倾听是良药，它能治愈心灵的创伤。当我是一名医生时，我问我的病人我能为她做些什么，她朝我笑笑说，只要你听完我的故事。而今我也坐上轮椅，我告诉我的学生，不要打断病人的倾诉，坐在床边听他们把话说完吧，因为这对病人的帮助胜过任何昂贵的药物。
I believe listening is powerful Medicine.
Studies have shown it takes a physician
It was Sunday. I had one last patient to see. I approached her room in a hurry and stood at the doorway. She was an older woman, sitting at the edge of the bed, struggling to put socks on her swollen feet. I crossed the threshold, spoke quickly to the nurse, scanned her chart noting she was in stable condition. I was almost in the clear.
I leaned on the bedrail looking down at her. She asked if I could help put on her socks. Instead, I launched into a monologue that went something like this: "How are you feeling? Your sugars and blood pressure were high but they're better today. The nurse mentioned you're anxious to see your son who's visiting you today. It's nice to have family visit from far away. I bet you really look forward to seeing him."
She stopped me with a stern, authoritative voice. "Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not your story."
I was surprised and embarrassed. I sat down. I helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only son lived around the corner from her, but she had not seen him in five years. She believed that the stress of this contributed greatly to her health problems. After hearing her story and putting on her socks, I asked if there was anything else I could do for her. She shook her head no and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to listen.
Each story is different. Some are detailed; others are vague. Some have a beginning, middle and end. Others wander without a clear conclusion. Some are true; others not. Yet all those things do not really matter. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard — without interruption, assumption or judgment.
Listening to someone's story costs less than expensive diagnostic testing but is key to healing and diagnosis.
I often thought of what that woman taught me, and I reminded myself of the
For as long as I could, I continued to see patients from my chair, but I had to resign when my hands were affected. I still teach med students and other health care professionals, but now from the perspective of physician and patient.
I tell them I believe in the power of listening. I tell them I know firsthand that immeasurable healing takes place within me when someone stops, sits down and listens to my story.
相关单词：doorway
doorway解释：n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径
doorway例句：
They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。
相关单词：swollen
swollen解释：adj.肿大的，水涨的；v.使变大，肿胀
swollen例句：
Her legs had got swollen from standing up all day.因为整天站着，她的双腿已经肿了。
A mosquito had bitten her and her arm had swollen up.蚊子叮了她，她的手臂肿起来了。
相关单词：spoke
spoke解释：n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
spoke例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
相关单词：monologue
monologue解释：n.长篇大论，（戏剧等中的）独白
monologue例句：
The comedian gave a long monologue of jokes.喜剧演员讲了一长段由笑话组成的独白。
He went into a long monologue.他一个人滔滔不绝地讲话。
相关单词：authoritative
authoritative解释：adj.有权威的，可相信的；命令式的；官方的
authoritative例句：
David speaks in an authoritative tone.大卫以命令的口吻说话。
Her smile was warm but authoritative.她的笑容很和蔼，同时又透着威严。
相关单词：detailed
detailed解释：adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的
detailed例句：
He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。
相关单词：judgment
judgment解释：n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见
judgment例句：
The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。
相关单词：diagnosis
diagnosis解释：n.诊断，诊断结果，调查分析，判断
diagnosis例句：
His symptoms gave no obvious pointer to a possible diagnosis.他的症状无法作出明确的诊断。
The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做一次彻底的调查分析。
相关单词：affected
affected解释：adj.不自然的，假装的
affected例句：
She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
