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| Wednesday – not Monday – is the worst day of the week, according to research by two American applied mathematicians. 美国两位应用数学家研究发现，一周中最郁闷的一天是周三，而不是周一。 Professors Christopher Danforth and Peter Dodds, of Vermont University, analysed words used in 2.4 million internet blogs such as Twitter, giving a score out of nine depending on how positive they were. 佛蒙特大学的克里斯托弗•丹福思和彼得•多兹教授对在Twitter等网站上的240万篇博客中使用的词语进行了分析，并将其按照积极程度从1到9打分。 Words like free, fun, and rainbow all scored above eight, while words such as betray, cruel, hatred and suffocate all scored less than two. 自由、乐趣、彩虹等词语的得分都在8分以上，而背叛、残忍、仇恨和窒息等词语的得分都在2分以下。 Saturday and Sunday rated predictably well but, perhaps surprisingly, Monday came out as the second happiest day of the week, partly because people were still reminiscing about the weekend. However by Wednesday, these feelings had subsided. 不出所料，周六和周日得分很高；但可能让人意外的是，周一在一周的快乐排行榜中名列第二，这部分是因为人们还沉浸在周末的快乐之中。然而到了周三，这种情绪已渐渐消退。 Professor Danforth said: "People’s daily experience is being reflected somewhat in what they’re saying. And this is more of a story, we think, for Twitter messages, which we’ve just started to pay attention to, about a year ago. 丹福思教授说：“从某种程度上来说，人们每天的经历可反映在他们的谈话里。我们认为，对于Twitter上的那些信息来说，它们更像是一个故事。我们大约在一年前才开始关注这个问题。” "They think they are communicating with friends, but since blogs are public we’re just looking over their shoulders. “他们觉得自己是在和朋友们交流，但因为博客是公开的，所以我们只是在‘窥探’。” "The weekends tend to be fairly happy and Wednesday turned out to be the saddest day." “周末是一周中非常愉快的两天，而周三则是一周中最郁闷的一天。” He said using the internet in this way enabled them to rate happiness based on higher numbers of people than previous studies. 他表示，与之前的研究相比，利用网络进行研究可以让他们对更多的人展开调查。 "What we’re attempting to do is measure collective happiness on a much larger scale, similar to measuring the temperature outside," Professor Danforth said. 丹福思教授说：“我们想评定更大范围人群的集体快乐指数，就像测量室外温度一样。” "The energy of a few molecules bouncing around doesn’t give a good indication of heat, you need billions or more." “仅测定几个活跃分子的热量无法得出准确的温度，你需要数十亿个分子甚至更多。” 4. Film star James Cagney, one of the top money-makers in Hollywood in the mid-1930s. 4. 电影明星詹姆斯•卡格尼(James Cagney)，他是20世纪30年代中期好莱坞的顶级赚钱机器之一。 5. Charles Darrow, creator of the Monopoly game, who became the world’s first millionaire game-designer. 5. 大富翁游戏的创始人查尔斯•达罗(Charles Darrow)，他是第一个成为百万富翁的游戏设计人。 6. Oil man J. Paul Getty, who snatched up depressed oil stocks with his inheritance and created a new petroleum empire. 6. 石油大亨保罗•盖蒂(J. Paul Getty)，他用遗产攫取价格低迷的石油股并创立了一个新的石油帝国。 7. King of Swing Glenn Miller, the one-man Black Eyed Peas of his day. 7. 摇摆乐之王格伦•米勒(Glenn Miller)，他是那个时代的黑眼豆豆乐团。 8. Howard Hughes, the aviator, Hollywood maven and all around nutjob, was better at spending than earning. 8. 飞行员、好莱坞专家、傻瓜霍华德•休斯(Howard Hughes)，相比赚钱更擅长花钱。 9. Singing Cowboy Gene Autry. 9. 牛仔歌手吉恩•奥特里(Gene Autry)。 10. Joe Kennedy Sr., the patriarch of the Kennedy’s made his money…well it’s not clear exactly, though it involved stock speculation, real-estate, liquor and movies. 10. 乔•肯尼迪(Joe Kennedy Sr.)是肯尼迪家族的家长。他具体是如何赚钱的现在还不是很清楚，不过其中涉及股票投机，房地产，酒业以及电影业。 So what can the list tell us about how to make a fortune in today’s Great Recession? It’s best to be a celebrity, thief, game-maker, bottom-feeder or inside-trader. 所以从这张列表来看什么样的人才能在现在这样的大衰退中发财呢？你最好是名人，小偷，游戏设计者，赚底层钱的人，或者内幕交易者。 Maybe times haven’t changed so much after all. 也许时代根本就没有发生多少变化。 How do you think today’s big fortunes are being made? 你认为今天巨额财富是怎么创造出来的呢？ |
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