October 6, 2012　=========

☆ acceptance　受容

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When we are in a situation that we cannot change,
we often talk about acceptance as being the key to
being happy with the situation. For example, “I’m
always impressed by his calm acceptance of everything
that happens to him” would be a good way to
describe someone who doesn’t get emotionally upset about
negative events in his life.

Usually when we talk about acceptance of a situation,
it is a difficult or negative situation. When the situation
is particularly negative, and you know there is nothing you
can do to change it, often we use the word “resignation”
which is the “acceptance” of a very difficult situation.
For example, “She sighed with profound resignation.”

Bye,
Chris
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環境を変えられないのならば、そのシチュエーションを受容するのが、幸せになる鍵と言えます。
例えば
“I’m always impressed by his calm acceptance of everything that happens to him. ”
(彼は、怒ることすべてを落ち着いて受け入れて感心する)
と言ったら、ネガティブなことが起こっても感情的にならない人を表しています。

通常、状況の受容という場合、大変な状況、ネガティブなシチュエーションを指します。
特別にネガティブな状況の時、何をしても変わらないということが分っている時には、とても難しい状況の受容という意味の“resignation(あきらめ、服従)”という言葉を使います。
例：
“She sighed with profound resignation. ”
(彼女は大きなあきらめと共にため息をついた)

それでは！
クリス