雙語閱讀：保持微笑的五大好處

　　摘要:我們通常認(rèn)為微笑是喜事或喜悅的產(chǎn)物，可研究表明微笑本身也能夠催化喜悅的心情。從提升情緒到增進感情，只要微笑就可能發(fā)生一切美妙的事情。更棒的是，微笑不要錢也不用教，隨時隨地就可以笑。

　　"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy." -- Thich Nhat Hahn

　　We often tend to associate smiling as the result of a positive event or mood. But research demonstrates that the act of smiling, in and of itself, can be the catalyst for joy. Wonderful things, ranging from an improved mood to a better relationship, can be the result of the simple act of smiling. Even better, it is a tool that is free, easy and always available. So turn the corners of your mouth upwards and read on about five scientifically backed reasons why you should smile (a lot) more. Hopefully, by the time you're done you'll have learned something new and will be in a better mood!

　　有時候你笑起來是因為你高興，有時候你笑著笑著就高興起來了。——一行禪師

保持微笑的五大好處

　　我們通常認(rèn)為微笑是喜事或喜悅的產(chǎn)物，可研究表明微笑本身也能夠催化喜悅的心情。從提升情緒到增進感情，只要微笑就可能發(fā)生一切美妙的事情。更棒的是，微笑不要錢也不用教，隨時隨地就可以笑。現(xiàn)在就揚起嘴角看看微笑的五大好處吧，這可都是有科學(xué)依據(jù)的，也許看完這篇文章你就會有新的領(lǐng)悟和更好的心情。

　　1) You'll Feel Better, Emotionally and Physically

　　1. 微笑對情緒和身體都有好處

　　Smiling, even when you aren't feeling happy, can help shift your mood. Darwin posited, back in 1872, that making changes in our facial expressions can shift our emotional experience, something he called facial feedback response theory. Psychological research has validated Darwin's assertion that expressions do not just result from moods, but actually influence them. Additionally, research by Tara Kraft and Sarah Pressman at the University of Kansas demonstrated that smiling can alter our stress response by slowing down the heart rate and decreasing perceived levels of stress regardless of whether the person actually feels happy or not. So instead of waiting for something to happen around you to make you happy, take the power into your own hands and smile your way to a better mood.

　　哪怕在你并不開心的時候，微笑也有助于提升情緒。早在1872年，達(dá)爾文就提出面部反饋響應(yīng)理論，假設(shè)面部表情的改變也會使情緒體驗發(fā)生轉(zhuǎn)變。心理學(xué)研究證實了達(dá)爾文的說法，表情不只是被心情決定，反過來也影響心情。另外，堪薩斯大學(xué)的克拉夫特和普萊斯曼研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，微笑可以減緩心跳速率，降低感壓程度，從而改變一個人的應(yīng)激反應(yīng)，這與這個人到底開不開心沒有什么關(guān)系。與其等著周圍發(fā)生點讓你開心的事情，不如靠你自己笑出好心情。

　　2) It May Help You Live Longer

　　2. 笑能延年益壽

　　Smiling more may actually extend your lifespan. Research out of Wayne State University which examined the smiles of baseball players in headshots from the 1952 season found that players with largest smiles lived an average of 79.9 years, two years longer than the average lifespan in the United States. The players who didn't smile at all in their photos lived an average of 72.9 years, seven years less than those with the biggest grins. Additionally, the research by Kraft and Pressman cited above, indicates that smiling may improve heart health by decreasing heart rate after stressful events. So, adding smiling to your health regime of eating well, getting enough sleep and exercising may just add a few years to your life.

　　微笑能延長你的壽命。韋恩州立大學(xué)的一項研究從1952年賽季開始測算棒球運動員頭部特寫中的笑容，發(fā)現(xiàn)笑得最燦爛的那些平均活到了79.9歲，比美國人的平均壽命長了2年。那些拍照時根本不笑的平均活了72.9歲，比笑容燦爛的那些少活了7年。另外，前文引用的克拉夫特和普萊斯曼的研究表明微笑能改善心臟的健康狀況，因為微笑能在重壓下減緩心率。在吃好睡好做運動的健康體制上再加上微笑，沒準(zhǔn)還能多活好些年呢。

　　3) You Will Make Someone Else's Day

　　3. 能給別人一天好心情

　　When Mother Teresa said "Everytime you smile at someone, it is... a gift to that person, a beautiful thing" she was right. One study conducted by Hewlett Packard found that seeing another's smile stimulated the heart and brain more so than eating chocolate, having sex, or receiving money. This was particularly true when viewing the smile of a child. Additionally, research has demonstrated smiling may actually be contagious. Research published in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology examined mimicry, the tendency to mimic the emotional expressions of those around us, and found that it is actually hard to frown when someone else is smiling.

　　特蕾莎修女曾經(jīng)說過：“你每次對別人笑都是禮物，是美好的東西。”她是對的?；萜展具M行了一項研究，發(fā)現(xiàn)看見別人的微笑對心臟和大腦的刺激勝過吃巧克力、做愛或是收到錢?？吹叫『⒌男θ莸臅r候尤其是這樣。另外，研究還發(fā)現(xiàn)微笑是會有傳染性的。《斯堪的納維亞心理期刊》上發(fā)表了一項研究，檢測了人傾向于模仿周圍人情感表達(dá)的這一特性，發(fā)現(xiàn)別人在笑的時候是很難皺起眉頭的。

　　4) Your Relationships Will Be Stronger

　　4. 微笑能增進感情

　　People who smile more may have longer and more successful marriages. A 2001 study by Keltner and Harker evaluated women's smiles in yearbook photos and found that those who had more prominent smiles were more satisfied with their marriages at age 52. A similar study published in 2009 found a correlation between smiles in photographs and divorce rates. The larger the smile, the less likely divorce was later in life. Conversely, those with the smallest smiles or no smiles, were five times more likely to be divorced. So what does the smile have to do with marriage? People who smile more tend to be more optimistic, joyful and emotionally stable which lends itself to healthier relationships.

　　愛笑的人的婚姻通常更長久，更成功。 2001年，凱爾特納和哈克在一項研究中評估了年鑒照片中女性的笑容，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)笑容比較燦爛的婦女在52歲時對婚姻更滿意。2009年有一項類似研究發(fā)現(xiàn)照片中的笑容和離婚率有相關(guān)性。笑得越是燦爛，日后離婚的可能性就越小，相反，那些笑意淺淡或是根本不笑的，離婚的可能性有五倍那么高。所以微笑和婚姻有什么關(guān)系呢?愛笑的人更樂觀，快樂，有著穩(wěn)定的有利于健康的積極情緒。

　　5) Give a Boost to How Others Perceive You

　　5. 讓別人對你印象更好

　　People who smile more are generally perceived to be more trustworthy, sincere, sociable and competent than their frowning peers. Additionally, a study by Orbit Complete found that 70 percent of people find women more attractive when they are smiling than when they are wearing makeup.

　　人們通常覺得愛笑的人比愛皺眉頭的同事更可靠，真誠，善交際且有競爭力。另外，“Orbit Complete”做過一項研究，發(fā)現(xiàn)70%的人覺得女性笑起來的時候比化了妝更有魅力。

　　關(guān)于微笑的英語句子

　　1、A smile is the language has multiple meanings.微笑乃是具有多重意義的語言。

　　2、Better by far you should forget and smile than that you should remember and be sad.與其傷心回憶，不如微笑遺忘。

　　3、Don’t go for looks;they can deceive. Don’t go for wealth; even that fades away. Find the one that makes your heart smile. 不要只追求漂亮的外表，它會欺騙你的眼睛;不要只追求財富，那只不過是過眼云煙;追尋那個讓你內(nèi)心微笑的人。

　　4、I smile, continue to pride.我用微笑，繼續(xù)驕傲。

　　5、Life is a mirror.When you smile in front of it ,it will also smile and so will it when you cry to it.生活是一面鏡子，你對它笑，它也會對你笑;你對它哭，它也會對你哭。

　　6、Life is faced with a true smile, is watching over the obstacles in the future.生活就是面對真實的微笑，就是越過障礙注視將來。

　　7、Life, is a colorful picture, the smile is a beautiful color.生活，是一幅多彩的圖畫，微笑是畫中一抹亮麗的色彩。

　　8、Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, ends with a tear.愛情是以微笑開始，以吻生長，以淚結(jié)束。

　　9、Sunshine and flowers in the philosophical smile, the sad and painful sigh in the pessimistic.陽光和鮮花在達(dá)觀的微笑里，凄涼與痛苦在悲觀的嘆息中。

　　10、The face of light, shadow just behind us.面對光明，陰影就在我們身后。

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