孤独是一种病Loneliness is a kind of disease

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1、孤独是一种病LonelinessisakindofdiseaseBLACKPOOL,England—Thewomanontheotherendofthephonespokelightheartedlyofspringandher81stbirthdaythepreviousweek.“Whodidyoucelebratewith,Beryl?”askedAlison,whosejobwastoofferakindear.英格兰布莱克浦——一位女士在电话里快活地聊着春暖花开，还有她上周刚度过的81岁生日。“是谁和你一起庆生的，贝柔？”艾利森问道；她的工作就是当个耐心的听众

2、。“Noone,I…”Andwiththat,Beryl’scheerturnedtodespair.“没有人。我......”因为艾利森这句话，贝柔的情绪从快活转为低落。Hervoicebegantoquaverassheacknowledgedthatshehadbeenaloneathomenotjustonherbirthday,butfordaysanddays.Thetelephoneconversationwasthefirsttimeshehadspokeninmorethanaweek.当贝柔承认自己不只生日那天独自在家，还有好一段时间都是如此，说话的

3、声音开始颤抖。这通电话是她一个多星期以来首度与人交谈。About10,000similarcallscomeinweeklytoanunassumingofficebuildinginthisseasidetownatthenorthwestreachesofEngland,whichhousesTheSilverLineHelpline,a24-hourcallcenterforolderadultsseekingtofillabasicneed:contactwithotherpeople.在英格兰西北区的这个海滨小镇，每周都有大约1万通类似的电话打进此地一栋不起眼

4、的办公大楼。它是SilverLine求助热线的所在地。这是一个为老人服务的24小时热线中心。这些老人家打电话来，是为了满足生活的某种基本需求：与他人保持联系。Loneliness,whichEmilyDickinsondescribedas“theHorrornottobesurveyed,”isaquietdevastation.ButinBritain,itisincreasinglybeingviewedassomethingmore:aseriouspublichealthissuedeservingofpublicfundsandnationalattenti

5、on.诗人艾米莉•狄金森(EmilyDickinson)把孤独感描述为“不可丈量的恐怖”，那是一种悄无声息的伤害。不过在英国，人们逐渐认为，它的危害甚至更严重：它是应该被严肃对待的公共卫生课题，值得公共资金的投入和举国关注。WorkingwithlocalgovernmentsandtheNationalHealthService,programsaimedatmitigatinglonelinesshavesprungupindozensofcitiesandtowns.Evenfirebrigadeshavebeentrainedtoinspecthomesnotj

6、ustforfiresafetybutforsignsofsocialisolation.与地方政府和国家医疗服务体系(NationalHealthService)合作、致力于减缓孤独现象的计划正在数十个城镇兴起。就连消防队也受了相关训练，除了查看民宅的防火安全，他们也要注意屋主是否有与世隔绝的迹象。“There’sbeenanexplosionofpublicawarenesshere,fromlocalauthoritiestotheDepartmentofHealthtothemedia,”saidPaulCann,chiefexecutiveofAgeUKOxf

7、ordshireandafounderofTheCampaigntoEndLoneliness,afive-year-oldgroupbasedinLondon.“Lonelinesshastobeeverybody’sbusiness.”“从地方当局、卫生署到媒体，各界对这件事的关注在迅速提高，”保罗‧坎恩(PaulCann)表示。他是老龄英国(AgeUK)牛津郡分部的行政主管，也是有五年历史的伦敦“终结孤独”倡议行动(TheCampaignotEndLoneliness)的发起人。“每个人都该关心孤独这件事。”Researchersh