精神疾病就像是感冒
The Taiwanese TV drama “The World Between Us” has recently raised public awareness of mental illnesses.
台灣電視劇「我們與惡的距離」最近引起大眾對於精神疾病的關注，
raise awareness提高意識
The TV series shows that a mental illness is just like a flu and there is a possibility that anyone of us might catch it.
如劇中傳達的，精神疾病就像是感冒，我們都有可能會遭遇到這樣的疾病。
TV series=TV drama電視劇flu(n.)=流行性感冒possibility(n.)可能性=probability=chancecatch(get) the flu得流感
Most people believe patients can recover from a mental illness simply with a change of attitude.
大多數人通常相信只要轉換思考方式，病人就可以從精神疾病中康復。
recover from康復attitude(n.)想法、態度
In fact, this is a common misunderstanding because mental illnesses are a type of brain disease.
事實上，這是一個常見的錯誤認知，因為精神疾病就是一種腦部病變。
common(adj.)普遍的misunderstanding(n.)誤會
They are usually triggered by excessive stress that could result in brain damage.
這種疾病通常因為壓力過大而導致腦部損傷。
be triggered by因～而引發excessive(adj.)過度的、過量的stress(n.)壓力=pressureresult in導致=cause=lead todamage(n.)損傷
Patients need to be diagnosed carefully and accurately, and be prescribed the proper treatment in order to help them recover from a mental disorder.
病人需要仔細且精確的診斷，並施以適當的療程，才能順利康復。
diagnose(v.)診斷accurately(adv.)=correctly=preciselyprescribe(v.)開藥、給處方proper(adj.)=appropriate合適的、適當的
Having a mental disorder may sound like a life-long sentence. However, it is curable.
得到精神疾病可能聽起來像是被宣判了無期徒刑，但這是可以治癒的。
life-long sentence(n.)無期徒刑curable(adj.)可治癒的=treatable
If a patient follows the doctor’s instructions and goes back for regular checkups, especially in the first three years following the onset of the disease, their chances of recovering are quite high.
如果病人遵照醫囑，並且按時回診，尤其是在發病後的一至三年內接受治療的話，就非常有機會可以康復。
follow one’s instructions遵照指示checkup(n.)檢查onset(n.)發作、開端
Most importantly, patients and their close friends and relatives need to believe that such disorders can be overcome.
最重要的是，病人和他們的親友必須相信，戰勝這個疾病是有可能的，
relative(n.)親戚overcome(v.)克服=get over
With the proper treatment, anyone suffering from mental illness can be healed and go on to live a healthy, fulfilling life.
透過適當的治療，任何一位精神疾病的患者都可以治癒，進而過著充實美滿的生活。
suffer from受～疾病之苦heal(v.)治癒go on to接著做fulfilling(adj.)充實美滿的