原版英语小短文 196. He Hears Voices

　　Pete is schizophrenic. About one percent of people are schizophrenic. Schizophrenia is a mental condition. Its cause is unknown. There is no cure. Drugs can help a person live with the condition. But these drugs have side effects. Schizophrenia usually occurs¹ in a person's teens². The person starts hearing voices in his head. The voices talk constantly³. Pete goes to a coffee shop every day. He drinks coffee and smokes cigarettes. He sits at a table by himself. The voices talk to Pete. They talk about this. They talk about that. They talk about the man sitting at the next table. "That man doesn't like you. He wants to fight you," a voice tells Pete. Pete thinks about walking over to the man. He thinks about telling the man to stand up and fight. But Pete knows the voice might be lying to him. He leaves the coffee shop.

1 occurs   

v.发生( occur的第三人称单数 )；被想起；被发现；（尤指基督教节日与别的节日）适逢同日

参考例句：

• It occurs to me that example is always more efficacious than precept. 我想到身教重于言教。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• When trouble occurs at one spot, help comes from all quarters. 一方有难，八方支援。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 teens   

n.13至19岁的年龄；青少年

参考例句：

• His son is in his teens.他的儿子十几岁。
• She's not yet out of her teens.她还不到二十岁。

3 constantly   

adv.不变地，不断地，时常地

参考例句：

• The two countries have been warring constantly for years.这两国多年来一直交战。
• We should constantly urge ourselves on to study hard.我们要经常鞭策自己努力学习。