Most people would define optimism as endlessly happy, with a glass that’s perpetually half full. But that’s exactly the kind of false cheerfulness that positive psychologists wouldn’t recommend. “Healthy optimism means being in touch with reality.” says Tal Ben-Shahar, a Harvard professor. According to Ben- Shahar, realistic optimists are those who make the best of things that happen, but not those who believe everything happens for the best.
Ben-Shahar uses three optimistic exercisers. When he feels down-say, after giving a bad lecture—he grants himself permission to be human. He reminds himself that not every lecture can be a Nobel winner; some will be less effective than others. Next is reconstruction. He analyzes the weak lecture, leaning lessons, for the future about what works and what doesn’t. Finally, there is perspective, which involves acknowledging that in the ground scheme of life, one lecture really doesn’t matter.
考研英语(二)翻译原文来自2005年7月出版的一本英文著作，书名为Gerard's Opus 22: The Joys of Health, Fitness & Youth Yours, in 22 Days，作者是Gerard Dickert Schainuck。该书主要是关于提升生活品质的指南。此书清楚的表明生活的最好品质其实往往是最容易实现的。但是，大多数普通人都因为懒惰的缘故而疏于照拂其生活中最重要的方面——也就是他们自己的身体。此书以成功人士的生活为例，阅读此书，读者可以看到从这些示例中汲取生活的养分。可以说，关于生活的零零总总，本书应有尽有，而读者需要做的就是用书上的指南来着力改善自己的生活方式。
通常而言，指南均属于说明文的性质，因此考生在翻译时，除了注意译文准备、通顺、完整之外，还应该考虑译文与原文在文体上做到一致，符合说明文的文体特点。
可见，通过考研英语翻译真题题源的分析，我们不难发现考研英语出题题源越来越多趋于多元化，从英文期刊到英文著作均有涉及。因此，建议参加2015考研的学生在复习过程中，进行广泛涉猎，除泛读经典英文报刊杂志外，还应阅读一些英文著作，培养英语阅读习惯，进而形成兴趣。
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