TED演讲:为什么应该喜爱'恶心'的科学(6)

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　　where people could talk about their tonsil stone experiences and, like, tips and tricks for getting rid of them. 人们可以谈论他们扁桃体结石的经历，比如摆脱它们的方法和策略。

　　And I think it became this great way for people to talk about something that they'd never felt comfortable taking about publicly¹. 我想这已经成了人们敞开心扉直面问题的绝佳途径。

　　And that is wonderful when it's about something as goofy as tonsil stones, 能讨论诸如扁桃体结石一类恶心的东西，确实大快人心，

　　but it's a little sad when a video can have an effect like that when it's about something as common as periods. 然而对于一个有相同影响力的视频，例如月经一类的平常事物，情况就不那么乐观了。

　　So last February, I released² a video on menstruation, 去年二月，我发布了一个有关月经的视频，

　　and to this day, I am still getting messages from people around the globe who are asking me about their periods. 一直到今天，我仍会收到来自全世界人们关于自己月经问题的留言。

　　There are a lot of young people -- and some not-so-young people -- out there, 许多年轻人--还包括年纪稍大一些的人，

　　who are worried that what's happening to their bodies is somehow not normal. 担心她们身体出现了一些异常。

　　And, of course, I always tell them that I am not a medical professional³, 当然，我总告诉她们我不是医学专家，

　　and that, if possible, they should talk to a doctor. 如果可能的话，她们应该去咨询医生。

　　But the truth of the matter is that everyone should feel comfortable talking to a doctor about their own bodies. 但事实上：所有人应该很自然地与医生谈论她们自己的身体。

　　And that's why I think it's really important for us to start this dialogue about gross⁴ stuff⁵ from a pretty early age, 这也是为什么我觉得从年轻时开始直面恶心事物对我们来说很重要，

　　so we can let our kids know that it's alright to have agency⁶ over your own body and over your own health. 这样就可以让我们的孩子们懂得：应该有人关心你们的身体，对你们的健康负责。

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