【英语时差8,16】伴随年长的情绪成熟

 In this Moment of Science Don and Yael discuss how our emotions might change as we age.  D: The older my parents get the more boring they become. First of all, they always spend their time with the same group of friends. They rarely go out and meet new people. Second, they almost never seem to get angry anymore. Even when they're in an argument they keep their voices low, and they speak calmly and almost sweetly. It's kind of sickening.

Y: Seems your complaints about your parents boil down to the fact that they invest their time into deep, intimate friendships and that they are in control of their anger. Gee¹, Don, your parents sound--let's see--healthy. In fact, their emotional health probably has a lot to do with their age. Research has found that as people age they experience fewer negative emotions like anger and that their positive emotions like happiness last longer in duration than they do in younger people. Older people also seem to be better at controlling their negative emotions so that even when they are talking about problems in their marriage, for example, they don't let their anger get the best of them. What's more, elderly people seem to care more about the emotional quality of already established relationships. One researcher theorizes that because older people have less time left in their lives they are more likely to desire relationships with emotional depth rather than more fleeting², casual relationships.

D: So basically you're saying that with age comes boringness. Emotional health. Boringness. Same thing. I hope I never get old.

Y: Don't worry, Don. Sounds to me like you've got a ways to go.  

1 gee   

n.马；int.向右！前进！，惊讶时所发声音；v.向右转

参考例句：

• Their success last week will gee the team up.上星期的胜利将激励这支队伍继续前进。
• Gee,We're going to make a lot of money.哇！我们会赚好多钱啦！

2 fleeting   

adj.短暂的，飞逝的

参考例句：

• The girls caught only a fleeting glimpse of the driver.女孩们只匆匆瞥了一眼司机。
• Knowing the life fleeting,she set herself to enjoy if as best as she could.她知道这种日子转瞬即逝，于是让自已尽情地享受。