英语晨读精华 Week 5 Day 4 Keeping Pleasant 保持愉快的心情
Keeping Pleasant
报纸上不利的消息、工作的压力、复杂的人际关系..烦心的事真不少。可是保持愉快的心情比什么都重要。
In these grim times, weighed down with tension and pressure from the realities of life, many people have lost their sense of humor. They tend to keep a straight face all day long and fail to keep life in perspective. They forget how to smile and finally become physical and mental wrecks. They regard life as a burden, and tend to look on the dark side of things. Well goes a saying, “Laugh, and grow fat.” Laughter releases tension, and smiling helps create a pleasant social atmosphere. And, thus, in a way, a sense of humor is an elixir that helps cure mental diseases. Some patients even improve their physical and mental health by reading humorous stories or watching funny movies. This proves that a sense of humor helps us look at the world in a true and healthy light and makes our life worth living.
[注释]：
grim: rigid 无情的，严酷的
tension: uneasy suspense 紧张(状态)，不安
perspective: subjective evaluation of relative significance; a point of view 观点，评价； in
dim bimbo 又笨又坏的女人
