双胞胎姐妹的异食癖
<p> 双胞胎姐妹的异食癖 <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="bite">bite</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="nails">nails</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="re">re</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="cravings">cravings</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="crisps">crisps</span>. 大多数人在紧张的时候有啃指甲的癖好,有些人会渴望吃巧克力或薯片。 <span word="But">But</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Bradford">Bradford</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="level">level</span> - <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="munching">munching</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="candles">candles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="books">books</span>. 但是有一对来自英国布拉德福德市的双胞胎姐妹是上面饮食癖的进阶版:嚼蜡烛、啃旧书! <span word="Twins">Twins</span> <span word="Adele">Adele</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Anita">Anita</span>, <span word="both">both</span> 50, <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Pica">Pica</span>- <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="disorder">disorder</span> <span word="characterised">characterised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="nutritional">nutritional</span> <span word="value">value</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="stones">stones</span>, <span word="sand">sand</span>, <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dirt">dirt</span>. 双胞胎姐妹阿黛尔和 安尼塔今年都50岁了,两人都患有异食癖:她们对于那些几乎没有营养价值的东西,如石头、沙子、油漆、尘土等,有着特殊的食欲。 <span word="For">For</span> <span word="Adele">Adele</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="eats">eats</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="inches">inches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wax">wax</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="tuck">tuck</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="bar">bar</span>. 对于阿黛尔来说,还在童年的时候就出现了这一状况。她现在每天吃两英寸长的蜡烛,打个比方来说就像许多人贪吃两长条巧克力一样。 <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="sniffing">sniffing</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="lighters">lighters</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="ITV">ITV</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="Morning">Morning</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="nibbling">nibbling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="candles">candles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span>. 我大概八九岁的时候,就开始嗅蜡烛的香味。她告诉英国独立电视台《今日晨讯》节目记者,从那时起,我就开始嚼蜡烛、再也停不下来。 <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="candles">candles</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="crutch">crutch</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> 300 <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. 她说蜡烛对她来说是一种情感支撑,并且她一生中所吃过的300根蜡烛从没对她的健康产生任何危害。 <span word="Carrying">Carrying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="calms">calms</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="nerves">nerves</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> - <span word="I">I</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> [<span word="about">about</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span>] <span word="out">out</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="don">don</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span>. 随身带一根蜡烛可以帮我缓解紧张情绪,一整根蜡烛能让我两个星期保持平静。每次我只吃一点点,这样人们就不会发现。 <span word="For">For</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="Anita">Anita</span>, <span word="Pica">Pica</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span> - <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span> 24 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. 而她的妹妹安尼塔在24年前怀孕的时候,也患上了异食癖。 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="cravings">cravings</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="smelled">smelled</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. 那个时候我开始对有着旧车票味道的东西产生食欲,她说道。 <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smell">smell</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="book">book</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="haven">haven</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="since">since</span>. 当让再次发现自己对这种味道食欲的是一本旧书,自从那时候起就再也停不下来。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="tastes">tastes</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="books">books</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="bar">bar</span>. 书越旧,啃起来味道约好。我就是很喜欢吃旧书的味道,对我来说就像巧克力一样美味。 <span word="She">She</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="scours">scours</span> <span word="charity">charity</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ripe">ripe</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="tomes">tomes</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unbothered">unbothered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="germs">germs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dust">dust</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="harbouring">harbouring</span>. 她现在经常去慈善商店搜罗旧书,并且可以无视旧书中的虫子和尘土。 <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="procured">procured</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shredded">shredded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tagliatelle">tagliatelle</span>-<span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="strand">strand</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="consumed">consumed</span>. 拿到旧书后,安尼塔就把它们撕成条状然后吃掉。 <span word="Sniffing">Sniffing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aroma">aroma</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="m">m</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span>. 啃旧书真的很香,这让我很开心。 <span word="Commenting">Commenting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="twins">twins</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>, <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="disorders">disorders</span> <span word="psychologist">psychologist</span> <span word="Marcia">Marcia</span> <span word="Karp">Karp</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="programme">programme</span>: 节目中,异食癖心理专家玛西亚卡普对于这对双胞胎姐妹俩的异食癖评价道: <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="food">food</span> <span word="stuffs">stuffs</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="body">body</span>. 人们吃非食物类东西是由多种原因造成的。 <span word="Pregnant">Pregnant</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="bizarre">bizarre</span> <span word="cravings">cravings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pica">Pica</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mineral">mineral</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span>. 孕妇经常会饮食紊乱或患上异食癖,但有时候是因为缺乏矿物质造成的。 <span word="She">She</span> <span word="added">added</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="eats">eats</span> <span word="clay">clay</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span>: <span word="It">It</span> <span word="calms">calms</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="soothes">soothes</span> <span word="me">me</span> - <span word="it">it</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> . 她补充道:我有个朋友吃粘土,她说那就想母乳一样可以让她平静和受到安抚。</p>
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