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Introduction （The introduction to abook or talk is the part that comes at the beginning and tells you what therest of the book or talk is about. 【搭配模式】：oft N to n）
The ideas herein(adv in this book)presented(过分做形修饰ideas) stem, for the most part, from(stem from sth: to be the result of sth)
my day-to-day clinical work with patients as they struggled
to avoid or to gain ever greater levels of maturity(N-U思想行为的成熟). Conse-
quently（ADV as a result）, this book contains portions of(A portion of something is apart of it) many actual case his-
tories. Confidentiality(N-U保密性)is essential(ADJ absolutely necessary)to psychiatric（精神病学的）practice, and
all case descriptions, therefore, have been altered（V If something altersor if you alter it, it changes.） in nameand
in other particulars(N-PLURAL The particularsof something or someone are facts ordetails about them which are writtendown and kept as a record. ) so as to preserve(V If you preservesomething, you take action to save it or protect it from damage or decay.) the anonymity(匿名) of my
patients without distorting（V If you distort a statement,fact, or idea, you report or represent it in an untrue way.）the essential reality of our experi-
ence with each other.
There may, however, be some distortion by virtue of(You use by virtue of to explain whysomething happens or is true.)the
brevity of(The brevity ofsomething is the fact that it is short or lasts for only a short time.) the case presentations(When someone gives a presentation, theygive a formal talk, often in order to sell something or get support for aproposal.) . Psychotherapy is seldom(广义否定结构副词If somethingseldom happens, it happens only occasionally.) a
brief process, but since I have, of necessity（If you say that something is ofnecessity the case, you mean that it is the case because nothing else ispossible or practical in the circumstances.势必;必定）, focused on the
highlights of（The highlights of an event, activity, or period of time are the most interesting orexciting parts of it.） a case, the reader may be left with the impres-
sion that the process is one of drama（戏剧性情节） andclarity（The clarity of something such as a bookor argument is its quality of being well explained and easy to understand. ）. Thedrama is
real and clarity may eventually（表示某事几经延迟或波折后最终发生，可以用eventually，表示经过长时间的等待或期盼后某事终于发生时，用finally） be achieved（侧重为达到目的所需的技巧、忍耐和努力。）, but it should
be remembered that in the interest of（If you do something in the interests of a particular resultor situation, you do it in order to achieve that result or maintain thatsituation.）readability(可读性), accounts
of （An account ofsomething is a theory which is intended to explain or describe it.）thelengthy（You use lengthy to describe an event orprocess which lasts for a long time.） periodsof confusion（可变名词If your mind isin a state of confusion, you do not know what to believe or what you should do.）and frustration（If somethingfrustrates you, it upsets or angers you because you are unable to do anythingabout the problems it creates.） inherent in（The inherent qualities of something are the necessaryand natural parts of it.）
most therapy have been omitted（标绿表示开音节） from（If you omit something, you do not include it in an activity or pieceof work, deliberately or accidentally. 【语法信息】：V n
【语法信息】：V n from n）these case descriptions.
I would also like to apologize for continually（不断地） referring to（If you refer to aparticular subject or person, you talk about them or mention them. 【语法信息】：V to n）
God in the traditionally（传统地） masculine image（男性形象Masculine qualities and things relate to or are considered typicalof men, in contrast to women.）, but Ihave done so
in the interestof simplicity（简明） ratherthan from any rigidly(僵硬地、固执地) held （V Hold is used with words and expressions indicating an opinion orbelief, to show that someone has a particular opinion or believes thatsomething is true.）
concept（A concept is an ideaor abstract principle. ） as to（关于） gender（Aperson's gender is the fact that they are male or female.）.
As a psychiatrist（精神病医生）, I feel it is important to mention at the
Outset（If something happens at the outset of an event, process, orperiod of time, it happens at the beginning of it.） two assumptions that（If you make anassumption that something is true or will happen, you accept that it istrue or will happen, often without any real proof. 【搭配模式】：usu with supp） underlie（If somethingunderlies a feeling or situation, it is the cause or basis of it. 【语法信息】：V n） this book. One is that I
make no distinction between（A distinction between similar things is a difference. 【搭配模式】：usu Nbetween pl-n）the mind and the spirit, and
therefore no distinction between the process ofachiev:ing spir-
itual growth and achieving mental growth. They are one and
the same.
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12 INTRODUCTION
The other assumption is that this process is a complex,
arduous（Something that isarduous is difficult and tiring, and involves a lot of effort. ） and lifelong task. Psychotherapy, if it is to provide
substantial(Substantial means large inamount or degree.) assistance to the process of mental and spiritual
growth, is not a quick or simple procedure(N-VAR A procedure is a way of doing something, especially the usual orcorrect way. ). I do not belong to
any particular school of psychiatry(精神病学) or psychotherapy（精神疗法）; I am
not simply aFreudian（弗洛伊德精神分析法的） or Jungian（易雍的） orAdlerian（阿德勒心理学学派的） or behaviorist（行为心理学家）
or gestaltist（心理学拥护者）. I do not believe there are any single easy an-
swers. I believe that brief（Something that is brief lasts for only a short time.） forms of psychotherapy（简式心理疗法） may be
helpful and are not to be decried（If someone decries an idea or action, they criticize itstrongly. 【语法信息】：V n【语法信息】：V n as n【语域标签】：FORMAL 正式）, but the help they provideis
inevitably superficial（不可避免地肤浅）.
Thejourney of spiritual growth is a long one. I would like
to thank those of my patients who have given me theprivilege（一般人或物所没有的有利条件）
of accompanying（If you accompanysomeone, you go somewhere with them. 【语法信息】：V n【语法信息】：V-ed【STYLE标签】：FORMAL 正式） them for major portions of their journey.
For theirjourney has also been mine, and much of what is
presented here is what we have learned together. I would also
like to thank many of my teachers and colleagues. Principal（Principal means firstin order of importance. 【搭配模式】：ADJ n）
among them is my wife, Lily. She has been so giving that it
is hardly possible to（If it is possible to do something, it can bedone. 【搭配模式】：usuv-link ADJ） distinguish her wisdom as a spouse（Someone's spouse isthe person they are married to. ）, par-
ent, psychotherapist（心理治疗医师）, and person from my own.
Introduction （The introduction to abook or talk is the part that comes at the beginning and tells you what therest of the book or talk is about. 【搭配模式】：oft N to n）
The ideas herein(adv in this book)presented(过分做形修饰ideas) stem, for the most part, from(stem from sth: to be the result of sth)
my day-to-day clinical work with patients as they struggled
to avoid or to gain ever greater levels of maturity(N-U思想行为的成熟). Conse-
quently（ADV as a result）, this book contains portions of(A portion of something is apart of it) many actual case his-
tories. Confidentiality(N-U保密性)is essential(ADJ absolutely necessary)to psychiatric（精神病学的）practice, and
all case descriptions, therefore, have been altered（V If something altersor if you alter it, it changes.） in nameand
in other particulars(N-PLURAL The particularsof something or someone are facts ordetails about them which are writtendown and kept as a record. ) so as to preserve(V If you preservesomething, you take action to save it or protect it from damage or decay.) the anonymity(匿名) of my
patients without distorting（V If you distort a statement,fact, or idea, you report or represent it in an untrue way.）the essential reality of our experi-
ence with each other.
There may, however, be some distortion by virtue of(You use by virtue of to explain whysomething happens or is true.)the
brevity of(The brevity ofsomething is the fact that it is short or lasts for only a short time.) the case presentations(When someone gives a presentation, theygive a formal talk, often in order to sell something or get support for aproposal.) . Psychotherapy is seldom(广义否定结构副词If somethingseldom happens, it happens only occasionally.) a
brief process, but since I have, of necessity（If you say that something is ofnecessity the case, you mean that it is the case because nothing else ispossible or practical in the circumstances.势必;必定）, focused on the
highlights of（The highlights of an event, activity, or period of time are the most interesting orexciting parts of it.） a case, the reader may be left with the impres-
sion that the process is one of drama（戏剧性情节） andclarity（The clarity of something such as a bookor argument is its quality of being well explained and easy to understand. ）. Thedrama is
real and clarity may eventually（表示某事几经延迟或波折后最终发生，可以用eventually，表示经过长时间的等待或期盼后某事终于发生时，用finally） be achieved（侧重为达到目的所需的技巧、忍耐和努力。）, but it should
be remembered that in the interest of（If you do something in the interests of a particular resultor situation, you do it in order to achieve that result or maintain thatsituation.）readability(可读性), accounts
of （An account ofsomething is a theory which is intended to explain or describe it.）thelengthy（You use lengthy to describe an event orprocess which lasts for a long time.） periodsof confusion（可变名词If your mind isin a state of confusion, you do not know what to believe or what you should do.）and frustration（If somethingfrustrates you, it upsets or angers you because you are unable to do anythingabout the problems it creates.） inherent in（The inherent qualities of something are the necessaryand natural parts of it.）
most therapy have been omitted（标绿表示开音节） from（If you omit something, you do not include it in an activity or pieceof work, deliberately or accidentally. 【语法信息】：V n
【语法信息】：V n from n）these case descriptions.
I would also like to apologize for continually（不断地） referring to（If you refer to aparticular subject or person, you talk about them or mention them. 【语法信息】：V to n）
God in the traditionally（传统地） masculine image（男性形象Masculine qualities and things relate to or are considered typicalof men, in contrast to women.）, but Ihave done so
in the interestof simplicity（简明） ratherthan from any rigidly(僵硬地、固执地) held （V Hold is used with words and expressions indicating an opinion orbelief, to show that someone has a particular opinion or believes thatsomething is true.）
concept（A concept is an ideaor abstract principle. ） as to（关于） gender（Aperson's gender is the fact that they are male or female.）.
As a psychiatrist（精神病医生）, I feel it is important to mention at the
Outset（If something happens at the outset of an event, process, orperiod of time, it happens at the beginning of it.） two assumptions that（If you make anassumption that something is true or will happen, you accept that it istrue or will happen, often without any real proof. 【搭配模式】：usu with supp） underlie（If somethingunderlies a feeling or situation, it is the cause or basis of it. 【语法信息】：V n） this book. One is that I
make no distinction between（A distinction between similar things is a difference. 【搭配模式】：usu Nbetween pl-n）the mind and the spirit, and
therefore no distinction between the process ofachiev:ing spir-
itual growth and achieving mental growth. They are one and
the same.
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12 INTRODUCTION
The other assumption is that this process is a complex,
arduous（Something that isarduous is difficult and tiring, and involves a lot of effort. ） and lifelong task. Psychotherapy, if it is to provide
substantial(Substantial means large inamount or degree.) assistance to the process of mental and spiritual
growth, is not a quick or simple procedure(N-VAR A procedure is a way of doing something, especially the usual orcorrect way. ). I do not belong to
any particular school of psychiatry(精神病学) or psychotherapy（精神疗法）; I am
not simply aFreudian（弗洛伊德精神分析法的） or Jungian（易雍的） orAdlerian（阿德勒心理学学派的） or behaviorist（行为心理学家）
or gestaltist（心理学拥护者）. I do not believe there are any single easy an-
swers. I believe that brief（Something that is brief lasts for only a short time.） forms of psychotherapy（简式心理疗法） may be
helpful and are not to be decried（If someone decries an idea or action, they criticize itstrongly. 【语法信息】：V n【语法信息】：V n as n【语域标签】：FORMAL 正式）, but the help they provideis
inevitably superficial（不可避免地肤浅）.
Thejourney of spiritual growth is a long one. I would like
to thank those of my patients who have given me theprivilege（一般人或物所没有的有利条件）
of accompanying（If you accompanysomeone, you go somewhere with them. 【语法信息】：V n【语法信息】：V-ed【STYLE标签】：FORMAL 正式） them for major portions of their journey.
For theirjourney has also been mine, and much of what is
presented here is what we have learned together. I would also
like to thank many of my teachers and colleagues. Principal（Principal means firstin order of importance. 【搭配模式】：ADJ n）
among them is my wife, Lily. She has been so giving that it
is hardly possible to（If it is possible to do something, it can bedone. 【搭配模式】：usuv-link ADJ） distinguish her wisdom as a spouse（Someone's spouse isthe person they are married to. ）, par-
ent, psychotherapist（心理治疗医师）, and person from my own.
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