VOA慢速英语:Is There a Link Between Suicide and Depression?

短语讲解：

1. They are finding ways to bring attention to depression and ways to treat it.

bring attention to 引起注意
例句：There is one point I must bring to everybody's attention. 
有一问题我要提请大家注意。 

2. For example, thousands of people take part in what are called “Out of the Darkness Walks.”

take part in 参加…，参与…
例句：Take part in the physical exercises and build up your strength. 
参加体育活动增强体力。 

3. After his retirement, he began to look for another job.

look for 寻找（某人或某物）
例句：He pretends to look for a book. 
他假装在找一本书。 

4. I had a great sense of dread every day. Agony is another word that comes to mind.

come to mind 想起来了
例句：School playgrounds come to mind.
这让你想起了学校的竞技场。

5. Mr. Iselin was suffering from depression.

suffer from 患（某种病），受（某种病痛）折磨
例句：You may suffer from psychological depression.
你可能会遭受心理抑郁。

6. He says being depressed is very different from being sad or having a bad day.

be different from 与…不同; 不同于
例句：May your destiny be different from her. 
希望你的命运和她不同。 

7. It is our hope that we are able to have an open conversation that depression and addictions are real illnesses that can sometimes be fatal.

be able to 能，会; 能够
例句：How soon will china be able to clean up its air?
中国能在多短时间内将空气变清洁？

8. A year after his nephew’s death, Mr. Iselin visited his brother in San Francisco and heard about the Out of the Darkness Walk.

hear about 得悉，听说
例句：I was sorry to hear about your illness. 
听说你病了，我很难过。