读外刊学英语 | 改变消极心态,你需要学这几招(1)

Most mornings as I leave the Y after my swim and shower, I cross paths with a coterie(小集团) of toddlers(初学步的小孩子) entering with their caregivers for a kid-oriented activity. I can't resist saying hello, requesting a high-five, and wishing them a fun time. I leave the Y grinning from ear to ear, uplifted(令人振奋的) not just by my own workout but even more so by my interaction with these darling representatives of the next generation.

大多数清晨,我在游完泳、冲完澡离开基督教青年会(YMCA)时,都会穿过满是蹒跚学步的幼儿的小径,他们被看护人带到这里,参加一个面向儿童的活动。我禁不住向他们问好,请他们跟我击掌(high-five),并祝他们玩得愉快。我离开时总是满面笑容,精神振奋,这不仅是因为我锻炼了身体,更重要的是,我和这些可爱的下一代的代表们互动了一番。

备注:Y(全称YMCA, Young Men's Christian Association,基督教青年会,本文都用Y代替)

本段包含词汇

caregiver [ˈkeəɡɪvə(r)] n.照料者

(这个单词倒过来看就好,give care的人~)

kid-oriented 面向孩子的

(*money-oriented 以钱为中心的; *exam-oriented 应试的)

*resist [rɪ’zɪst] vt.抵抗;忍耐,忍住

(拓展:resistible adj.可抵抗的;irresistible adj.不可抵挡的)

grin [grɪn] v.露齿笑

grin from ear to ear 形容大笑时候咧着嘴的样子

(非常形象描绘咧开了嘴笑,嘴巴从一侧耳朵咧到另一侧)

*interaction [ɪntər’ækʃ(ə)n] n.相互作用;合作;配合

*representative [reprɪ’zentətɪv] n.代表

What a great way to start the day!

能以这样的方式开始一天,真是太棒了!

When I told a fellow swimmer about this experience and mentioned that I was writing a column on the health benefits of positive emotions, she asked, "What do you do about people who are always negative?" She was referring to her parents, whose chronic negativity seems to drag everyone down and make family visits extremely unpleasant.

当我跟一同游泳的伙伴说起这一经历,并提到我正在写一篇关于积极情绪对健康有什么好处的专栏文章时,她问,“对那些一直都很消极的人,你会怎么办?”她指的是她的父母,长期主导着他们的消极情绪仿佛会把每个人拉下水,让每次探亲都极其不愉快。

本段包含词汇

*column ['kɒləm] n.专栏

*positive ['pɒzɪtɪv] adj.积极的

*negative [‘negətɪv] adj.消极的

*refer to… 指的是

*chronic [‘krɒnɪk] adj.长期的

negativity  [,negə'tɪvɪtɪ] n.否定性, 消极性

drag…down 使...沮丧

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