情绪多变可以帮助我们适应瞬息万变的世界

时间：2015-11-06 07:00:22

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Moody1 people are often baffling to those of us with steadier emotions.

喜怒无常的人常常令情绪稳定的人感到困惑。
 
But scientists argue that changing moods - as seen in sulking teenagers, grumpy spouses2, or bad-tempered3 parents - serve an important purpose.
 
Rather than being a weakness, they are nature's way to of helping4 us adapt to an ever changing world. So when times are good and spirits are high, we take more risks at a time they are likely to be rewarded.
 
And when times are tough, sulking can help us conserve5 our energy.
 
To take a human example, a stock market trader who makes a successful deal becomes more optimistic about the outcome of his next transaction.
 
He is then likely to take more risks - as he becomes more optimistic things will go in his or her favour.
 
The increase in risk taking allows him to make maximum gains at a time when risk taking is most likely to pay off.
 
This holds true when a variety of different events have an underlying6 connection, the authors argue.

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1 moody XEXxG     
adj.心情不稳的，易怒的，喜怒无常的
参考例句：
  • He relapsed into a moody silence.他又重新陷于忧郁的沉默中。
  • I'd never marry that girl.She's so moody.我决不会和那女孩结婚的。她太易怒了。
2 spouses 3fbe4097e124d44af1bc18e63e898b65     
n.配偶，夫或妻( spouse的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Jobs are available for spouses on campus and in the community. 校园里和社区里有配偶可做的工作。 来自辞典例句
  • An astonishing number of spouses-most particularly in the upper-income brackets-have no close notion of their husbands'paychecks. 相当大一部分妇女——特别在高收入阶层——并不很了解他们丈夫的薪金。 来自辞典例句
3 bad-tempered bad-tempered     
adj.脾气坏的
参考例句：
  • He grew more and more bad-tempered as the afternoon wore on.随着下午一点点地过去，他的脾气也越来越坏。
  • I know he's often bad-tempered but really,you know,he's got a heart of gold.我知道他经常发脾气，但是，要知道，其实他心肠很好。
4 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
5 conserve vYRyP     
vt.保存，保护，节约，节省，守恒，不灭
参考例句：
  • He writes on both sides of the sheet to conserve paper.他在纸张的两面都写字以节省用纸。
  • Conserve your energy,you'll need it!保存你的精力，你会用得着的！
6 underlying 5fyz8c     
adj.在下面的，含蓄的，潜在的
参考例句：
  • The underlying theme of the novel is very serious.小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的。
  • This word has its underlying meaning.这个单词有它潜在的含义。

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