One common theory, for instance, is that we are shaped by our parents.

一个常见的理论,例如,是我们的父母塑造了我们的人格

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I'm putting Freud here but what I mean is well-known defenders of Freud will make some claims like: adult personality traits are shaped by the course of psychosexual development; all dreams are disguised wish fulfillment; psychoanalysis is the best treatment for mental disorders.

我虽然在这里说的是弗洛伊德,其实指的是那些著名的弗洛伊德的拥护者,他们会总结出这样的观点：,成年人的人格特质,是在性心理的发展过程中形成的;,所有的梦境都是愿望满足的伪装;,精神分析是治疗心理障碍的最佳手段。

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That little J shaped curve is explained primarily by cigarette smoking because that keeps weight down in people, it also makes people sick so that their weight gets low because of that, and it explains the high rates of the disease risk there.

这个小J形曲线主要是由吸烟引起的,因为吸烟一方面能让体重降低,另一方面也引起疾病,疾病让人们的体重下降,这也解释了这里的高患病风险

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