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The secret of happiness could be as simple as remembering the good times and forgetting the regrets. People who look at the past through rose-colored glasses are happier than those who focus on negative past experiences and regrets, according to a new study published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences.
The study helps explain why personality has such a strong influence on a person’s happiness and the findings suggest that people with certain personality traits (特征) are happier than others because of the way they think about their past, present and future.
“We found that highly extraverted(外向型的) people are happier with their lives because they tend to hold a positive view of the past and are less likely to have negative thoughts and regrets. On the contrary, neurotic (神经质的) people are likely to have the exact opposite view of the past and are less happy as a result,” said Ryan Howell, assistant professor of psychology at San Francisco State University.
“This is good news because although it may be difficult to change your personality, you may be able to change your view of time and improve your happiness,” Howell said.
The authors suggest that enjoying happy memories or reframing (重新构筑) painful past experiences in a positive light could be effective ways for individuals to increase their life satisfaction.
“Personality traits influence how people look at the past, present and future and it is these different perspectives on time that drive a person’s happiness,” Howell said.
25. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means ______.
A. view the past in a very positive way
B. look back with very beautiful glasses
C. have experienced a wonderful past
D. love glasses with a rose color
26. According to Howell, if you want to improve your happiness, you can ______.
A. change your personality
B. deny your painful past experiences
C. improve your life standard
D. change your perspective on time
27. The text is probably taken from a ______.
A. research paper B. lifestyle magazine
C. medical textbook D. fashion journal
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The secret of happiness could be as simple as remembering the good times and forgetting the regrets. People who look at the past through rose-colored glasses are happier than those who focus on negative past experiences and regrets, according to a new study published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences.
The study helps explain why personality has such a strong influence on a person’s happiness and the findings suggest that people with certain personality traits (特征) are happier than others because of the way they think about their past, present and future.
“We found that highly extraverted(外向型的) people are happier with their lives because they tend to hold a positive view of the past and are less likely to have negative thoughts and regrets. On the contrary, neurotic (神经质的) people are likely to have the exact opposite view of the past and are less happy as a result,” said Ryan Howell, assistant professor of psychology at San Francisco State University.
“This is good news because although it may be difficult to change your personality, you may be able to change your view of time and improve your happiness,” Howell said.
The authors suggest that enjoying happy memories or reframing (重新构筑) painful past experiences in a positive light could be effective ways for individuals to increase their life satisfaction.
“Personality traits influence how people look at the past, present and future and it is these different perspectives on time that drive a person’s happiness,” Howell said.
25. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means ______.
A. view the past in a very positive way
B. look back with very beautiful glasses
C. have experienced a wonderful past
D. love glasses with a rose color
26. According to Howell, if you want to improve your happiness, you can ______.
A. change your personality
B. deny your painful past experiences
C. improve your life standard
D. change your perspective on time
27. The text is probably taken from a ______.
A. research paper B. lifestyle magazine
C. medical textbook D. fashion journal
ADB
