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Do you sometimes think you're riding an emotional* roller coaster?

你有时是否感觉像坐在情绪的云霄飞车上？

*One minute you're happy and the next minute you feel sad.

上一分钟你心情愉快，下一分钟就感到忧伤。

If so, you're not alone. m

若果真如此，你不是唯一这样的人。

Everyone experiences emotional ups and downs sometimes.

大家三不五时都会经历情绪的高低起伏，

It's a normal* part of life.

这是生活中正常的一部份。

Lots of things can influence the way you feel.

很多事都可能影响你的情绪。

A sudden memory might make you angry or sad.

突然想到某件事情也许会使你愤怒或哀伤，

A song might make you happy.

一首歌或许会让你心情愉悦，

A mouse running across the floor might make you afraid.

而一只跑过地板的老鼠也可能使你害怕。

The teenage years 青春期

Emotions change especially rapidly during the teenage years.

情绪高低起伏在青少年时期的变化尤其快速。

During this time, teens experience changes in their bodies that make their feelings about relationships, grades and parents' expectations* even stronger.

在这段期间，青少年在生理上会有一些改变，使他们对於人际关系、成绩好坏和父母对他们的期望感觉更强烈。

The good news is that most teens learn to handle their changing emotions successfully.

幸好大多数的青少年都能学会处理起伏不定的情绪。

Finding a balance* 寻找平衡点

Even when we become adults, we can still use some help controlling emotional changes more effectively.

即使我们已经长大成人，我们还是可以藉由一些外在的助力来更有效地控制情绪起伏。

We don't want to find ourselves continually* going up and down emotionally.

我们不想看到自己的情绪总是不断起起伏伏，

But we also don't want to have the same emotion every minute of the day.

但我们也不想要每天每分钟的情绪毫无变化，

It would make our lives really dull.

那真的会使生活单调乏味。

The key is to learn how to control our changing emotions and not allow them to control us.

关键在於学会控制我们多变的情绪，而不是被情绪控制。

[Word Bank]

emotional (adj) 情感的；情绪化的

My mother was very emotional at my brother's wedding.

normal (adj) 正常的；常态的

It was a normal day. Nothing exciting happened.

expectation (n) 期望；期许

Alice has high expectations for her new job. I hope she won't be disappointed.

balance (n) 平衡

It's hard to find a balance between work and family time.

continually (adv) 不断地；持续地

Tobey continually makes the same mistakes in math.

[Language Tips]

expectation (n) 期待；期望

David feels that he can never live up to his mom's expectations for him.

This film's success exceeded most people's expectations.

balance (n) 平衡；均衡

Getting a good balance of all the different varieties food is important.

It's important to find a balance between your work and family.

continually (adv) 持续地；不断地 (多半指令人不悦的事情)

continuously (adv) (比较强调持续性)

She complains continually about her boss.

He worked continuously for 24 hours.

[Usage Tip]

"One minute you're happy, and the next minute you feel sad." = "At first you're happy, and then you quickly begin to feel sad."

句法结构：One minute + clause + comma + and the next minute + clause (One minute ... , and then next minute ....)

Examples:

1. At first, the kids were whining and complaining, but then they begin to laugh and enjoy themsevles.

= On minute the kids were whining and complaining, and the next minute they were laughing and enjoying themselves.

2. The cat was playing with its toy, and then suddenly it went to sleep on the couch.

= One minute the cat was playing with its toy on the floor, and the next minute it was sleeping on the couch.

[Chat Room -- minute]

K: Hi, students, welcome to the Chat Room. We’d like to welcome Linda back to the Chat Room with us today. Hi, Linda!

L: Hi, Ken! Hi, everyone! It’s great to be back in the Chat Room. You know, I was so busy at the last minute. I didn’t think I would be able to come.

K: Well, I know you’re pretty busy. But I’m glad we have some time to talk to our students, even if it’s only for a minute or two.

L: Well, thankfully, I’m not busy every minute of the day. But you know in our job, every minute counts.

every minute of the day 時時刻刻，一天到晚

i.e. He’s busy every minute of the day.

at the last minute 最後一分鐘，最後一刻

i.e. He got on the train at the last minute.

every minute counts 分秒必爭

K: Now instead of using minute, can we use the word moment?

L: Yes, you can. And in fact, moment is just another way of saying a short period of time. So, when you give someone a call, the personal answering may say ‘Just a minute.’ or ‘Just a moment.’ to ask you to wait a short period of time.

K: I’ve also heard someone said that you talk a mile a minute. Is that true?

L: Well, if that were true, it would mean I talk really really really fast. I don’t think I talk that fast. But lots of people do, especially when they get excited about something.

talk a mile a minute 説話速度很快

i.e. Slow down, you’re talking a mile a minute. I can’t understand a word you’re saying.

L: OK, Ken, stop talking this minute.

K: You mean right now, don’t you?

L: Yes, I do. Actually, I just wanna get another minute idiom here.

K: Oh, you scared me?

this minute 現在，此刻

K: Are there any others, Linda?

L: Well, I’m all out. So why don’t we go to Michelle who will be with us in a flash?