石家庄铁道大学研究生英语课文翻译.docVIP

第1单元 B. 1. What you said to him can hardly justify such conduct of yours. 2. Do you think he would be immune from religious persecution by reason of his personal relation with the Bishop? 3. Your attitude towards the advice of the psychiatrist will affect whether or not your bad dream recurs. 4. The secret to the success of optimists is that they deal with disappointments and failures in a positive way. 5. The reason that a pessimist tends to fail is, in part, that a person’s opinion about himself is often a self-fulfilling prophecy. 6. In very young children, before traits have had much chance to develop, behaviour is less consistent than it is in most adults. A child’s changing behaviour may show his changing concern with different features of his activity. His interest always focuses on the business at hand. The person with strong traits and interests persists in what he is doing. Only a major situational change can disturb the direction or purpose of his behaviour. The proverb “Habit is second nature” is so often quoted that it has almost become a cliché, yet we all know how true it is. A habit is a form of learned, automatic behaviour that provides pleasure and comfort. A bad habit has long-term negative consequences, but it still gives immediate comfort. Once formed, it seems to stick to you, no matter how hard you try to shake it off. For example, we have all heard of stories of determined individuals trying to give up smoking, but after strenuously resisting all temptations for months, only to find themselves reverting to cigarettes again on the threshold of success. So swearing off a bad habit is only half the battle; staying off requires good planning. To permanently rid yourself of a bad habit, whether it is smoking, drinking, gambling or overeating, you have to simultaneously unlearn certain behaviours and replace them with new ones that also provide gratification. If you smoke because cigarettes give you something to do with your hands, learn to play a