You have a kind of mental conversation with the author.

你同作者进行了一次精神上的对话。

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It's not known how babies acquire the capacity to understand others' mental states, but some scientists have argued that conversation has a key role.

现在仍不清楚婴儿是如何具备探知他人思想能力的，但是有些科学家认为沟通起了关键作用。

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Take mental or actual notes (it's OK to have pen and paper handy–it'll keep your hands busy) in order to shape your responses accordingly for future interviews or later in the conversation.

用脑子或笔记下（拿着笔与纸应该没问题——这会让你的手不闲着），以便于让你的反应在接下来的谈话或以后的面试中更有针对性。

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One social entrepreneur, who works with undocumented youth on a daily basis, knows how critical those personal stories are for the broader conversation on immigration reform and for the mental health of those young people who live in fear of deportation.

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That's the conversation that usually leads to a debate about mental health.

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Six months later, she uncovered a three-page letter - resulting from this conversation - which raised serious questions about her mental health and suggested she might have paranoid schizophrenia.

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