自测:你患上雅痞感冒了么?（双语）

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　  无缘无故总是很累?快自查一下你是否患了“雅痞感冒”——慢性疲劳症候群。
        　　雅痞感冒(yuppie flu)是一种慢性疲劳综合症，症状与感冒类似，主要在都市白领中流传。
        　　几十年前当这种疾病刚刚在欧美发达国家出现时，曾经被讥笑为：“一群歇斯底里、上流阶层白种女人的抱怨”，因为它虽然让人陷入无法解释的疲倦感、头痛、肌肉痛、失眠，但很多人却认为这只是一些人的无病呻吟。但很快，随着生活节奏的日益提速，这种疲劳综合症开始迅速在全球蔓延。它的严重后果让人再也笑不出来，英国科学家贝弗里奇严肃地指出：“疲劳过度的人是在追逐死亡!”
        　　"Yuppie flu" is a 1980s name for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), reflecting
the skeptical way thedisease was first viewed. Medical experts now know that
yuppie flu is a real condition that canseriously affect quality of life and
health for half a year or longer.
        　　“雅痞感冒”(yuppie
flu)是人们在1980年代对于慢性疲劳症候群(CFS)的称呼，反映出最初人们对这种疾病所持的怀疑态度。而现在医学专家已经知道，雅痞感冒确实是一种病，会严重影响生活质量和身体健康长达半年或更久。
        　　People with yuppie flu generally complain of fatigue that doesn't improve
with rest and means theymust reduce their activity level by less than half or
more of what they would normally do.
        　　患上雅痞感冒的人通常会抱怨很累，即使休息也无济于事，这意味着他们必须将日常活动的程度减去小半甚至更多。
        　　Patients with this condition have fevers that may come and go, muscle and
joint aches, or feelingsof weakness in the muscles. Sore throats are frequently
reported, headaches may occur, and thelymph nodes can be sore and tender.
Depression or anxiety can develop with these symptoms.
        　　患上此症的病人可能反复发烧，伴有肌肉和关节疼痛，或者感到肌肉无力。咽喉酸痛也是常见症状，可能伴发头疼，淋巴结酸痛变软。伴随上述症状，可能还会发生抑郁和焦虑。
        　　The exact cause of the condition isn't yet known, but there are standard
and treatments whichmay prove helpful in recovery.
        　　这种病的起因尚不清楚，但已有原则和疗法对治愈本病有所帮助。