The Benefits of Thinking Positive!
官方翻譯
How are you feeling today?
你今天感覺怎么樣坛掠?
If your head's in a spin because you've had a bad night's sleep, or you're hungover, or maybe you've just got too much to do, the chances are you're not in the best of moods.
如果你因?yàn)橥砩蠜]睡好其做,或者宿醉囱挑,或者有太多事情要做而暈頭轉(zhuǎn)向菩彬,那么你的情緒就很有可能不是很好缠劝。
If everything seems like an effort and you have a negative attitude, the last thing you want to be told is to "be positive!"
如果每件事看起來都需要付出努力,而你又抱著一種消極的態(tài)度挤巡,你最不愿意聽到的就是“要積極剩彬!”
But having this mindset could have more benefits than you think.
但擁有這種心態(tài)的好處可能比你想象的要多。
Of course, developing a positive attitude is easier said than done — it doesn't come naturally to everyone.
當(dāng)然矿卑,培養(yǎng)積極的態(tài)度說起來容易做起來難——并非每個(gè)人天生就很積極喉恋。
When you're feeling down in the dumps, it is hard to be optimistic.
當(dāng)你情緒低落的時(shí)候,你很難樂觀起來。
But a study in the US has found that people who are optimists are more likely to live longer than those who have a more negative approach to life.
但美國(guó)的一項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)轻黑,樂觀的人比那些對(duì)生活持消極態(tài)度的人更有可能長(zhǎng)壽糊肤。
It revealed the likelihood of positive people living to the age of 85 or more to be higher.
研究顯示,積極向上的人活到85歲或85歲以上的可能性更高氓鄙。
So, maybe the thought of a longer life might encourage you to have a more hopeful outlook on life.
所以馆揉,延長(zhǎng)壽命的想法可能會(huì)鼓勵(lì)你對(duì)生活有更樂觀的看法。
The study concluded that optimists may find it easier to control emotions and get less stressed.
研究得出的結(jié)論是抖拦,樂觀主義者可能會(huì)覺得控制情緒更容易升酣,他們的壓力也更小。
And as stress impacts on the immune system, it's possible that optimists cope better with infections.
由于壓力對(duì)免疫系統(tǒng)有影響态罪,樂觀主義者也許能夠更好地應(yīng)對(duì)感染噩茄。
Professor Lewina Lee from Boston University School of Medicine, who worked on the study, told the BBC that:
波士頓大學(xué)醫(yī)學(xué)院的萊維娜·李教授參與了這項(xiàng)研究,她告訴BBC:
"Our findings speak to the possibility that raising levels of optimism may promote longevity and healthy ageing."
“我們的研究結(jié)果表明复颈,提升樂觀情緒可能會(huì)促進(jìn)長(zhǎng)壽和健康老齡化绩聘。”
And she advises that pessimists could benefit from doing things like imagining a future where everything turns out well.
她還建議耗啦,悲觀主義者可以想象未來一切都會(huì)好起來凿菩,做這樣的事能讓他們受益。
But if you're a "glass-half-empty" type of person, could seeing the world through rose-tinted glasses work for you?
但是帜讲,如果你是一個(gè)認(rèn)為“水杯是半空”的人衅谷,那透過玫瑰色的眼鏡看世界對(duì)你會(huì)有用嗎?
Accepting that we all have problems and that we're not all the same helps us to get a grip on our emotions.
接受我們都有問題似将、我們都不一樣的事實(shí)会喝,有助于我們控制自己的情緒。
Some people say it's best to celebrate the positives and not dwell on the negative parts of our lives.
有些人說我們最好是慶祝生活中積極的一面玩郊,而不是糾結(jié)于生活中的消極部分。
People have been giving the BBC their personal advice on keeping a healthy and positive approach to life:
人們?yōu)锽BC提供了他們關(guān)于保持健康和積極生活態(tài)度的個(gè)人建議:
Vicki Siska says, "Music feeds my soul, a sense of humour keeps things in perspective, and I have good friends who love and care for me."
薇琪·西斯卡說:“音樂滋養(yǎng)我的靈魂枉阵,幽默感讓我理性面對(duì)事情译红,我還有愛我和關(guān)心我的好朋友⌒肆铮”
And Pippa Kennedy says, "being grateful for what you have — and lots of chocolate — helps!"
皮帕·肯尼迪說:“感激你所擁有的一切——以及吃大量的巧克力——會(huì)有所幫助侦厚!”