1Psychologists have been interested in this __1__ for decades, not least because people’s widespread __2__ to ask for help has led to some high-profile failures.
主干主语：Psychologists；谓语：have been interested in；宾语：this __1__
结构主句后接 not least because 引导的原因状语从句，强调“尤其因为”。从句主语为 people’s widespread __2__ to ask for help（不定式作后置定语修饰空白处名词），谓语 has led to，宾语 some high-profile failures。插入的 not least 加强因果，易被误读为并列。
译文几十年来心理学家一直关注这一现象，尤其是因为人们普遍不愿求助，已经造成了一些广为人知的失败。
考点not least because 表“尤其因为”，突出最重要原因 · widespread + 名词 + to do：不定式修饰抽象名词
2If you struggle with low self-esteem, you might find it especially difficult to __10__ for help because you have the added worry of the other person __11__ your request.
主干主语：you；谓语：might find；形式宾语：it；宾补：especially difficult to __10__ for help
结构If 引导条件状语从句。主句为 find it + adj. + to do 结构。because 再接原因状语从句；worry of + 复合结构 the other person __11__ your request（动名词/分词作介词宾语），表示对他人如何对待请求的担忧。
译文若你自我评价偏低，可能会觉得开口求助格外困难，因为还会多一层担心：对方会怎样看待你的请求。
考点find it difficult to do 中 it 为形式宾语 · worry of sb doing sth：介词后接动名词复合结构
3And while you might __14__ coming across as incompetent, there’s actually research that shows that advice- seekers are __15__ as more competent, not less.
主干主句主语：research；谓语：there’s（存在）；定语从句谓语：shows；宾语从句主语：advice-seekers；谓语：are __15__ as
结构while 让步状语从句（尽管），coming across as 为动名词短语作空白处动词宾语。主句 there be + research，后接 that 定语从句；shows 后再接 that 宾语从句。as more competent, not less 为比较结构的省略对照。
译文尽管你可能担心自己显得无能，但其实有研究表明，求教者反而会被视为更有能力，而非更差。
考点while 此处表让步而非时间 · come across as + adj.：给人以某种印象
4Perhaps most encouraging of all is a paper from 2022 by researchers at Stanford University, in California, that involved a mix of contrived help-seeking interactions and asking people to __16__ times they’d sought help in the past.
主干主语：a paper；系动词：is（倒装）；表语前置：most encouraging of all
结构表语前置的倒装句，强调 most encouraging of all。paper 后有 from/by 介词短语及地点插入语 in California。that 定语从句修饰 paper，involved 的宾语为 a mix of A and B，B 为 asking people to __16__ times，times 后又接省略 that 的定语从句 they’d sought help。
译文最令人振奋的或许是斯坦福大学研究人员 2022 年的一篇论文：研究既包含人为设计的求助互动，也让人们回忆过去求助的经历。
考点表语前置倒装：Most adj. of all is + 主语 · a mix of A and B 中 B 为动名词短语，结构较长
5The findings showed that help-seekers generally underestimate how __17__ other people will be to help and how good it will make the help-giver feel (for most people, having the chance to help someone is highly __18__ ).
主干主语：The findings；谓语：showed；宾语从句主语：help-seekers；谓语：underestimate
结构showed 后接 that 宾语从句。underestimate 带两个并列的 how 引导的宾语从句：how adj. sb will be to do 与 how good it will make sb feel。括号内独立解释，having the chance... 为动名词短语作主语。
译文结果表明，求助者往往低估别人有多愿意帮忙，也低估这会让施助者感觉有多好（对多数人而言，有机会帮人是非常令人满足的）。
考点underestimate 后接两个并列 how 从句 · make sb feel + adj. 与 how good 提前构成感叹/程度宾语从句