新世纪大学英语 2 课文 翻译 4.Choose Optimism.pdfVIP

ChooseOptimism RichDeVos close1RT Ifyouexpectsomethingtoturnout bad,it probablywill.Pessimismis seldomdisappointed.Butthesameprinciplealsoworksinreverse.Ifyouexpect good things to happen,they usually do!There seems to be a natural cause-and-effect relationship betweenoptimismand success. 选择乐观 里奇·德沃斯 假如你预料某事结局不妙，结果可能真会如此。悲观的想法很少落空。不过这个法则反过来也成立。假如 你觉得会有好事发生，通常就会交上好运！乐观与成功之间似乎有一种天然的因果关系。close 2RT Optimismand pessimismarewithpowerfulforces,andeachof us must choose whichwe want, so as to shape ouroutlookand our expectations.Thereisenoughgoodandbadineveryoneslife—ample sorrowand happiness,sufficientjoy and pain—tofinda rationalbasis foreitheroptimismorpessimism.Wecanchooseto laughorcry,bless orcurse.Itsourdecision:Fromwhichperspective dowewanttoview life?Willwe look up in hope ordown indespair? 乐观和悲观都具有强大的力量，我们每个人必须选择其一，来塑造自己的前途和理想。每个人的生命中都 有足够的幸运与不幸 —— 丰富的哀伤和喜悦、充足的欢欣与痛苦 —— 令我们找到或乐观或悲观的理由。 我们可以选择哭或是笑、祝福或是诅咒。这完全取决于我们自己：用什么样的眼光去看待生活？是积极向 上，还是垂头丧气？close 3RT Ibelieveintheupwardlook.Ichoosetohighlightthepositiveand slip right overthe negative.I amanoptimist by choice as muchas by nature.Sure,I knowthat sorrow exists.Iaminmy 70s now,and Ive livedthroughmorethanonecrisis.Butwhenallissaidanddone,Ifind that the good in life is fargreaterand more important thanthe bad. 我信守积极向上的态度。对积极的东西我浓墨重彩，对消极的东西则一笔带过。我是乐天派，既是天生如 此，也因后天选择所致。诚然，我知道生命中会有伤痛。我已经七十多岁了，经历过不止一次的危机。但 是，当一切尘埃落定，我发现生命中的美好远比丑恶多。close 4RTAnoptimisticattitudeisnotaluxury;itsanecessity.Thewayyou lookat lifewilldetermine howyoufeel,howyouperform,and howwell youwillget along withother people.Conversely, negative thoughts, attitudes, and expectations feed onthemselves;they become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Pessimismcreates a sad and hopeless place where no one wantsto live in.