别有一番滋味在心头读懂大学生心中的乡愁_BEC初级作文

别有一番滋味在心头读懂大学生心中的乡愁

Relocating to a new place is not an easy process, particularly if you don’t speak the local language or are not familiar with local customs.

易地而居并非易事，尤其当你对当地语言与风俗一窍不通时。

Homesickness can have similar symptoms to depression, explains psychologist Caroline Schuster in an interview with the BBC. In extreme cases it can develop into a panic attack, she says, while it can also result in social withdrawal, sleep disruption, nightmares, and concentration problems.

心理学家卡洛琳•舒斯特在接受BBC采访时解释道，乡愁与抑郁症状相似。她表示，乡愁严重时可发展成恐慌症，同时也会导致逃避社交、睡眠障碍、噩梦连连以及注意力无法集中等问题。

The most famous adult to have suffered from homesickness is probably Odysseus, the hero of Homer’s epic poem, who spent 10 years on a journey trying to get home. It was the memories of his family that helped him get through those difficult times.

饱受思乡之苦的、最为著名的人物要数荷马史诗《奥德赛》中的英雄人物——奥德修斯，他历时十年才与家人团聚。正是凭借与家人有关的记忆，他才得以度过重重难关。

But the term homesickness, or nostalgia, wasn’t invented until the 17th century. It was considered a disorder by a Swiss physician, who attributed soldiers’ mental and physical discomfort to their longing to return home, “nostos” in Greek, and the accompanying pain, “algos”.