研究:世界上仅5%的人拥有智慧

 Optimists are wiser than their pessimistic peers, and bitterness keeps a person from being wise because they haven't learned lessons, Canadian researchers say.

　　加拿大研究人员称，整日忧心忡忡的人不如那些天性乐观的人聪明，因为他们无法从让他们感到痛苦的事情上汲取经验。

　　Dolores Pushkar, a professor at Concordia University in Montreal, says wisdom and intelligence aren't the same thing and she estimates only 5 percent of the population can be described as truly wise.

　　加拿大蒙特利尔市康哥迪亚大学的教授德洛丽丝·浦西卡尔称智慧和智商是两码事。据她估计，全世界仅有5%的人称得上具有真正的智慧。

　　Pushkar and co-authors Andrew Burr, Sarah Etezadi, Tracy Lyster and Sheila Mason say no single definition of wisdom exists, but many agree it involves knowledge, understanding human nature, life contentment, empathy and the flexibility¹ to see issues from others' perspectives.

　　浦西卡尔教授和她的同事安德鲁·波尔，莎拉·艾特扎迪，特蕾西·李斯特尔，希拉·梅森认为真正的智慧无法用单一的概念表述， 它不单指拥有知识，还必须包括具备洞悉人性，知足达观，悲天悯人和换位思考的能力。

　　“Wisdom has an impact on how people cope in situations and whether they are more or less satisfied with life,” Etezadi says.

　　艾特扎迪称智慧决定了一个人决断问题的方式，也影响着一个人对生活的态度。

The researchers say overwhelming and prolonged stress are injustices² that can prevent people from garnering³ wisdom.

　　研究人员表示一个长时间处于压力之下的人很难获得智慧。

　　Pushkar says wise people often highlight common sense -- but what makes them different than most is how they follow their own advice.

　　浦西卡尔教授称智慧的人很注重常识，但真正使他们与众不同的地方在于他们对于问题有自己的理解和判断。

　　“We found that people who are wiser maintain a sense of happiness,” Etezadi says: “They are high on wisdom, which has a buffering⁴ effect.”

　　“通过调查我们发现拥有智慧的人都能保持一个健康乐观的心态，这种心态非常重要，它能起到纾解压力的作用”，艾特扎迪说。

1 flexibility   

n.柔韧性，弹性，（光的）折射性，灵活性

参考例句：

• Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。
• The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。

2 injustices   

不公平( injustice的名词复数 )； 非正义； 待…不公正； 冤枉

参考例句：

• One who committed many injustices is doomed to failure. 多行不义必自毙。
• He felt confident that his injustices would be righted. 他相信他的冤屈会受到昭雪的。

3 garnering   

v.收集并（通常）贮藏（某物），取得，获得( garner的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• And at the forefront was Bryant, garnering nothing but praise from his coaches and teammates. 而站在最前沿的就是科比，他也因此获得了教练和队友的赞美。 来自互联网

4 buffering   

缓冲（作用）； 减震； 阻尼； 隔离

参考例句：

• Fig. 3-13 gives a suggested buffering arrangement for the data lines. 图3―13示出了一种缓冲数据线的方案。
• It requires buffering for most applications. 在大多数使用场合，它都需要缓冲。