原文Tricks To Becoming A Patient Person Here's a riddle: What do traffic jams, long lines and waiting for a vacation to start all have in common? There's one answer. ___16___. In the Digital Age, we're used to having what we need immediately and right at our fingertips. However, research suggests that if we practiced patience, we'd be a whole lot better off. Here are several tricks. ●Practice gratitude (感激) Thankfulness has a lot of benefits: Research shows it makes us happier, less stressed and even more optimistic. ___17___. “Showing thankfulness can foster self-control,” said Ye Li, researcher at the University of California. ● Make yourself wait Instant gratification (满足) may seem like the most “feel good” option at the time, but psychology research suggests waiting for things actually makes us happier in the long run. And the only way for us to get into the habit of waiting is to practice. ___18___. Put off watching your favorite show until the weekend or wait 10 extra minutes before going for that cake. You'll soon find that the more patience you practice, the more you start to apply it to other, more annoying situations. ● ___19___. So many of us have the belief that being comfortable is the only state we will tolerate, and when we experience something outside of our comfort zone, we get impatient about the circumstances. You should learn to say to yourself, “___20___.” You'll then gradually become more patient. A. Find your causes B. Start with small tasks C. Accept the uncomfortable D. All this adds up to a state of hurry E. It can also help us practice more patience F. This is merely uncomfortable, not intolerable G. They're all situations where we could use a little extra patience 译文成为一个有耐心的人的技巧 这里有一个谜题:交通堵塞、排长队和等待假期开始都有什么共同点？答案只有一个。___16___. 在数字时代，我们习惯于立即拥有我们需要的东西，而且就在我们指尖。然而，研究表明，如果我们练习耐心，我们会过得更好。这里有几个技巧。 ●练习感恩 感恩有很多好处:研究表明它使我们更快乐，压力更小，甚至更乐观。_17___. 加利福尼亚大学研究员叶力说:“表现出感激可以培养自制力。” ●让自己等待 即时的满足似乎是当时最“感觉良好”的选择，但心理学研究表明，从长远来看，等待事情实际上会让我们更快乐。而我们要养成等待的习惯的唯一方法就是练习。__18___. 把你最喜欢的节目推迟到周末再看，或者在吃蛋糕之前多等10分钟。你很快就会发现，你练习的耐心越多，你就会越多地运用到其他更令人讨厌的情况中。 ● ___19___. 我们很多人都认为，舒适是我们唯一能容忍的状态，当我们体验到一些超出舒适区的事情时，我们就会对环境失去耐心。你应该学会对自己说，“___20___.”然后你会逐渐变得更有耐心。 A.找出你的原因 B.从小任务开始 C.接受不舒服的感觉 D. 所有这些都加在一起，构成了一种匆忙的状态 E. 它也可以帮助我们练习更多的耐心 F. 这只是让人不舒服，不是无法忍受 G.这些情况我们都需要多一点耐心

1 段译 成为一个有耐心的人的技巧

Tricksn.窍门 To Becoming A Patient Person 句译 成为一个有耐心的人的技巧

2 段译 这里有一个谜题:交通堵塞、排长队和等待假期开始都有什么共同点？答案只有一个。___16___.

Here's a riddlen.迷: What do trafficadj.交通的 jamsn.堵塞, long lines and waiting for a vacationn.假期 to start all have in common?句译 这里有一个谜题:交通堵塞、排长队和等待假期开始都有什么共同点？ There's one answer.句译 答案只有一个。 ___16___.

3 段译在数字时代，我们习惯于立即拥有我们需要的东西，而且就在我们指尖。然而，研究表明，如果我们练习耐心，我们会过得更好。这里有几个技巧。

In the Digital Age, we're used to having what we need immediatelyadv.立即 and right at our fingertipsn.指尖.句译 在数字时代，我们习惯于立即拥有我们需要的东西，而且就在我们指尖。 However, research suggests that if we practiced patience, we'd be a whole lot better off.句译 然而，研究表明，如果我们练习耐心，我们会过得更好。 Here are several tricks.句译 这里有几个技巧。

4 段译●练习感恩
感恩有很多好处:研究表明它使我们更快乐，压力更小，甚至更乐观。_17___. 加利福尼亚大学研究员叶力说:“表现出感激可以培养自制力。”

●Practice gratituden.感激 句译 练习感恩
Thankfulness has a lot of benefits: Research shows it makes us happier, less stressedv.强调 and even more optimisticadj.乐观的.句译 感恩有很多好处:研究表明它使我们更快乐，压力更小，甚至更乐观。 ___17___. “Showing thankfulness can fosterv.促进 self-control,” said Ye Li, researcher at the University of California.句译 加利福尼亚大学研究员叶力说:“表现出感激可以培养自制力。”

5 段译●让自己等待
即时的满足似乎是当时最“感觉良好”的选择，但心理学研究表明，从长远来看，等待事情实际上会让我们更快乐。而我们要养成等待的习惯的唯一方法就是练习。__18___. 把你最喜欢的节目推迟到周末再看，或者在吃蛋糕之前多等10分钟。你很快就会发现，你练习的耐心越多，你就会越多地运用到其他更令人讨厌的情况中。

● Make yourself wait句译 让自己等待
Instantadj.即刻的 gratificationn.满足 may seem like the most “feel good” option at the time, but psychology research suggests waiting for things actuallyadv.事实上 makes us happier in the long run.句译 即时的满足似乎是当时最“感觉良好”的选择，但心理学研究表明，从长远来看，等待事情实际上会让我们更快乐。 And the only way for us to get into the habit of waiting is to practice.句译 而我们要养成等待的习惯的唯一方法就是练习。 ___18___. Put off watching your favorite show until the weekend or wait 10 extraadj.额外的 minutes before going for that cake.句译 把你最喜欢的节目推迟到周末再看，或者在吃蛋糕之前多等10分钟。 You'll soon find that the more patience you practice, the more you start to apply it to other, more annoyingv.使生气 situationsn.情况.句译 你很快就会发现，你练习的耐心越多，你就会越多地运用到其他更令人讨厌的情况中。

6 段译 ● ___19___. 我们很多人都认为，舒适是我们唯一能容忍的状态，当我们体验到一些超出舒适区的事情时，我们就会对环境失去耐心。你应该学会对自己说，“___20___.”然后你会逐渐变得更有耐心。

● ___19___. So many of us have the beliefn.想念 that being comfortableadj.使人舒服的 is the only state we will toleratev.容忍, and when we experience something outside of our comfort zone, we get impatient about the circumstances.句译 我们很多人都认为，舒适是我们唯一能容忍的状态，当我们体验到一些超出舒适区的事情时，我们就会对环境失去耐心。 You should learn to say to yourself, “___20___.” You'll then gradually become more patient.句译 你应该学会对自己说，“___20___.”然后你会逐渐变得更有耐心。

A. Find your causes翻译 找出你的原因

B. Start with small tasks翻译 从小任务开始

C. Accept the uncomfortable翻译 接受不舒服的感觉

D. All this adds up to a state of hurry翻译 所有这些都加在一起，构成了一种匆忙的状态

E.It can also help us practice more patience翻译 它也可以帮助我们练习更多的耐心

F.This is merely uncomfortable, not intolerableadj.不能容忍的翻译 这只是让人不舒服，不是无法忍受

G.They're all situations where we could use a little extra patience翻译 这些情况我们都需要多一点耐心

答案 16.G 17.E 18.B 19.C 20.F   温馨提示：选项可点击，红色为错误选项，绿色为正确选项