“I don’t see why we would expect politics to be more free of the psychological contradictions of other humans beings, ” said Mr. Apostolidis. “People do self-destructive things that are not rational.”

“我不觉得我们有什么理由对政客们有更高的期望，认为他们不会与别的人群一样经受人类共有的心理上的困境，”阿珀斯托利迪斯教授说，“人经常做自我毁灭的事，做不理性的事。”

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First, you can expect an up-tick in your health (the twelfth house rules hospitals, rehab, physical therapy, and all sorts of treatment, including psychological advice).

首先，你可以期待一个健康状况的小提升(十二宫掌管医护，复原，疗养和各种养护，包括心理上的建议)。

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But they didn't expect to have the psychological effects, to be lonely, to be panicked, the anxiety, literally heart palpitations.

但他们没预料到会产生心理影响，会感到寂寞、恐慌、焦虑，甚至会感到心悸。

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Given the much greater controversy likely to surround the IPAB when it is formed later this year, and the psychological resistance people have to abandoning deeply held beliefs, expect a recurrence of the death panel controversy as the ACA unfolds.

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But many expect that the new Hebron agreement -- limited as it is -- crosses the psychological barrier of mistrust.

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But, save for a sort of long face you'd expect when someone's dismissed for a low score, we seldom see any physical manifestation of psychological problems.

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