别有一番滋味在心头读懂大学生心中的乡愁_BEC初级作文

别有一番滋味在心头读懂大学生心中的乡愁

然而，乡愁一词（英文homesickness，又被称为“nostalgia”）直到17世纪才得以面世。一名瑞士医生视其为一种疾病，认为士兵们的身心不适源于他们的思乡之情。Nostalgia一词来自希腊语词，nostos（返乡）以及 algos（思乡之痛）。

Back then, people saw homesickness as a dangerous and even fatal disease, says Susan Matt, author of Homesickness: An American History. Gradually, it came to be considered childish and immature, she says, ill-fitting to a culture of capitalism and imperialism that required people to travel and explore.

《乡愁：一种美国历史》一书的作者苏珊•马特表示，那时人们将乡愁视为一种危险、甚至致命的疾病。她说，后来，乡愁被认为是幼稚、不成熟的表现，是人们不适应资本主义与帝国主义文化的表现。而这种症状需要他们在旅途中不断摸索克服。

Studies in recent years, however, have shown that nostalgia may have some benefits to our mental health.

而近年来的一些研究结果显示，乡愁可能对我们的心理健康大有裨益。

After a decade of surveys and research, Constantine Sedikides, a US social psychologist, found thatnostalgia is what makes us human.

经过近十载的调查研究，美国社会心理学家康斯坦丁•塞迪基德斯发现，乡愁是人性的一部分。

In an interview with The New York Times, Sedikides explains that nostalgia can counteract loneliness, boredom and anxiety. It makes people more generous toward strangers and more tolerant of outsiders. Couples feel closer and happier when they share nostalgic memories.