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Robbed of Their Senses – Stockholm Syndrome 心被抢走了──爱在斯德哥尔摩？

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In the summer of 1973, an attempted bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden resulted in four hostages being taken captive. When these hostages were finally freed after their six-day ordeal, however, they were ___1___ grateful to their rescuers. Incredibly, they instead took the side of their captors, and actively ___2___ rescue. In the incident’s aftermath, one female hostage even became engaged to one of the robbers, while ___3___ set up a fund to help pay for the criminals’ court fees.

1973年夏天，瑞典斯德歌尔摩一起抢劫银行未遂的行动造成4人被挟持成为人质。这些人质在历经6天的折磨终于获释之后，却一点也不感谢解救他们的人。令人难以置信地，他们反而站在劫持者那一边，积极抗拒救援。在该事件的后续发展中，一名女性人质甚至与其中一位抢匪订婚，而另一名人质责设立一个基金，来协助支付这些罪犯的诉讼费。

This bizarre turn of events subsequently gave rise to the psychological condition known ___4___ “Stockholm syndrome,” in which hostages end up emotionally bonding with their captor. Four conditions have been identified that ___5___ this seemingly crazy behavior, typically within only three to four days. Firstly, the hostages must perceive a genuine threat to their survival. Then, with no means of escape available, they will come to see their life as depending on their captors. ___6___ isolated from the outside world, their captors’ perspective becomes the only one available to them. Lastly, in response to a perceived act of kindness from the captors, feelings of sympathy and gratitude emerge.

这种事件诡异的转折，导致产生后来名为「斯德歌尔摩症候群」的心理状况。在那种状况下，人质最后会和挟持者产生情感联系。有四个情境被指出会造成这种似乎很疯狂的行为，通常只要三到四天的时间。首先，人质必须察觉到他们的生命真的受到威胁。然后，因为没有逃脱的方法，他们会渐渐认为自己的生命掌握在挟持者手中。在越来越与外在世界隔离之下，挟持者的观点便会成为他们唯一可获得的观点。最后，在察觉挟持者某种仁慈的行为时，同情和感激的情愫会油然而生。

Since 1973, there have been enough similar instances of Stockholm syndrome to suggest that the theory is much more than ___7___ speculation. It seems that such extreme situations have the potential to trigger the most irrational behavior in us all.

自1973年至今，已经有足够的类似斯德歌尔摩症候群的案例，显示出这个理论绝非毫无根据的臆测。似乎这种极端的情境有引发我们所有人内在非理性行为的潜能。

−by David Vickers

Vocabulary

单词发音

captive [ˋkæptɪv] adj. 被俘的；受监禁的；受控制的

grateful [ˋgretfəl] adj. 感谢的，感激的

perceive [pɚˋsiv] v. 察觉；意识到

isolate [ˋaɪs!͵et] v. 孤立；隔离

sympathy [ˋsɪmpəθɪ] n. 同情，同情心

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单词发音

Stockholm syndrome 斯德哥尔摩症候群症（被劫持人质对劫持者产生好感并同情、宽容他）

take captive 活捉, 俘虏

Sweden [ˋswidn] n. 瑞典

result in 导致, 引起

hostage [ˋhɑstɪdʒ] n. 人质

ordeal [ɔrˋdiəl] n. 苦难，折磨

rescuer [ˋrɛskjʊɚ] n. 救助者；援救者

captor [ˋkæptɚ] n. 捉拿者; 捕捉者

aftermath [ˋæftɚ͵mæθ] n. 余波; 事件结束后的一段时期

engage [ɪnˋgedʒ] v. 使订婚

bizarre [bɪˋzɑr] adj. 古怪的; 奇异的

give rise to 引起 to cause something to exist

end up 最终成为

bond [bɑnd] v. 结合；团结在一起

gratitude [ˋgrætə͵tjud] n. 感激之情，感恩，感谢

speculation [͵spɛkjəˋleʃən] n. 推测

trigger [ˋtrɪgɚ] v. 触发，引起

contribute [kənˋtrɪbjut] to 促成

futile [ˋfjut!] adj. 无益的，无效的

idle [ˋaɪd!] adj. 无根据的；无理由的

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