【英语时差8,16】乐观的代价
时间：2019-03-06 作者：英语课 分类：英语时差8，16
Is being an optimist 1 really good for you? That's the question Don and Yael discuss on this Moment of Science. D: Has anyone ever told you that if you keep frowning your face is going to stick like that?
Y: My grandmother. She's Miss Sunshine; always looking on the bright side of things, even now that she's ninety-eight years old. It's rather extraordinary. Seems to me there couldn't be much to be happy about at that age, except that you're still alive I suppose.
D: That's exactly what I'm talking about. Research shows that whether a person is an optimist or a pessimist 2 is related to their quality of life, including their physical health. The subjects involved first took personality tests in the 1960's and then thirty years later they completed a follow-up self-assessment of their health status. Researchers found that not only did the optimists 3 from the 1960's report better physical and mental functioning thirty years later, but that optimists also lived longer on average than pessimists 4. It's hardly clear that there is a causal relationship between optimism and health; it could be that they are related to the same underlying 5 gene 6 complex or set of mechanisms 7. Still, it sure is tempting 8 to surmise 9 that it's partly your grandmother's positive attitude that has kept her alive this long. It may actually be possible that a lot of what my parents have been telling me for years is true. If you think positively 10, good things may happen to you. If you think negatively, then you may doom 11 yourself.
Y: They also say that a positive or negative attitude can be contagious 12. If that's true then I guess I ought to spend more time with my grandmother. I'm not getting any younger.
D: Can I come too?
- We are optimist and realist.我们是乐观主义者，又是现实主义者。
- Peter,ever the optimist,said things were bound to improve.一向乐观的皮特说，事情必定是会好转的。
- An optimist laughs to forget.A pessimist forgets to laugh.乐观者笑着忘却，悲观者忘记怎样笑。
- The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity.The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.悲观者在每个机会中都看到困难，乐观者在每个困难中都看到机会。
- Even optimists admit the outlook to be poor. 甚至乐观的人都认为前景不好。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Optimists reckon house prices will move up with inflation this year. 乐观人士认为今年的房价将会随通货膨胀而上涨。 来自辞典例句
- Pessimists tell us that the family as we know it is doomed. 悲观主义者告诉我们说，我们现在的这种家庭注定要崩溃。 来自辞典例句
- Experts on the future are divided into pessimists and optimists. 对未来发展进行预测的专家可分为悲观主义者和乐观主义者两类。 来自互联网
- The underlying theme of the novel is very serious.小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的。
- This word has its underlying meaning.这个单词有它潜在的含义。
- A single gene may have many effects.单一基因可能具有很多种效应。
- The targeting of gene therapy has been paid close attention.其中基因治疗的靶向性是值得密切关注的问题之一。
- The research will provide direct insight into molecular mechanisms. 这项研究将使人能够直接地了解分子的机理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He explained how the two mechanisms worked. 他解释这两台机械装置是如何工作的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- It is tempting to idealize the past. 人都爱把过去的日子说得那么美好。
- It was a tempting offer. 这是个诱人的提议。
- It turned out that my surmise was correct.结果表明我的推测没有错。
- I surmise that he will take the job.我推测他会接受这份工作。
- She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
- The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。
- The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
- The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。
- It's a highly contagious infection.这种病极易传染。
- He's got a contagious laugh.他的笑富有感染力。