《第14期青春励志(14)》歌词

歌曲： 第14期青春励志(14)

所属专辑：专四美文听写训练

歌手： 英语听力

时长： 02:57

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第14期青春励志(14)-英语听力[00:00:00]

Choose Optimism [00:00:00]

If you expect something to turn out badly, [00:00:06]

it probably will. [00:00:10]

Pessimism is seldom disappointed. [00:00:12]

But the same principle also works in reverse. [00:00:15]

If you expect good things to happen, [00:00:19]

they usually do! [00:00:22]

There seems to be a natural [00:00:24]

cause-and-effect relationship [00:00:25]

between optimism and success. [00:00:28]

Optimism and pessimism are both powerful forces, [00:00:31]

and each of us must choose [00:00:36]

which we want to shape our outlook [00:00:39]

and our expectations. [00:00:41]

There's enough good and bad [00:00:44]

in everyone's life [00:00:46]

ample sorrow and happiness, [00:00:48]

sufficient joy and pain [00:00:51]

to find a rational basis [00:00:53]

for either optimism or pessimism. [00:00:55]

We can choose to laugh or cry, [00:00:59]

bless or curse. [00:01:02]

From which perspective do we want to view life? [00:01:05]

Will we look up in hope [00:01:09]

or down in despair? [00:01:11]

It's all about our decision. [00:01:14]

I believe in upward look. [00:01:17]

I choose to highlight the positive [00:01:20]

and slip right over the negative. [00:01:22]

I am an optimist by choice as much as by nature. [00:01:26]

Sure, I know that sorrow exists. [00:01:30]

But when all is said and done, [00:01:35]

the good in life far outweighs the bad. [00:01:37]

An optimistic attitude is not a luxury; [00:01:42]

it's a necessity. [00:01:45]

The way you look at life [00:01:48]

will determine how you feel, [00:01:50]

how you perform, [00:01:52]

and how well you will get along [00:01:54]

with other people. [00:01:56]

Conversely, negative thoughts, [00:01:58]

attitudes, and expectations [00:02:01]

feed on themselves; [00:02:04]

they become a self-fulfilling prophecy. [00:02:06]

Pessimism creates a dismal place [00:02:09]

where no one wants to live. [00:02:12]

Optimism doesn't need to be naive. [00:02:15]

You can be an optimist [00:02:19]

and still recognize that problems exist [00:02:21]

and that some of them are not dealt with easily. [00:02:24]

But what a difference optimism makes [00:02:28]

in the attitude of the problem solver! [00:02:30]

Optimism diverts our attention away from negativism [00:02:34]

and channels it into positive, [00:02:38]

constructive thinking. [00:02:40]

When you're an optimist, [00:02:42]

you're more concerned with problem-solving [00:02:44]

than with useless carping about issues.[00:02:47]