译文及生词短语整理：朗读者小组
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A Positive Outlook May Be Good for Your Health
积极乐观的态度有益于身心健康
By Jane E. Brody
“Look on the sunny side of life.”
“要看到生活中阳光的一面。”
“Turn your face toward the sun, and the shadows will fall behind you.”
“面朝阳光，阴影就会被你甩在身后。”
“Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day.”
“每一天都可能不好，但是每一天都会有一些好的事情发生。”
“See the glass as half-full, not half-empty.”
“面对半瓶水，要想的是已经有半瓶水了，而不是只有半瓶水。”
Researchers are finding that thoughts like these, the hallmarks of people sometimes called “cockeyed optimists,” can do far more than raise one’s spirits. They may actually improve health and extend life.
有时候拥有这些想法的人被称作“极度乐观主义者”。研究者发现，类似的乐观想法远远不止于让我们提起精神来，他们可能实际上可以提升我们的健康、延长我们的寿命。
There is no longer any doubt that what happens in the brain influences what happens in the body. When facing a health crisis, actively cultivating positive emotions can boost the immune system and counter depression. Studies have shown an indisputable link between having a positive outlook and health benefits like lower blood pressure, less heart disease, better weight control and healthier blood sugar levels.
在我们大脑中发生的一些东西可以直接影响到我们的身体反应，这（在科学家群体中）已经是毫无疑问的共识了。当面对健康危机的时候，主动地培养积极的情绪可以提高免疫能力，抑制沮丧。研究显示积极乐观的态度与更好的身体健康指标之间有无可辩驳的相关性，这些健康指标包括更低的血压、更少的得心脏病的几率、更好的体重控制、更健康的血糖值。
Even when faced with an incurable illness, positive feelings and thoughts can greatly improve one’s quality of life. Dr. Wendy Schlessel Harpham, a Dallas-based author of several books for people facing cancer, including “Happiness in a Storm,” was a practicing internist when she learned she had non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the immune system, 27 years ago. During the next 15 years of treatments for eight relapses of her cancer, she set the stage for happiness and hope, she says, by such measures as surrounding herself with people who lift her spirits, keeping a daily gratitude journal, doing something good for someone else, and watching funny, uplifting movies. Her cancer has been in remission now for 12 years.
即使面对不能治愈的疾病时，积极的感受与想法也可以极大地提升一个人的生活质量。例如，Wendy Schlessel Harpham医生目前是一个居住在达拉斯的作家，她已经写了好几本关于如何面对癌症的书籍了，其中就包括《风暴中的幸福》，27年前当她得知自己患有非霍奇金淋巴瘤时——一种免疫系统癌症——她还是一个在职内科医生。在之后的15年间，她的癌症有高达8次的复发，她说在此期间她主动地为自己的快乐和希望创造条件，包括让自己周围环绕着一群可以提升她精神的朋友、每天记录感恩日记、为别人做一些好事儿（帮助别人）、看一些好笑的、令人开心的电影。由此她的癌症已经缓解12年了。
“Fostering positive emotions helped make my life the best it could be,” Dr. Harpham said. “They made the tough times easier, even though they didn’t make any difference in my cancer cells.”
Harpham博士说：“培养积极的情绪有助于让我的生活达到最佳状态，虽然积极乐观的态度对我的癌症没有任何影响，但是它们让艰难的日子变得容易了很多。”
While Dr. Harpham may have a natural disposition to see the hopeful side of life even when the outlook is bleak, new research is demonstrating that people can learn skills that help them experience more positive emotions when faced with the severe stress of a life-threatening illness.
当前景黯淡时，Harpham博士拥有很自然的性情去看到生活中充满希望的一面，而新的研究已经证明当面临威胁生命的疾病带来的巨大压力时，人们可以学习一些技能来帮助他们感受到更积极的情绪。
New words
1.Outlook 英 ['aʊtlʊk] 美 ['aʊtlʊk]
n. 展望；观点；景色 vt. 比……好看；用目光压倒
e.g.They were hopelessly deadlocked in almost total differences of opinion and outlook.
他们绝望地陷于意见和观点完全分歧的僵局之中。
2.hallmark 英 ['hɔːlmɑːk] 美 ['hɔlmɑrk]
n. 特点；品质证明 vt. 给…盖上品质证明印记；使具有…标志
e.g.Clear expression is the hallmark of good writing.
表达清楚是好文章的特点。
3.cultivating 英 ['kʌltɪveɪtɪŋ] 美 ['kʌltɪveɪtɪŋ]
v. 培养（cultivate的现在分词）
e.g.I also invited them to join me too in cultivating new habits.
同样，我邀请博客上的好友跟我一起来培养新习惯。
4.boost 英 [buːst] 美 [bʊst]
vt. 促进；增加；支援 vi. 宣扬；偷窃 n. 推动；帮助；宣扬
e.g.He always boost his company.
他老是宣扬他的公司。
5.immune 英 [ɪ'mjuːn] 美 [ɪ'mjʊn]
adj. 免疫的；免于……的，免除的 n. 免疫者；免除者
e.g.If stress affects immune responses, then it should also affect how well the body heals itself.
如果压力影响免疫反应，那它必将也会影响身体自我疗愈的能力。
6.indisputable 英 [ɪndɪ'spjuːtəb(ə)l] 美 [,indis'pju:təbl]
adj. 明白的；无争论之余地的
e.g.The facts added together to build up an indisputable theory.
这些事实综合起来就构成了无可争辩的理论。
7.incurable 英 [ɪn'kjʊərəb(ə)l] 美 [ɪn'kjʊrəbl]
adj. 不能治愈的；无可救药的 n. 患不治之症者，不能治愈的人
e.g.You are either very young or an incurable optimist.
你要么非常年轻，要么是个不可救药的乐天派。
8.relapses 英 [rɪ'læps] 美 [rɪ'læps]
vi. 故态复萌；旧病复发；再度堕落；再陷邪道 n. 复发，再发；故态复萌；回复原状
e.g.If you relapse, start the process over.
如果复发，从头开始上述步骤。
9.uplifting 英 [ʌp'lɪftɪŋ] 美 [,ʌp'lɪftɪŋ]
adj. 令人振奋的；使人开心的
e.g.If you find that both amazing and uplifting, well, I can empathize.
如果你认为这震惊和振奋， 好的， 我能表示同情。
10.remission 英 [rɪ'mɪʃ(ə)n] 美 [rɪ'mɪʃən]
n. 缓解；宽恕；豁免
e.g.The patient has been in remission for the past six months.
在过去的六个月中，病人的病情已经有所缓解。
11.Fostering 英 ['fɔ:stəriŋ] 美 ['fɔ:stəriŋ]
v. 养育（foster的现在分词）；哺育
e.g.Consider adopting a kitten or puppy from your local pound or fostering a pet.
可考虑从当地饲养场领养一只小猫或小狗或寄养一个宠物。
Phrases
1.There is no longer any doubt 毋庸置疑
2.non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma 非霍奇金氏淋巴瘤
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