视听原文

I don't think anybody does.

我觉得谁都没改变

People don't want to admit it, but it's like we have these innate set points

人们不愿意承认，但是 好像我们确实天生有些特点

and nothing much that happens to us changes our disposition.

无论发生什么都不会 改变我们对事物的看法

You believe that? I think so.

你相信这一点吗 我想是的

I read this study where they followed people who'd won the lottery

我看过那些跟踪研究 中彩票大奖的人

and people who'd become paraplegics.

以及截肢瘫痪的人的论文

You'd think one extreme is gonna make you euphoric and the other suicidal.

也许你会想到两个极端，一个 会使人欣快，一个使人想自尽

But the study shows that, after about six months

但是这项研究表明 6个月后

as soon as people had gotten used to their new situation

一旦人们适应了新的环境

they were, more or less, the same. The same?

他们就会，或多或少，和以前一样了 一样了吗

Yeah. Like, if they were basically an optimistic, jovial person

是的。比如说，如果他们 本来就是乐观，快活的人

they're now an optimistic, jovial person in a wheelchair.

在轮椅上他们依然是个乐观，快活

they're a petty, miserable asshole with a new Cadillac, a house and a boat.

坐着卡迪拉克，住着别墅，开着游艇， 他们依然悲观可怜

If they're a petty, miserable asshole

如果他们本来就是个悲观可怜的家伙

So I'll be forever depressed no matter what great things happen?

那么无论发生了什么伟大的事 我永远都是这么沮丧了吗

Definitely. Great.

毫无疑问 太好了

No, no, I'm not depressed.

不，我不失望

重点讲解

重点单词：

1、innate

adj. 先天的；固有的；与生俱来的

I believe everyone is innately psychic.

我相信每个人都天生具有超自然能力。

2、disposition

n. 处置；[心理] 性情；[军] 部署；倾向

The rides are unsuitable for people of a nervous disposition.

这种骑乘不适合紧张型性格的人。

3、extreme

adj. 极端的；极度的；偏激的；尽头的

n. 极端；末端；最大程度；极端的事物

The girls were afraid of snakes and picked their way along with extreme caution.

那些女孩们害怕蛇，一路极其谨慎地看好每一步走。

4、suicidal

adj. 自杀的，自杀性的；自我毁灭的；自取灭亡的

I was suicidal and just couldn't stop crying.

我想自杀，并忍不住地哭泣。

5、optimistic

adj. 乐观的；乐观主义的

The president says she is optimistic that an agreement can be worked out soon.

总统说，她对很快能达成协议持乐观态度。

考考你（翻译）：

1、美国人有一种天生的公平感。

2、这对孪生兄弟外貌很相像， 但性格却相差很大。

3、过激的案例是波兰，那里有29个政党获得席位。

答案下期公布：

上期答案：

1、Mrs. Blount warned me not to interfere.

2、We already have our core team in place.

3、Sara confided to her journal.