The disease is considered endemic in the United States.
在美國，該病被認為是地方性流行疾病。
perpetuate [p(：)'petjueit] v. 使永存；使不朽
It is dead because it is self-perpetuating and cannot evolve.
它是死亡是因為它是自我永存而不能進化。
occupant ['kju：pnt] n. 占有者；居住者；占領者
Are you the occupant of this house？
你是不是住在這所房子裏的？
回憶是一個園丁真正的調色板；它喚起了陳年往事，築就了今天的生活，也描繪出明日的美好。
A garden， no matter how good it is， must never completely satisfy.
no matter：無論（……）；不管（……）；無論怎樣
The world as we know it， after all， began in a very good garden， a completely satisfying garden—Paradise—but after a while the owner and the occupants wanted more.
after all：畢竟；終究；終於
治療心靈創傷的藥物
Medicine for a Broken Heart
佚名 / Anonymous
Within my group of friends， when one of us is struggling with a recent breakup after a long-term relationship， the castaway will be sad and depressed. The response to sadness takes one of two courses—either appetite fails totally， or we eat excessively to quell our yearnings over lost loves.
If one of the girls in my dorm wants to indulge her appetite for food after a breakup， we all join in. We all eat terrible food in terrible quantities. For instance， ice cream， cakes， cookies and potato chips all become comfort foods that we consume in excess. I think this happens for a variety of reasons. To begin with， at my age—nineteen—we are all very concerned with our physical appearance. We want to be attractive， to have the kind of body image our society values. To that end， we moderate what kinds of foods we eat， how much， and how often； and we often overexert ourselves at the gym trying to burn off extra calories. We maintain good habits to keep up good appearance and thereby maintain a good relationship. However， when anyone experiences something as stressful and emotionally draining as a broken heart， he or she tends to disregard healthy habits and takes some pleasure in consuming those formerly forbidden foods. Of course， it is all a vicious circle. We lose our boyfriends， we become depressed， we eat， we gain weight (which， in turn， depresses us)， we struggle to regain our self-respect， we enter into another relationship， and the cycle goes on.