英语翻译教你变乐观的九种方法.docx

Life certainly has its fair share of ups and downs， but if you tend to focus too much on the negative， it can affect everything you do. By seeing the glass as half full， youll not only make your day-to-day experiences more enjoyable， but also improve your health （a recent Harvard study found that optimists have lower blood pressure levels， heart disease rates and more）。 Luckily youre not doomed to a life of glum and gloom—you can actually change your outlook for the better. Read on for nine easy ways to stay on the brighter side of life. 1. Acknowledge what youre grateful for. 学会对生活感恩 One very important component of optimism is gratitude. In fact， a 2003 study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychologyfound that there is a strong connection between a grateful attitude and a heightened sense of well-being. Appreciate all the positives in your life by starting a gratitude journal in order to remember what youre thankful for. I carry a small notebook in my purse and jot down moments of good in my life， says veteran broadcast journalist Deborah Norville， author of Thank You Power. When I look back at the entries， seeing the words rekindles the good feelings that prompted me to enter them in the first place. By remembering the pleasant things in your life， you can actually turn a negative attitude around. 2. Fake happiness until you feel it. 在失意的时候伪装快乐 Feeling down? Instead of moping around waiting for the universe to throw you a bone， try acting like youre happy—even if you arent. The brain can be influenced top down and bottom up to make changes， says Mark C. Brown， PhD， psychologist and author of the upcoming Live Like aWindow， Work Like a Mirror. He explains that a genuine smile and a forced smile will cause the same chemical reactions in your brain， so you can actually fool your mind into feeling better by making it react chemically as if things were going well. So act in an optimistic way—smile， laugh， tell a joke or reassure yourself that ever