英語晨讀精華 Week 5 Day 4 Keeping Pleasant 保持愉快的心情

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Keeping Pleasant

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In these grim times, weighed down with tension and pressure from the realities of life, many people have lost their sense of humor. They tend to keep a straight face all day long and fail to keep life in perspective. They forget how to smile and finally become physical and mental wrecks. They regard life as a burden, and tend to look on the dark side of things. Well goes a saying, “Laugh, and grow fat.” Laughter releases tension, and smiling helps create a pleasant social atmosphere. And, thus, in a way, a sense of humor is an elixir that helps cure mental diseases. Some patients even improve their physical and mental health by reading humorous stories or watching funny movies. This proves that a sense of humor helps us look at the world in a true and healthy light and makes our life worth living. 　

[注釋]：
grim: rigid 無情的，嚴酷的　
tension: uneasy suspense 緊張(狀態(tài))，不安　
perspective: subjective evaluation of relative significance; a point of view 觀點，評價； 　 in
dim bimbo 又笨又壞的女人