上期答案
As any dad will tell you, fathers can learn a great deal from a child by spending both quality and quantity time with him or her, so much so that the former’s perspective of the world is typically irrevocably altered.
正如任何一位父亲都会告诉你的，通过与孩子共度既优质又充足的时间，父亲们可以从孩子身上学到很多东西，以至于他们对世界的看法通常会发生不可逆转的改变。
本期内容
早上好，读者朋友们，今天分享的文章选自《今日心理学》。在人类历史的长河中，信仰如同一座不灭的灯塔，照亮了无数黑暗与迷茫的时刻。它不仅是灵魂的慰藉，更是激发潜能、改变命运、甚至重塑世界的强大力量。想象一下，当一个人心怀坚定的信仰，他的生活会如何被这股无形的力量所塑造？信仰，是心灵的指南针。在人生的十字路口，它指引我们做出正确的选择，给予我们前行的勇气和力量。无论是面对困境还是挫折，信仰都能成为我们最坚实的后盾，让我们在风雨中屹立不倒。
How Powerful Can Belief Be?
信仰的力量有多大？
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I believe that learning from our life experiences helps expand our knowledge base and serves as one of the main purposes of our lives. This was implied by Socrates, who purportedly said at his trial when he was sentenced to death, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Furthermore, using our knowledge to deal successfully with difficult times allows us to better appreciate subsequent happiness.
sentence /ˈsentəns/ v. 判决，宣判
subsequent adj. 随后的
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In contrast to Socrates, as English poet Thomas Gray suggested in a 1742 poem, “Ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise.” Sometimes, our children’s ignorance of real-world facts can help them live with the apparently happy and safe beliefs in the realities of Santa Claus or the Tooth Fairy. My son, who has dealt with permanent physical handicaps, was comforted a great deal during his elementary school years by his belief that he was a wizard from the Harry Potter world who would be able to learn how to overcome his challenges when he attended Hogwarts.
In contrast to 与……相反
Santa Claus 圣诞老人
handicap /ˈhændikæp/ n.障碍；生理缺陷
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与苏格拉底相反，正如英国诗人托马斯·格雷在 1742 年的一首诗中所言，“无知是福，聪明是愚昧。”有时，我们的孩子对现实世界事实的无知可以帮助他们相信圣诞老人或牙仙子的存在，这似乎是一种幸福和安全的信念。我的儿子患有永久性身体残疾，小学时期，他相信自己是哈利波特世界中的巫师，当他进入霍格沃茨时，他将能够学会如何克服挑战，这给了他很大的安慰。
Many children feel let-down when they grow older and find out that their beliefs are false. Nonetheless, in my opinion, such beliefs can serve the useful purpose of introducing more bliss into children's lives, at least as long as they continue to believe in them.A child’s belief in the Tooth Fairy helps transform the potentially anxiety-provoking period of tooth loss into a time of joyful anticipation of a reward. A child’s belief in Santa Claus can promote happiness at a time of year in the Northern Hemisphere when days are short and there is a lot of darkness, which can be associated with increased sadness or fear. Further, children’s unbridled joy at that time of year can bring happiness to their entire family.
let-down n.令人失望的事
unbridled /ʌnˈbraɪdld/ adj.无节制的；极端的
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许多孩子长大后发现他们的信仰是错误的，会感到沮丧。然而，在我看来，这些信仰可以起到有益的作用，至少只要孩子们继续相信这些信仰，就可以给他们的生活带来更多幸福。孩子对牙仙子的信仰有助于将掉牙期间可能引发的焦虑转变为期待奖励的快乐时光。孩子对圣诞老人的信仰可以在北半球一年中的这个时候促进快乐，因为北半球的白天很短，黑暗很深，而黑暗会让人感到悲伤或恐惧。此外，孩子们在一年中的这个时候无拘无束的快乐可以给他们的整个家庭带来快乐。
As we attain knowledge, we become more aware of the power of beliefs, irrespective of whether they are true.The physical health of many patients improves because of the belief that a treatment will be beneficial, even when they are administered a placebo. Incredibly, this placebo effect has been shown to be beneficial in some instances when patients are told that they are being given an inactive drug that has helped others.
irrespective adj. 不考虑，不顾
irrespective of 不考虑
placebo /pləˈsiːboʊ/ n. 安慰剂
beneficial /ˌbenɪˈfɪʃ(ə)l/ adj. 有益的
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当我们获得知识时，我们会更加意识到信仰的力量，无论它们是否真实。许多患者的身体健康状况得到改善，因为他们相信治疗会对他们有益，即使他们服用的是安慰剂。令人难以置信的是，当患者被告知他们正在服用一种对其他人有帮助的非活性药物时，这种安慰剂效应在某些情况下已被证明是有益的。
The efficacy of many nontraditional therapies, such as acupuncture, homeopathy, and hypnosis, is based on the belief that these treatments are beneficial. For instance, the use of metaphoric imagery in hypnosis has been demonstrated in multiple studies to lead to significant improvement in patients’ symptoms, even though both clinicians and patients recognize that the employed technique is imaginary.Thus, the combination of knowledge and promotion of beliefs can be quite beneficial.
efficacy n.功效，效力
acupuncture /ˈækjupʌŋktʃər/ n. 针灸
hypnosis /hɪpˈnoʊsɪs/ n. 催眠
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许多非传统疗法（如针灸、顺势疗法和催眠）的疗效都基于人们相信这些疗法有益。例如，多项研究表明，在催眠中使用隐喻意象可显著改善患者的症状，尽管临床医生和患者都意识到所采用的技术是虚构的。因此，知识与信仰的推广相结合可以带来很大的益处。
Journal：psychologytoday
Title：The Psychology of Fathering(October 11, 2024 )
Category：Parenting
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写作句式积累
Life experiences and furthering our knowledge shape our beliefs.
生活经历和知识的积累塑造了我们的信念。
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