Part A  Mental Illness in theMilitary on the Rise

 

 

Vocabulary Preparation:

 

toll   n. the amount or extent of loss or destruction, as of life, health,or property, caused by a disaster （付出的）代价；伤亡人数

drag on to continues for too long 拖延

snowball   v. to grow rapidly in significance, importance, or size 滚雪球般地增长

tour   n. a period of duty at an overseas place or job （海外）服役期

posttraumatic  adj.following injury or resulting from it 受外伤后的

add insult to injury to make a bad situation worse for someone who hasalready been treated badly 雪上加霜；更糟的是

lash out to try to hit someone, with a series of violent,uncontrolled movements 猛击；痛打

stigma   n. a mark or characteristic indicative of a history of a disease or abnormality 病耻感

pervasive   adj. existing everywhere 普遍的；渗透性的

damning  adj. critical of somebody or something proving or showing that someone has donesomething very bad or wrong 谴责的；诅咒的

 

 

Notes:

 

The Iraq War,also known as the Second Persian Gulf War,is an ongoing military campaign which began on March 20, 2003 with theinvasion of Iraq by a multinational force, mainly American and British. The invasion led to an occupation andthe eventual capture and execution of Saddam Hussein.伊拉克战争；对伊战争

Marines are military forces similar to the army. Historically the marineforces or marine corps are infantry forces that are part of the country's navy.However, in some countries the marine force or marine corps is underindependent command. 海军

The National Guard of the United States is a joint reserve component ofthe United States Army and the United States Air Force.It’s a military forcein each state of the US which can be used when it is needed by the state or theUS government 美国国民警卫队（美国预备役军事部队）

 

 

Exercise1: Listen to the news report and get the main idea.

 

What is the mainpoint of the report?

A.    An increasing number ofsoldiers are lacking mental health professionals after returning home from Iraqand Afghanistan.

B.     More soldiers start smashingfurniture after returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan.

C.     More soldiers are experiencingmental health problems after returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan.

D.    More soldiers are seeking neededcare after returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan.

 

Exercise2: Listen to the news report again and fill in the blanks with the exact wordsor phrases.

 

Russell Mitchell: In new numbers of toll of war, the toll you don’t often hear aboutit. As comeback drags on, more and more returning troops are experiencingmental health problems. Here is David Martin.

David Martin (National Security correspondent): Mental health disorders are    1    as more and more soldiers and Marines are sent back for    2    in Iraq and Afghanistan. According to the Pentagon's latest mental healthsurvey, 31 percent of Marines, 38 percent of soldiers and 49 percent of theNational Guard reported psychological    3    such as anger, depression or alcohol abuse after returning home. And asthe director of the survey said, combat stress is not something you just    4   .

Vice Adm. Donald Arthur (U.S.Navy Surgeon General): It maymanifest and change their lives forever. These are men and women who have    5    experiences that are unlike anything else in humankind.

David Martin：For wounded soldiers like Daniel Shannon,posttraumatic stress disorder    6    their injuries.

Daniel Shannon (Staff Sgt.): I started    7    furniture, very rapidly; so fast I didn't know what I was doing 'til ithappened. I'd get mad so fast, so angry, and just lash out.

David Martin：Shannon is at least willing to talk about it. Thesurvey says the stigma    8   mental illness in the military "remainspervasive and often prevents service members from seeking needed care."

David Martin：The stigma is one    9    to treatment. Another is the military doesn't have enough mental healthprofessionals — not even for peacetime, much less war. According to the survey,there have been "dramatic decreases in the number of mental healthprofessionals" since the war started. And perhaps the most    10    finding: The Pentagon "currently lacks both funding and personnel toadequately support the psychological health of service members and theirfamilies."

Vice Adm. Donald Arthur: We concentrate a great deal on physicalhealth. But we don't often concentrate on the psychological health of theservice member.

David Martin: The Army currentlyhas about 600 health professionals and plans to hire another 200. But there areabout 1 million men and women who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan. David Martin, CBS news, the Pentagon.