求振作?自助者天助也_BEC初级作文

求振作?自助者天助也

Donna Talarico sat at her computer one morning, stared at the screen and realized she had forgotten - again! - her password.

一天早上，唐娜•塔拉里科(Donna Talarico)坐在电脑前，眼睛直直地看着屏幕，发觉自己──又忘了登录密码！

She was having financial difficulties at the time, and was reading self-help books to boost her mood and self-confidence. The books talked about the power of positive affirmation - which gave her an idea: She changed her various passwords to private messages to herself, like 'imawe$some1' or 'dogoodworktoday.'

那段时间，塔拉里科遇到些财务问题，正在阅读励志书籍，以期重振旗鼓、提升自信。励志书中谈到积极肯定的力量，让她灵感突发：于是她把自己的各种验证密码都改成了一些带有自我积极暗示的字词或句子，例如“imawe$some1”、“dogoodworktoday”等等。

'It's something so simple,' says the 34-year-old marketing manager at Elizabethtown College, in Pennsylvania. 'It just reinforces that you're a good person. You can do a good job at whatever you are trying to talk yourself into.'

塔拉里科现年34岁，在宾夕法尼亚州伊丽莎白城学院(Elizabethtown College)担任市场经理。她回忆说，“那个密码应该是很简单的一句话，只是强调你是一个好人、可以做好任何自己想尝试的事情之类的。”

In times of stress, even people with close social networks can feel utterly alone. We're often advised to 'buck up,' 'talk to someone' (who is often paid to listen) or take a pill. Wouldn't it also make sense to learn ways to comfort and be supportive of ourselves?