On the ward, she learnt to imitate the tics and mannerisms of the older girls.

在病房里，她学会了模仿比她大的女孩的抽搐和各种动作。

How tense she is, her awkward tics, the way she grinds her teeth to dust.

她有多紧张，没事就抽搐，还疯狂磨牙。

How long have you had that tic?

你像那样抽筋有多久了？

Verbal tics are another tripwire for misergonia sufferers.

口头禅是恐工症患者的另一个雷区。

One doesn't want to have facial tics, one doesn't want things to be routinized, and I think about that.

人们不希望有面部抽搐，不希望事情被常规化，我想过这个问题。

The important thing here is that both motor and verbal tics are present.

只要能确认动作性、发声性抽动均存在即可。

Obviously, I have a lot of tics. I find that very frustrating to say at least.

显然，我经常抽搐。我发觉这非常令人沮丧，往轻了说。

I-I have some kind of nervous tic.

我有点儿神经性痉挛。

I'm holding a box of tic tacs right now.

现在拿的是一盒糖。

The frequency of individual tics might change over time, but they need to persist for at least one year.

考虑到不同抽动出现的频率可能会变化，持续一年以上的抽动即视为存在。