词汇讲解Rosen: John has schizophrenia.
schizophrenia: 精神分裂症
John有精神分裂症。
People with this disorder are often paranoid.
paranoid: 患妄想狂者
有这失调症的人通常都会妄想。

disorder n./v. 混乱，扰乱，杂乱，失调紊乱
The whole country of Hungary is in disorder right now.
整个匈牙利现在陷入了一片混乱。
The room is in dreadful disorder.
房间里乱七八糟。

As such, his illness may have gone untreated...
同样，他的症状也就一直持续着……
far longer than is typical.
比一般要长的时间而没有得到治疗。

typical: 特有的，典型的，代表性的
Since I'm here, I'd like to try a typical dish of this country.
既然来了，我想吃这个国家特有的食物。
This is a typical bourgeois neighborhood.
这是一个典型的中产阶级地区。

Rosen: One, so far, that I am aware of.
目前，我已经察觉到一个。
An imaginary roommate named Charles Herman.
一个虚构的室友叫Charles Herman。

imaginary: 想象的，虚构的
The boy's fears were only imaginary.
这小孩的恐惧只是一种想象。
All the characters in this book are imaginary.
这本书中的人物都是虚构的。

Maybe Mr. Parcher can clarify things for us.
也许，这位Mr. Parcher 可以为我们澄清这些事。

clarify: 澄清，阐明
These brief remarks may serve to clarify the fact.
这些简要的评论可以澄清事实。
Would you please clarify your question?
请你把你的问题说清楚好吗？

Lately, he'd become so much more agitated...
最近，他变的非常容易激动……
and then when you called…
而当你打来电话时……

agitated: 激动的，焦虑不安的
Instead of calming down, she became more and more agitated.
她不但没有平静下来，反而越来越激动。
He became quite agitated when he was asked about his criminal past.
当问到他过去的犯罪历史时，他变得十分焦虑不安
agitate: 使激动，使焦躁不安

翻译练习这所学校完全在混乱状态当中。

这个地区典型的农产品是什么?

这故事发生在一个虚构的国家里。

她要他说清楚他是什么意思。

他为他妻子的健康感到不安。

参考答案This school is completely in disorder.
这所学校完全在混乱状态当中。

What's the typical farm product in this region?
这个地区典型的农产品是什么?

The story was about an imaginary country.
这故事发生在一个虚构的国家里。

She asked him to clarify what he meant.
她要他说清楚他是什么意思。

He was agitated about his wife's health.
他为他妻子的健康感到不安。