第1609期:Blue Monday

Ask most people which day of the week they dread the most and the answer is likely to be Monday. The first day of the week can make us grouchy and depressed, which is why the feeling is described as the Monday blues. But what is it exactly that makes us feel down and does it affect everyone?问大多数人他们最害怕一周中的哪一天，答案很可能是星期一。一周的第一天会让我们不高兴和沮丧，这就是为什么这种感觉被描述为星期一忧郁。但究竟是什么让我们感到沮丧，它会影响每个人吗？Apparently, the most depressing day of the year is the third Monday in January, when it’s cold and dark outside. This day was nicknamed ‘Blue Monday’ by psychologist Cliff Arnall in 2004. He came up with it after a holiday company asked him for a ‘scientific formula’ for the January blues.显然，一年中最令人沮丧的一天是一月的第三个星期一，那时外面又冷又黑。 2004 年，心理学家 Cliff Arnall 给这一天起了个绰号“蓝色星期一”。在一家度假公司向他请教一月忧郁症的“科学公式”后，他想出了这一天。Even if there was little science behind the formula, it’s probably true that the sound of our alarm clock on any Monday morning signals the dawning of a new week and possibly the end of our weekend of fun. Research shows our Monday mood can be based on a direct comparison to the day before. It’s what psychologists call an emotional shift, and no other part of the week has a transition like it.即使这个公式背后几乎没有科学依据，但我们在任何一个星期一早上的闹钟响起都可能预示着新一周的开始，也可能是我们周末乐趣的结束。研究表明，我们的周一情绪可以基于与前一天的直接比较。这就是心理学家所说的情绪转变，一周的其他时间都没有这样的转变。Monday means the end of weekend lie-ins – it’s back to the routine and the realisation that there are five days ahead of the nine-to-five, and according to the BBC Bitesize website “If you can’t stand your job then the Monday blues can be very real.” And your miserable Monday is followed by trying Tuesday – the most popular day for sending out job applications.星期一意味着周末撒谎的结束——它回到了例行公事，并意识到在朝九晚五之前还有五天，根据 BBC Bitesize 网站的说法，“如果你不能忍受你的工作，那么星期一的忧郁可能非常真实。”你痛苦的星期一紧随其后的是星期二——这是发送工作申请的最受欢迎的一天。But is Monday as bad as we like to think it is? Feeling a bit low shouldn’t be confused with more serious depression, caused by other factors. Writing for the BBC, author and presenter Claudia Hammond, argues that this low feeling might be a myth. She says: “There is a strong cultural idea that we don’t like Mondays.” She mentions an Australian study in 2008 about how people reflected on their mood and found the day that scored the lowest was in fact Wednesdays. So, when Monday comes, maybe we should give it a second chance!但是星期一真的像我们想象的那么糟糕吗？感觉有点低落不应与由其他因素引起的更严重的抑郁症相混淆。为 BBC 撰稿的作家兼主持人克劳迪娅·哈蒙德 (Claudia Hammond) 认为，这种低落的感觉可能是一个神话。她说：“有一种强烈的文化观念，我们不喜欢星期一。”她提到了 2008 年澳大利亚一项关于人们如何反映自己情绪的研究，发现得分最低的一天实际上是星期三。所以，当星期一来临时，也许我们应该再给它一次机会！词汇表dread 担忧，害怕grouchy 满腹牢骚的，不高兴的depressed 沮丧的Monday blues 星期一忧郁症down 情绪低落的，不高兴的Blue Monday “蓝色星期一”，忧愁的星期一psychologist 心理学家mood 心情，情绪an emotional shift 情绪的转变realisation 意识到miserable 苦不堪言的trying 令人厌烦的low 情绪低落的，消沉的depression 抑郁，忧愁reflect 认真思考，反思

There are no comments yet.

Please log in to write the first comment.