And the first lesson of all was the basic trust that hecould learn.

最重要的是，他学会了基本的信任。

These people won't only hurt us, they will do something far worse: rob us of our understanding of ourselves, strip us of basic trust and, along the way, for a time, make us lose our minds.

这些人不仅会伤害我们，还会更恶劣：剥夺我们对自己的认知，剥夺我们的基本信任，并且在此过程中，甚至会使我们在某些时候失去理智。