Whensomeonehasdeeplyhurtyouitcanbeextremelydifficulttoletgoofyourgrudge.Butforgivenessispossibleanditcanbesurprisinglyhelpfultoyourphysicalandmentalhealth.Indeedresearchhasshownthatpeoplewhoforgivereportmoreenergybetterappetite(胃口)andbettersleeppatterns."Peoplewhoforgiveshowlessangerandmorehopefulness"saysDr.FredericLuskinwhowrotethebookForgiveforGood.“Soitcanhelpsaveonthewearandtearandallowpeopletofeelmoreenergetic."
Sowhensomeonehashurtyoucalmyourselffirst.Takeacoupleofbreathsandthinkofsomethingthatgivesyoupleasure:abeautifulsceneinnaturesomeoneyoulove.Don’twaitforanapology."Manytimesthepersonwhohurtyoumayneverthinkofapologizing"saysDr.Luskin."Theymayhavewantedtohurtyouortheyjustdon'tseethingsthesameway.Soifyouwaitforpeopletoapologizeyoucouldbewaitingaverylongtime.”Keepinmindthatforgivenessdoesnotnecessarilymeanacceptingtheactionofthepersonwhoupsetyou.Mentallygoingoveryourhurtgivespowertothepersonwhobroughtyoupain.Insteadlearntolookforthelovebeautyandkindnessaroundyou.Finallytrytoseethingsfromtheotherperson'sperspective.Youmayrealizethatheorshewasactingoutofignorance(无知)fearevenlove.Togainperspectiveyoumaywanttowritealettertoyourselffromthatperson’spointofview.
1.Theword“grudge”inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans_________.
A.understanding B.forgiveness C.anger D.pity
2.What’sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?
A.Forgivenesskeepsyourselffrombeinghurt. B.Forgivenesshelpsstaymentallyhealthy.
C.Forgivingothersdoesgoodtoyourhealth. D.Forgivingyourselfisthebiggestchallenge.
3.Accordingtothewriterwhatisthebestwaytocalmdownafterbeinghurt?
A.Trytofigureoutwhyyougethurt.
B.Writeralettertopersonwhohurtyou.
C.Persuadeyourselftoacceptwhatothershavedonetoyou.
D.Thinkaboutpleasantthingsandforgetaboutthehurt.
4.Dr.Luskinadvisesusnottowaitforanapologyafterbeinghurtbecause______.
A.peopleseldomwanttoapologize