BBC《人生七年》告诉我们的5条人生法则

 　　《人生七年》第一集

　　1. Life goes on.

　　无论发生什么，生活都会继续。

　　Through the years, we’ve seen the participants experience deaths, divorce, and dramatic career setbacks. We’ve also seen them prevail against adversity.

　　在纪录片的56年中，我们可以看到参与拍摄的人们经历死亡、离婚、突发的职场挫折等等，也见证了他们走出逆境。

　　Over and over, we’ve seen the participants believe negative events meant their lives were finished. But people will gradually return to their personal “baseline” of happiness after a triumph or a tragedy.

　　有多少次，这些人认为他们人生中的挫折似乎意味着自己的生活完蛋了，然而并没有。人们在战胜困难或经受磨难后，会逐渐回归到最基本平常的幸福。

　　The key to happiness is to raise that baseline by cultivating an approach to life that emphasizes appreciation¹ for the good things, as well as qualities like forgiveness and compassion².

　　幸福的秘诀就是培养这样的人生态度：欣赏生命中美好的事情、培养宽容和富有同情心的素质。

　　2. Count your blessings³.

　　要记得时常感恩。

　　The most troubled—and compelling—participants in the series are the ones that are also among the most grateful for what they have.

　　纪录片中遇到麻烦最多、同时也最引人注目的角色，往往也是那些对自己所拥有的一切最懂得感恩的人。

　　Neil, for example, suffers severe mental illness and has been homeless and suicidal for long stretches of time. But Neil also provides the audience with many moments of grace, as when he recounts how grateful he is for long walks and conversations with friends.

　　比如说，影片中的尼尔患有严重的精神疾病，很长时间都流浪在外、犹豫在自杀的边缘。但尼尔带给观众的，还有很多优雅的镜头：回想起和朋友们的长途漫步、促膝而谈，他感到很满足。

　　This sense of gratitude⁴ contributes powerfully to the resilience self-cure of Neil. People who live a life of pervasive⁵ thankfulness really do experience life differently than people who cheat themselves out of life by not feeling grateful.

　　正是这种感恩的意识，促进了尼尔的恢复和自愈。对生活毫无感恩的人其实是欺骗了自己的生活，而对生活充满感恩的人、他们的生活体验真的与众不同。

1 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

2 compassion   

n.同情，怜悯

参考例句：

• He could not help having compassion for the poor creature.他情不自禁地怜悯起那个可怜的人来。
• Her heart was filled with compassion for the motherless children.她对于没有母亲的孩子们充满了怜悯心。

3 blessings   

n.（上帝的）祝福( blessing的名词复数 )；好事；福分；因祸得福

参考例句：

• Afflictions are sometimes blessings in disguise. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We don't rely on blessings from Heaven. 我们不靠老天保佑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

5 pervasive   

adj.普遍的；遍布的，(到处)弥漫的；渗透性的

参考例句：

• It is the most pervasive compound on earth.它是地球上最普遍的化合物。
• The adverse health effects of car exhaust are pervasive and difficult to measure.汽车尾气对人类健康所构成的有害影响是普遍的，并且难以估算。