每日一句英语103——威廉 · 詹姆斯：人若改变心态 便能改变生活

Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitude of mind.

人若改变心态，便能改变生活。

——威廉 · 詹姆斯（William James）

【相关单词短语讲解】

【1】human being

N-COUNT人：A human being is a man, woman, or child.

pl. （复数）human beings

In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate[miliret]

his own condition.

改善自己境况的愿望人皆有之。——《汉英大词典》

Watch any young human being, or any other young animal.

注意儿童或其他幼小动物。——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

【2】alter 英 [lt(r)] 美 [ltr]

verb 动词

（1）（使）改变，更改，改动：to become different; to make sb/sth different

In doing translation, one should not alter the meaning of the original to suit one"s own taste.

翻译时不应根据自己的好恶改变原文的意思。——《汉英大词典》

Diet and exercise will alter your shape.

节食和锻炼会改变你的体形。——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

It doesn"t alter the way I feel.

这并没有改变我的感受。——《牛津词典》

Nothing can alter the fact that we are to blame.

错在我们，这是无法改变的事实。——《牛津词典》

(2)[VN] 修改（衣服使更合身）:to make changes to a piece of clothing so that it will fit you better

【3】attitude of mind 心态；思想方法；感情

Writing calls for a critical attitude of mind that he did not possess.

写作需要有批判性思维，而这正是他所不具备的。

——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

It has much to do with the attitude of mind we preserve.

这与我们所保持的心态有很大关系。

【拓展】a state of mind 心境；心态

Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind.

青春不是年华，而是心境。

——塞缪尔·乌尔曼（Samuel Ullman）

In such a state of mind, the life has become a happy life.

在这样的心境下，人生也就成为快乐的人生了。

Because, after all, happiness is not a place, but a direction, a state of mind.

因为，幸福不是一个地点，而是一种方向、一种心态。