Psychologists have known for some time that optimism is a good d

Psychologists have known for some time that optimism is a good defenseagainst unhappiness. But some of us are just not natural optimists. What are wesupposed to do? Positive psychologists believe optimism can be learned. All we have to do isto spend time mullingover all the things that have gone right for us, rather than dwelling on what has gone badly. 46.（ “Research on depression shows that one of the biggest causes of depression is ruminating about something that went wrong in the past,” says Baylis. You keep feeding it the oxygen of attention and the flames keep burning you.）
【正确答案】：贝里斯说：“对抑郁症的研究表明，造成抑郁的最主要原因之一就是对过去的某件不顺利的事情耿耿于怀。”你的持续关注就像给它注入了氧气，使它熊熊燃烧不停地煎熬着你。
【题目解析】：第一句是一个复杂句，其中直接引语的谓语动词show后面带了一个宾语从句，该从句中又包含一个something后面的定语从句。第二句是个并列句。这两句中较难的词汇有depression（抑郁）、ruminate（反复思考），另外隐喻表达如feed、the oxygen of attention、the flames、burning等也造成了翻译的难度。在翻译时，适当采用破句处理，增补、转换等技巧。