酒者的心理影响最 大)

这个比较是不存在的!错!

B选项错误。

C. economic decline rarely show up in the statistics

(经济衰退很少出现在统计数据中)

原文：

经济衰退的影响通常需要几年时间才能反映在统计数据中。

晚点出现≠不出现!

C选项错误。

D. disasters often impair resilience of the population

(灾害往往损害人群的复原力)

原文：

灾害在考验人们的复原力。

而不是损害。

D选项错误。

文章来源背景和来源：

The Mental Health Toll from the Coronavirus Could Rival that of the Disease Itself

冠状病毒带来的心理健康损害可能不亚于疫情本身

Source: https://www.newsweek.com/2020/06/05/mental-health-toll-coronavirus-could-rival-that-disease-itself-1506664.html

背景：从卡特里娜飓风，到11·9亚利桑那州枪击案，历史经验告诉我们，重大公共灾难事件给民众带来的不仅有直接的伤亡或经济损失，还会在灾难结束后的很长一段时期内对民众的心理健康带来巨大的挑战。一旦灾难当头时的应激状态消失，人们就不得不对灾难进行反思，并面对灾难过后的满地狼藉。漫长的修复之旅往往才是对我们心理抗逆力的最 大考验。这个时期会出现越来越多的心理病例，整个社会的自杀率、酗酒和药物滥用也会出现明显的增长。鉴于此，不少相关领域的专家发出警示，认为新冠肺炎疫情之后，民众将出现的心理健康问题可能引发的经济损失将不亚于疫情本身。