“We hadn’t seen each other for months because we were stuck at home due to COVID-19. One day, I heard that she was suffering from depression. At the time, I was surprised and curious about how such an outgoing person could become depressed,” Liu Qianshuo said. Liu, 17, is a Senior 3 student from Lishu No 1 Senior Middle School, Jilin province.
17歲的劉千碩是吉林省梨樹縣第一高級中學的高三學生，他說：“因為新冠疫情，我們困在家里，幾個月沒見面。有一天，我聽說她患了抑郁癥。當時，我很驚訝也很納悶，為什么這么外向的一個人會變抑郁了。”

For the past year, he has helped one of his closest friends fight against depression by comforting her on WeChat and talking to her face-to-face. During the process, Liu found that the problem of depression wasn’t well recognized. Therefore, Liu and his classmate Wang Sitong decided to call for more efforts in understanding depression and more help for those it affects.
過去的一年里，劉千碩都在幫助這位好朋友對抗抑郁癥，在微信上安慰她，還和她面對面聊天。在這個過程中，劉千碩發(fā)現(xiàn)抑郁癥的問題并沒有得到很好的認知。因此，劉千碩和同學王思潼決定呼吁大家進一步了解抑郁癥，為那些受抑郁癥影響的人提供更多幫助。

They participated in the 2021 Model Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) by submitting their proposal about preventative measures and concerns for depression. The Model CPPCC is organized by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China along with the All-China Students’ Federation. It invites high school students, college students and young professionals to “gain a deeper understanding of and participate in the country’s political activities”.
劉千碩和王思潼參加了2021年的模擬中國人民政治協(xié)商會議(CPPCC)提案征集活動，遞交了推進抑郁癥預防和關(guān)愛的提案?！澳M政協(xié)”由共青團中央和中華全國學生聯(lián)合會共同組織，邀請高中生、大學生和年輕的專業(yè)人士“更深入地了解和參與國家政治活動”。

The 2021 event attracted more than 111,000 participants and 1,447 entries across the country. The two teenagers’ proposal was on the list of the 100 best entries unveiled in February.
2021年模擬政協(xié)活動在全國吸引了超過11.1萬青少年參與，征集到1447件參賽作品。劉千碩和王思潼的提案榮列今年2月公布的100項“優(yōu)秀/最佳模擬政協(xié)提案作品”名單。

This was actually the second time they had taken part in the activity. Their first proposal had focused on study tours for teenagers. Though having experience, they still found the new proposal difficult to make. The team spent their summer holidays studying academic papers and reports on mental health.
實際上，這是劉千碩和王思潼第二次參加模擬政協(xié)活動。他們的第一個提案聚焦于青少年游學問題。兩人雖然已有經(jīng)驗，但還是覺得很難交出這份新的提案。他們的團隊利用暑假，研究了有關(guān)心理健康的學術(shù)論文和報告。

Meanwhile, they carried out surveys. “This was the most time-consuming work,” Liu said. They walked the streets asking people their views on depression. They also conducted case studies through in-depth interviews with depressed people. “This made our proposal more convincing,” Liu said.
同時，劉千碩和王思潼開展了調(diào)查。劉千碩說：“調(diào)查是最耗時的工作?！彼麄冏咴诮稚?，詢問人們對抑郁癥的看法，還通過與抑郁癥患者深度訪談，進行了案例研究。劉千碩說：“這讓我們的提案更有說服力?！?/span>

“I think the Model CPPCC is a good opportunity to give our views on social issues and a voice to people in need, especially on the topic of teenage life,” Liu said. “By participating in the activity, we truly feel our voices can be heard by our country.”
“我認為模擬政協(xié)是一個很好的機會，我們可以針對社會問題發(fā)表自己的觀點，為需要幫助的人發(fā)聲，特別是在有關(guān)青少年生活的話題上，”劉千碩說，“通過參加模擬政協(xié)活動，我們真切地感到，我們的聲音會被國家聽到?！?/span>

以上文章內(nèi)容選自《21世紀學生英文報高中版》，詳情請見《21世紀學生英文報高中版》高三772期