Steer clear of negative thoughts. If a negative thought creeps in – replace it with a positive thought.

避开消极的想法吧，如果消极的思想在蠕动——那么用积极的思考取而代之吧。

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Then replace it with a positive thought (I CAN do this!

取而代之以积极的想法（我真的能做到！）

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Squash them like a bug! Then replace them with a positive thought.

像踩扁一只虫子一样将它们踩扁，接着用积极的想法替代它们。

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But this mother in North Carolina said she thought the speech could have a positive impact.

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I call this the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions because positive emotions appear to broaden people's momentary thought action repertoire and build the enduring personal resources.

我称其为积极情绪的扩建理论,因为积极情绪似乎能扩展人们的瞬间想法,和动作指令库并建立持久的个人资源。

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The third group that was given the candies and put in a positive playful mood outperformed the other two groups significantly-- they thought about more options and they actually came up with better solutions with that problem.

第三组得到糖果,并获得积极愉快的心情,明显比另外两组有更好表现-,他们考虑更多选择,得出更好的问题解决办法。

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When the idea of a directly elected commissioner was explained, a few people thought it sounded positive.

BBC: Police officers

Bell Canada and AIG, the American insurance group, obviously thought it was positive.

CNN: THE REAL WORK BEGINS

The outlook is not too inspiring, but positive thought is a wonderful thing.

BBC: NEWS | UK | 'A time to celebrate'