SSS 2008-12-05
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(十二)月
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute?
Want to live a happier life? Try surrounding yourself with happy friends or at least find friends with happy friends. A study published online December 4th in the British Medical Journal says happiness can quickly go viral within your social network.
Researchers looked at twenty years' worth of data on more than 5,000 individuals and found that when any one person was happy, their friends became more likely to share that joy. Benefits spread out to three degrees of separation, meaning a better chance at happiness for not only their friends' friends, but also their friends' friends' friends.
But don't go thinking your ten thousand buddies 1 on Facebook will bring you happiness. The researchers found that the strength of the effect dissipates 2 over physical distance, with next-door neighbors and friends living nearby getting the biggest boost 3. Surprisingly, sadness made very little headway within social networks, paling in comparison to the communal 4 effects of happiness. Just in time for the holiday season, scientific proof that it's not the gift that counts—it’s the smile on the face of the friend giving it.
Thanks for the minute for Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer.
- We became great buddies. 我们成了非常好的朋友。 来自辞典例句
- The two of them have become great buddies. 他们俩成了要好的朋友。 来自辞典例句
- When all the smoke dissipates, you'll see the truth. 当所有的烟雾散去时，你会看到庐山真面目的。
- The high integrity cabin structure dissipates impact energy into the entire body. 此外，一体式的驾乘舱结构可将撞击力分散到整个车身。
- This will be a great boost to the economy.这对于经济发展将是一个巨大的促进。
- These changes will help to boost share prices.这些变化将有助于提高股票价格。