佚名/Anonymous
Everybody has blue days. These are miserable days when you feel lousy, grumpy, lonely and utterly exhausted. Days when you feel small and insignifcant, when everything seems just out of reach. You can't rise to the occasion. Just getting started seems impossible. On blue days you can become paranoid that everyone is out to get you.（This is not always such a bad thing.）You feel frustrated and anxious, which can induce a nail-biting frenzy that can escalate into a triple-chocolate-mud-cake-eating frenzy in a blink of an eye!On blue days you feel like you're foating in an ocean of sadness. You're about to burst into tears at any moment and you don't even know why. Ultimately, you feel like you are wandering through life without purpose. You're not sure how much longer you can hang on and you feel like shouting,“Will someone please shoot me!”It doesn't take much to bring on a blue day. You might just wake up not feeling or looking your best, fnd some new wrinkles, put on a little weight, orget a huge pimple on your nose. You could forget your date's name or have an embarrassing photograph published. You might get dumped, divorced, or fired, make fool of yourself in public, be afflicted with a demeaning nickname, or just have a plain old bad-hair day. Maybe work is a pain in the butt. You're under major pressure to fll someone else's shoes, your boss is picking on you, and everyone in the offce is driving you crazy. You might have a splitting headache, or a slipped disk, bad breath, a toothache, chronic gas, dry lips, or an ingrown toenail. Whatever the reason, you're convinced that someone up there doesn't like you. Oh, what to do, what to do?
Well, if you're like most people, you'll hide behind a flimsy belief that everything will sort itself out. Then you will spend the rest of your life looking over your shoulder, waiting for everything to go wrong all over again. All the while becoming crusty and cynical or a pathetic, sniveling victim. Until you get so depressed that you lie down and beg the earth to swallow you up or, even worse, become addicted to Billy Joel songs. This is crazy, because you're only young once and you're never old twice. Who knows what fantastic things are in store just around the corner?
After all, the world is full of amazing discoveries, things you can't even imagine now. There are delicious, happy sniffs and scrumptious snacks to share. Hey, you might end up fabulously rich or even become a huge superstar（one day）.Sounds good, doesn't it?But wait, there's more!There are handstands, and games to play and yoga and karaoke and wild, crazy, bohemian dancing. But best of all, there's romance. Which means long dreamy stares, whispering sweet nothings, cuddles, smooches, more smooches and even more smooches, a frisky love bite or two, and then, well, anything goes. So how can you fnd that blissful—“just sliding into a hot bubble bath”kind of feeling?It's easy.
First, stop slinking away from all those nagging issues. It's time to face the music. Now just relax. Take some deep breaths（in through the nose and out through the mouth）.Try to meditate if you can. Or go for a walk to clear your head. Accept the fact that you'll have to let go of some emotional baggage. Try seeing things from a different perspective. Maybe you're actually the one at fault. If that's the case, be big enough to say you're sorry（it is never too late to do this）.If someone else is doing the wrong thing, stand up and say,“That's not right and I won't stand for it!”It's OK to be forceful.（It's really okay to blow raspberries.）Be proud of who you are, but don't lose the ability to laugh at yourself.（This is a lot easier when you associate with positive people.）Live every day as gift were your last, because one day it will be. Don't be afraid to bite off more than you can chew. Take big risks. Never hang back. Get out there and go for it. After all, isn't that what life is all about?
I think so, too.
人人都有煩惱的日子。在這樣的日子裏，我們滿懷怨言、脾氣暴躁、寂寞難耐、精神委靡，也會自慚形穢、自怨自艾，甚至亂作一團。於是，我們很難重整旗鼓，開始新的生活。鬱悶的日子裏，我們可能會變得偏執，認為自己成了所有人攻擊的對象（事實上，情況一般不是這樣）；我們會感到異常失望或萬分焦慮，甚至會神經質地咬指甲，眨眼間瘋狂地吞下一塊三層的巧克力大蛋糕！痛苦的日子裏，我們沉浸於悲傷的海洋，隨時都會不知緣由地淚流滿麵。最終，我們會覺得活著毫無意義，不知道還能堅持多久，有時就想大吼：“來，給我一槍吧！”其實就那麽一點兒小事，足足可以讓我們鬱悶一天。也許，我們忽略了自身的優點，倒是發現額頭平添了幾條皺紋，體重增加了幾斤，或鼻子上多長了一些粉刺；也許，約會對象的名字也忘了，那張滑稽的照片也登出來了；也許，被人拋棄，離婚，被老板解雇，當眾出醜，被難聽的綽號折磨得身心憔悴，或者隻是因為那天的發型有些糟糕；也許，因不堪工作之苦，成為別人的笑柄；也許，身擔重任，老板卻百般刁難，同事苦苦相譏；也許，我們頭痛欲裂，口臭，牙疼，吹牛皮，口幹舌燥，指甲長到肉裏。不論什麽原因，我們都認為，有人厭惡我們。哦，怎麽辦呢，該怎麽辦？
也許，像大多數人一樣，我們會認為事情自有解決之道。結果呢，後半輩子我們都在回望昨日，期待著往事重演。在這個過程中，我們變得狂躁，憤世嫉俗，令人同情。直到我們深感絕望，乞求上帝收回我們的生命，或是整日沉浸在比利·喬的藍調音樂中。這種心態豈不瘋狂？要知道，年輕隻有一次，年老也如此。我們會有什麽奇遇，誰能預料到？
畢竟，這是個充滿驚奇的世界，未來是無法預知的。這裏，我們可以分享美味可口的小吃，可能會擁有難以數計的財富，甚至可能成為天王巨星。這似乎很好啊，不是嗎？還有很多呢！我們還可以玩倒立，遊戲，練瑜伽，唱卡拉OK，跳充滿**和野性的熱舞。最好的莫過於與愛人羅曼蒂克，那意味著久久夢幻般地凝視對方，在耳邊私語，擁抱，熱吻。怎樣才能找到那種幸福的感覺——感覺“就像滑入充滿**的泡泡浴裏”？其實很簡單。
首先，不要逃避那些困擾我們的問題，要敢於麵對問題。放鬆一下，聽聽音樂，深呼吸。如果可能，試著沉思冥想，或者散散步，清醒一下大腦。放下情感包袱，接受既成事實。換位思考問題，或許，症結就在自身。如果真的是這樣，大氣地說聲對不起（這樣做，永遠不會為時已晚）；如果是別人錯了，站出來，勇敢地說：“不對，我認為不是那樣的！”語氣硬點兒，沒關係（也可以適時發出噓聲）。可以為自己驕傲，但不要忘記自嘲一下（和樂觀的人交往容易得多）。過好每一天，想象生命在今天就要終結，因為這一天終將來到。對於那些力所不能及的事情，不要怯於嚐試，要敢於冒風險；不要躊躇不前，走出去，大膽去做。畢竟，生命的意義不就在於此嗎？
我也是這樣認為的。
心靈小語
生活中沒有人能避開煩惱，情緒就像天氣一樣，總是出人意料。但這並不是說，在煩惱麵前，我們無能為力，事實上，隻要冷靜地找出煩惱的根源，並勇敢去麵對，就會找到消除煩惱的捷徑。
W詞匯筆記
lousy['la?zi:]adj.非常糟的；極壞的；惡劣的
例 Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.
時間也許是很好的療傷者，卻是個很差的美容師。
grumpy['gr?mpi:]adj.脾氣壞的；性情暴躁的；生氣的
例 Don't be so grumpy and pessimistic because every cloud has a silver lining.
不要這麽暴躁和悲觀，事情也有好的一麵。
paranoid['p?r?,n?id]n.偏執狂；妄想症患者
例 Her father locks every door in the house as he is paranoid about being robbed.
她父親患有妄想症，常感到家裏會失竊，所以總是把每扇門都鎖上。
escalate['esk?leit]v.（使）逐步升級；（使）逐步擴大
例 Epidemics of infectious disease can escalate into pandemics, but do not always do so.
傳染性疾病的流行能夠升級至大流行疫情，但也不總是這樣。
S小試身手
首先，不要逃避那些困擾我們的問題，要敢於麵對問題。
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過好每一天，想象生命在今天就要終結，因為這一天終將來到。
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對於那些力所不能及的事情，不要怯於嚐試，要敢於冒風險；不要躊躇不前，走出去，大膽去做。
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P短語家族
You might get dumped, divorced, or fired, make fool of yourself in public, be afflicted with a demeaning nickname……
be afflicted with：受折磨
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……your boss is picking on you, and everyone in the office is driving you crazy.
pick on：選中；挑選；批評
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