Is there someone you hate? Well, maybe you don’t really hate them. But you get really angry every time you think of them. If you don’t let this anger go, it can turn into bitterness(痛苦)。
Bitterness often appears when we can’t forgive someone who has hurt us or made us angry. Someone might say or do something that hurts us. But instead of controlling the anger, we keep it deep inside. Before long, a bitter feeling begins to grow. We may think we’re hurting that person by criticizing(指责) him or her often, but we’re really only hurting ourselves.
Bitterness can not only lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, but also hurt our relationship with friends and family members. No one enjoys being around an anger person for very long.
If you see bitterness in your life, here are some ways to help you to deal with it.
Accept(接受) it
Instead of trying to deny your anger, make it clear to yourself and accept it. See your anger for what it is and quickly deal with it.
Stop making excuses for it
You may feel you have a right to be angry. You may think you’re right and the other person is wrong. You may even secretly enjoy making the other person look bad. But in the end, bitterness hurts you much more than the other person. The bitterness will hold you back, and the other person will go on with his or her life.
Forgive(原谅) and forget it
You probably can’t completely put the anger out of your mind. But you can decide to forgive the other person. Forget it and move on. You’ll enjoy better health and peace of mind.
小题1:According to the passage, we might get angry when someone_________.
A．holds us back
B．forget us
C．doesn’t like us
D．does hurt us小题2:Bitterness comes from .
A．our health problems like hear disease
B．the anger that lives deep inside our mind
C．the person who says something that hurts us
D．our relationship with friends and family members小题3:The underlined word “deny” in the passage means .
A．误解
B．否认
C．疏远
D．减轻小题4:The best way to deal with the bitterness is to___________.
A．make the person who hurts you look bad
B．hate the person who hurts us often
C．accept that we are hurting the other person
D．forgive the person who hurts us and forget it小题5:The writer wrote this article to tell us that ______________.
A．we should enjoy someone who hurts us
B．we should pay more attention to our friends.
C．the peace of mind is more important than hurt itself
D．it’s better to let bitterness go along with the other person
