新世纪大学英语-2-课文-翻译-4.choose-optimism

1、ChooseOptimismRichDeVosclose1RTIfyouexpectsomethingtoturnoutbaditprobablywill.Pessimismisseldomdisappointed.Butthesameprinciplealsowksinreverse.Ifyouexpectgoodthingstohappentheyusuallydo!Thereseemstobeanaturalcauseeffect

2、relationshipbetweenoptimismsuccess.选择乐观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。close2RTOptimismpessimismarewithpowerfulfceseachofusmustchoosewhichwewantsoastoshapeour

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

4、wlifeWillwelookupinhopedownindespair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？close3RTIbelieveintheupwardlook.Ichoos

5、etohighlightthepositivesliprightoverthenegative.Iamanoptimistbychoiceasmuchasbynature.SureIknowthatsrowexists.Iaminmy70snowIvelivedthroughmethanonecrisis.ButwhenallissaiddoneIfindthatthegoodinlifeisfargreatermeimptanttha

6、nthebad.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。close4RTAnoptimisticattitudeisnotaluxuryitsanecessity.Thewayyoulookatlifewilldeterminehowyoufee

7、lhowyouperfmhowwellyouwillgetalongwithotherpeople.Converselynegative8RTTheonlythingmepowerfulthannegativismisapositiveaffirmationawdofoptimismhope.OneofthethingsIammostthankfulfisthefactthatIhavegrownupinanationwithagrtr

8、aditionofoptimism.Whenawholecultureadoptsanupwardlookincrediblethingscanbeaccomplished.Whenthewldisseenasahopefulpositiveplacepeoplearegiventhepowertoattempttoachieve.唯一比否定态度更有力量的是积极的肯定，充满乐观与希望的话语。最让我心存感激的一件事情，就是我生长的这个国度

9、有着伟大的乐观主义传统。如果一种文化从整体上采取积极向上的态度，不可思议的事情也能变成现实。人们若把世界看作光明与希望之地，他们将被赋予努力进取和成就功业的力量。close9RTOptimismdoesntneedtobenaive.Youcanbeanoptimiststillrecognizethatproblemsexistthatsomeofthemarenotdealtwitheasily.Butwhatadifference

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

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

12、therthancriticizingmoneyspentonanotherprogramsuchasAmericasspaceprogramwhichhasresultedinmanypositivediscoveriesthathavebenefitedmankind.乐观不意味着幼稚。在保持乐观的同时，你仍然能意识到问题的存在，意识到有些问题非常棘手。乐观带来的改变在于面对问题的态度。比方说，这些年我总是听到有人抱怨用于太空计划的

13、钱是被白白浪费了。他们会说：“与其花4亿5千5百万美元把一个人送上月球，为什么不把这些钱用来解决地球上的贫穷问题呢？”但当你追问他们打算如何用这些钱来消除贫困时，大多数人又会无言以对。我对他们说：“告诉我一个解决办法，我会为你们筹到钱。”以积极的方式思考如何解决问题，而不是对花在别的项目上的金钱妄加挑剔。实际上，美国的太空计划带来了许多有价值的发现，全人类都从中受益。close10RTOptimismdrawsourattentiona

14、wayfromnegativismchannelsitintopositiveconstructivethinking.Whenyoureanoptimistyouremeconcernedwithproblemsolvingthanwithuselessfaultfinding.Infactwithoutoptimismissuesasbigongoingaspovertyhavenohopeofsolution.Ittakesadr

15、eamer—someonewithhopelesslyoptimisticideasgreatpersistenceunlimitedconfidence—totackleaproblemthatbig.Itsyourchoice.乐观精神使我们的注意力从消极的否定态度转向积极的、建设性的思考。乐观主义者更关心如何解决问题，而不是毫无意义地怨天尤人。事实上，如果没有乐观精神，像贫穷这样严重而且现正存在的问题是无望解决的。解决这样的问题需