Many of us have learned that chatting with a friend, relative or classmate can improve our mood. And failing to communicate with others can also affect the health of our minds and bodies. What's more, social connections are also part of being a good citizen.
我们很多人都知道，与朋友、亲戚或同学聊天可以改善我们的心情。而无法与他人交流也会影响我们的身心健康。此外，社交关系也是成为一名好公民的一部分。
Now experts in the US have found that a good conversation just once a day could be enough to boost people's happiness and lower their stress levels.
现在，美国的专家发现，每天仅进行一次愉快的对话就足够能够提高人们的幸福感，并降低压力水平。
The researchers looked at five types of conversation that past research has found to make people feel closer. These included things like sharing humour, listening to others' personal opinions, discussing recent experiences, offering real praise and showing care for others. The researchers asked over 900 people to have one of these five types of conversation each day. Then these people reported how their chats affected their feelings that day. The study also looked into how conversations affect the need for medicine.
研究人员研究了以往研究中发现的能让人们感觉关系更亲近的五种对话类型。其中包括分享幽默、倾听他人的个人意见、讨论近期经历、给予真心的赞美以及表达对他人的关心。研究人员要求 900 多人每天进行这五种交谈类型中的一种。这些人随后报告了对话是如何影响他们当天的感受的。这项研究还调查了对话是如何影响对药物的需求的。
Researchers found that those who chose to have more conversations were in a better mood that day. "This means the more you listened to your friends and took time to value others' opinions, the better you felt at the end of the day," one of the researchers said.
研究人员发现，那些选择进行更多对话的人当天心情更好。一位研究人员说：“这意味着你越是倾听朋友，越是花时间重视他人的意见，那么在一天结束时，你会感觉越好。”
The researchers also said that setting a date to meet for a chat on a sofa was better for people's well-being than using other mediums like phone calls, text messages, or social media.
研究人员还表示，与使用电话、短信或社交媒体等其他媒介相比，约个时间坐在沙发上聊天更有益于人们的健康。
Lively conversations make our lives no longer boring. Even a bit of conversation can bring us pleasure and satisfy our need for connection. I've already tried for myself and it felt just fine!
生动的对话让我们的生活不再枯燥乏味。即使是少量的交谈，也能给我们带来愉悦，满足我们对相互联系的需求。我已经亲自尝试过，感觉很好！