感恩，前行的力量

四川 付 利

保持感恩的心，把值得感恩的人和事記下來，這可以降低患心臟病的風險，可以增強幸福感，還可以維持良好的人際關系。

主題語境：人與自我 篇幅：284詞 建議用時：6分鐘

1It was at a San Diego hospital that some researchers studied the effects of gratitude on heart health.Participants kept a daily journal recording all the things they were grateful for. At the end of the eight weeks, their blood test results showed a lower risk of heart disease. They also had a better mood and sleep.

2Martin Seligman is a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and is also considered the father of positive psychology. The field of positive psychology attempts (嘗試) to help healthy people become happier.

3In a research program, Seligman asked his students to keep a gratitude journal,where they wrote down five things they felt grateful for every week for ten weeks.At the end of the ten weeks, his students reported less stress and more happiness.Seligman later asked other students to write letters of gratitude to special people in their lives. He then had them visit these special people and read them the letters out loud. This resulted in even higher levels of happiness and deeper connections between people. The practice of gratitude or thankfulness for the good things in your life can increase your happiness not just in the moment but also in the long term.

4Many people practice gratitude by keeping a gratitude journal. Try it out.Every day, write down things that you're thankful for. This could be big things like getting a new job or small things like a cup of coffee or the joke you just shared with your friend. It's a cycle that builds upon itself. The more we practice feeling appreciation for the good things in our lives, the more we naturally notice good things in our lives.

Reading Check

1.What's the purpose of the first paragraph?

A.To introduce a hospital.

B.To show the importance of good sleep.

C.To share how to improve the mood.

D.To lead in the topic of being grateful.

2.What does positive psychology focus on?

A.Increasing people's happiness.

B.Inspiring people to be independent.

C.Helping students with their writing.

D.Making people communicate more.

3.How can we become happier according to Seligman's research?

A.By drinking coffee.

B.By keeping a gratitude journal.

C.By paying attention to special people.

D.By writing and reading letters.

4.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph possibly mean?

A.Love is invaluable.

B.Good hardly ends up with better.

C.Gratitude will be paid off.

D.Life is full of changes.

Language Study

Sentence for writing

It was at a San Diego hospital that some researchers studied the effects of gratitude on heart health.正是在圣地亞哥的一家醫院，一些研究人員研究了感恩對心臟健康的影響。

【信息提取】這是一個強調句，強調at a San Diego hospital。強調句結構：It is/was+被強調的部分+that+其他部分。

【句式仿寫】她是在高一結識了露西。

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