新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)-2-課文-翻譯-4.choose-optimism

1、ChooseOptimismRichDeVosclose1RTIfyouexpectsomethingtoturnoutbaditprobablywill.Pessimismisseldomdisappointed.Butthesameprinciplealsowksinreverse.Ifyouexpectgoodthingstohappentheyusuallydo!Thereseemstobeanaturalcauseeffect

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3、outlookourexpectations.Thereisenoughgoodbadineveryoneslife—amplesrowhappinesssufficientjoypain—tofindarationalbasisfeitheroptimismpessimism.Wecanchoosetolaughcryblesscurse.Itsourdecision:Fromwhichperspectivedowewanttovie

4、wlifeWillwelookupinhopedownindespair樂觀和悲觀都具有強(qiáng)大的力量，我們每個(gè)人必須選擇其一，來(lái)塑造自己的前途和理想。每個(gè)人的生命中都有足夠的幸運(yùn)與不幸——豐富的哀傷和喜悅、充足的歡欣與痛苦——令我們找到或樂觀或悲觀的理由。我們可以選擇哭或是笑、祝?；蚴窃{咒。這完全取決于我們自己：用什么樣的眼光去看待生活？是積極向上，還是垂頭喪氣？close3RTIbelieveintheupwardlook.Ichoos

5、etohighlightthepositivesliprightoverthenegative.Iamanoptimistbychoiceasmuchasbynature.SureIknowthatsrowexists.Iaminmy70snowIvelivedthroughmethanonecrisis.ButwhenallissaiddoneIfindthatthegoodinlifeisfargreatermeimptanttha

6、nthebad.我信守積極向上的態(tài)度。對(duì)積極的東西我濃墨重彩，對(duì)消極的東西則一筆帶過(guò)。我是樂天派，既是天生如此，也因后天選擇所致。誠(chéng)然，我知道生命中會(huì)有傷痛。我已經(jīng)七十多歲了，經(jīng)歷過(guò)不止一次的危機(jī)。但是，當(dāng)一切塵埃落定，我發(fā)現(xiàn)生命中的美好遠(yuǎn)比丑惡多。close4RTAnoptimisticattitudeisnotaluxuryitsanecessity.Thewayyoulookatlifewilldeterminehowyoufee

7、lhowyouperfmhowwellyouwillgetalongwithotherpeople.Converselynegative8RTTheonlythingmepowerfulthannegativismisapositiveaffirmationawdofoptimismhope.OneofthethingsIammostthankfulfisthefactthatIhavegrownupinanationwithagrtr

8、aditionofoptimism.Whenawholecultureadoptsanupwardlookincrediblethingscanbeaccomplished.Whenthewldisseenasahopefulpositiveplacepeoplearegiventhepowertoattempttoachieve.唯一比否定態(tài)度更有力量的是積極的肯定，充滿樂觀與希望的話語(yǔ)。最讓我心存感激的一件事情，就是我生長(zhǎng)的這個(gè)國(guó)度

9、有著偉大的樂觀主義傳統(tǒng)。如果一種文化從整體上采取積極向上的態(tài)度，不可思議的事情也能變成現(xiàn)實(shí)。人們?nèi)舭咽澜缈醋鞴饷髋c希望之地，他們將被賦予努力進(jìn)取和成就功業(yè)的力量。close9RTOptimismdoesntneedtobenaive.Youcanbeanoptimiststillrecognizethatproblemsexistthatsomeofthemarenotdealtwitheasily.Butwhatadifference

10、optimismmakesintheattitudeoftheproblemsolver!FexamplethroughtheyearsIveheardsomepeoplesaythatthemoneyspentonourspaceprogramhasbeenwasted.“Insteadofspending＄455milliontoputamanonthemoon“theysay“whynotspendthatmoneyhereone

11、arthonthepovertyproblem“Butwhenyouaskthemexactlyhowtheywouldspendthatmoneytosolvethepovertyproblemmostofthemdonthaveananswer.“Givemeasolution“Itellthem“Illraiseyouthemoney.“Thinkinpositivetermsabouthowtoaddresstheissuera

12、therthancriticizingmoneyspentonanotherprogramsuchasAmericasspaceprogramwhichhasresultedinmanypositivediscoveriesthathavebenefitedmankind.樂觀不意味著幼稚。在保持樂觀的同時(shí)，你仍然能意識(shí)到問題的存在，意識(shí)到有些問題非常棘手。樂觀帶來(lái)的改變?cè)谟诿鎸?duì)問題的態(tài)度。比方說(shuō)，這些年我總是聽到有人抱怨用于太空計(jì)劃的

13、錢是被白白浪費(fèi)了。他們會(huì)說(shuō)：“與其花4億5千5百萬(wàn)美元把一個(gè)人送上月球，為什么不把這些錢用來(lái)解決地球上的貧窮問題呢？”但當(dāng)你追問他們打算如何用這些錢來(lái)消除貧困時(shí)，大多數(shù)人又會(huì)無(wú)言以對(duì)。我對(duì)他們說(shuō)：“告訴我一個(gè)解決辦法，我會(huì)為你們籌到錢?！币苑e極的方式思考如何解決問題，而不是對(duì)花在別的項(xiàng)目上的金錢妄加挑剔。實(shí)際上，美國(guó)的太空計(jì)劃帶來(lái)了許多有價(jià)值的發(fā)現(xiàn)，全人類都從中受益。close10RTOptimismdrawsourattentiona

14、wayfromnegativismchannelsitintopositiveconstructivethinking.Whenyoureanoptimistyouremeconcernedwithproblemsolvingthanwithuselessfaultfinding.Infactwithoutoptimismissuesasbigongoingaspovertyhavenohopeofsolution.Ittakesadr

15、eamer—someonewithhopelesslyoptimisticideasgreatpersistenceunlimitedconfidence—totackleaproblemthatbig.Itsyourchoice.樂觀精神使我們的注意力從消極的否定態(tài)度轉(zhuǎn)向積極的、建設(shè)性的思考。樂觀主義者更關(guān)心如何解決問題，而不是毫無(wú)意義地怨天尤人。事實(shí)上，如果沒有樂觀精神，像貧窮這樣嚴(yán)重而且現(xiàn)正存在的問題是無(wú)望解決的。解決這樣的問題需