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bias.
這種相信未來會比過去和現(xiàn)在好得多的想法被稱為樂觀主義偏見。
bias n.偏見
It abides in every race, region and socioeconomic bracket.
它存在于每個種族，地區(qū)和社會經(jīng)濟階層。
Overly positive assumptions can lead to disastrous miscalculations-make us less likely to get health checkups,apply sunscreen or open a savings account,and more likely to bet the farm on a bad investment.
過于積極的設想可能會導致災難性的的失算。它使我們不大會想到去做體檢，抹防曬霜，或開儲蓄賬戶;同時很可能使你把所有家產(chǎn)押在糟糕的投資上。
But the bias also protects and inspires us:it keeps us moving forward rather than to the nearest high-rise ledge.
但這種偏見也會保護和鼓舞我們:它使我們不斷前進，而不是去尋找最近的高臺。
Without optimism,our ancestors might never have ventured far from their tribes and we might all be cave dwellers,still huddled together and dreaming of light and heat.
沒有樂觀主義，我們的祖先可能永遠不會遠離他們的部落去冒險，我們可能都還群居在洞穴里，擠在一起夢想著光和熱。
To make progress,we need to be able to imagine alternative realities- better ones-and we need to believe that we can achieve them.
要尋求發(fā)展，我們必須想象出不同的現(xiàn)實—更好的現(xiàn)實—并且要相信我們能夠?qū)崿F(xiàn)。
alternative a.非正統(tǒng)的，不尋常的
Such faith helps motivate us to pursue our goals.
這樣的信念可以為我們追求目標提供動力。
Optimists in general work longer hours and tend to earn more.
樂觀主義者通常會工作更長的時間，也更可能賺得更多。
Economists at Duke University found that optimists even save more.
杜克大學的經(jīng)濟學家發(fā)現(xiàn)，樂觀主義者甚至會有更多的儲蓄。
And although they are not less likely to divorce,they are more likely to remarry-an act that is,as Samuel Johnson wrote,the triumph of hope over experience.
雖然他們離婚的幾率不會比別人低，但他們更容易再婚—如塞繆爾?約翰遜曾寫到的，這是希望戰(zhàn)勝了經(jīng)驗。
triumph n.勝利，巨大的成就
bias.
這種相信未來會比過去和現(xiàn)在好得多的想法被稱為樂觀主義偏見。
bias n.偏見
It abides in every race, region and socioeconomic bracket.
它存在于每個種族，地區(qū)和社會經(jīng)濟階層。
Overly positive assumptions can lead to disastrous miscalculations-make us less likely to get health checkups,apply sunscreen or open a savings account,and more likely to bet the farm on a bad investment.
過于積極的設想可能會導致災難性的的失算。它使我們不大會想到去做體檢，抹防曬霜，或開儲蓄賬戶;同時很可能使你把所有家產(chǎn)押在糟糕的投資上。
But the bias also protects and inspires us:it keeps us moving forward rather than to the nearest high-rise ledge.
但這種偏見也會保護和鼓舞我們:它使我們不斷前進，而不是去尋找最近的高臺。
Without optimism,our ancestors might never have ventured far from their tribes and we might all be cave dwellers,still huddled together and dreaming of light and heat.
沒有樂觀主義，我們的祖先可能永遠不會遠離他們的部落去冒險，我們可能都還群居在洞穴里，擠在一起夢想著光和熱。
To make progress,we need to be able to imagine alternative realities- better ones-and we need to believe that we can achieve them.
要尋求發(fā)展，我們必須想象出不同的現(xiàn)實—更好的現(xiàn)實—并且要相信我們能夠?qū)崿F(xiàn)。
alternative a.非正統(tǒng)的，不尋常的
Such faith helps motivate us to pursue our goals.
這樣的信念可以為我們追求目標提供動力。
Optimists in general work longer hours and tend to earn more.
樂觀主義者通常會工作更長的時間，也更可能賺得更多。
Economists at Duke University found that optimists even save more.
杜克大學的經(jīng)濟學家發(fā)現(xiàn)，樂觀主義者甚至會有更多的儲蓄。
And although they are not less likely to divorce,they are more likely to remarry-an act that is,as Samuel Johnson wrote,the triumph of hope over experience.
雖然他們離婚的幾率不會比別人低，但他們更容易再婚—如塞繆爾?約翰遜曾寫到的，這是希望戰(zhàn)勝了經(jīng)驗。
triumph n.勝利，巨大的成就