Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
We are Drawn to the Negative
Chinese translation:
我们往往悲观看待世事
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clearwater
May 9, 2008 08:00
16 yrs ago
English term
We are Drawn to the Negative
English to Chinese
Social Sciences
Psychology
Things We Hate to Admit
{We are Drawn to the Negative}
Our mind is instinctively drawn to negative viewpoints. We remember our mistakes, but forget our good deeds; we pick up on the faults of others, but remain blind to their good qualities. If we read a newspaper the world seems an endless stream of problems and injustice. However, this is only one perspective on life; we spend too long in a negative frame of mind and fail to see the bigger picture. There are always weeds in a garden, but we shouldn’t forget to appreciate the flowers and feel miserable for the number of weeds.
我们老是会有消极观点?感觉没有译到位。谢谢!
Our mind is instinctively drawn to negative viewpoints. We remember our mistakes, but forget our good deeds; we pick up on the faults of others, but remain blind to their good qualities. If we read a newspaper the world seems an endless stream of problems and injustice. However, this is only one perspective on life; we spend too long in a negative frame of mind and fail to see the bigger picture. There are always weeds in a garden, but we shouldn’t forget to appreciate the flowers and feel miserable for the number of weeds.
我们老是会有消极观点?感觉没有译到位。谢谢!
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
3 | 我们老是悲观看待世事 | Wallace Gu |
3 +3 | 我们倾向于消极的观点 | Bin Tiede (X) |
4 | 我们易于看到负的一面 | xiaoyanchen |
Proposed translations
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我们老是悲观看待世事
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Comment: "谢谢!"
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2 hrs
我们倾向于消极的观点
我们倾向于消极的心理
be drawn to = be attracted to = opt for
be drawn to = be attracted to = opt for
Note from asker:
谢谢! 根据你的“倾向于”->“往往”,这样口语化点。 |
15 hrs
我们易于看到负的一面
Just one more suggestion. I think this is more neutral as compared with using 倾向于, which suggests more an active attitude on the speaker's part.
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