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郁闷时的"购物疗法"

时间：2015-09-09 23:47:38

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 　　有人曾经做过一个调查，大家在心情郁闷的时候都会做什么来调节情绪。“大吃一顿”或者“购物”是多数人的回答。其实，如果从心理学的角度来分析的话，估计这两种方式都算得上是某种心理疗法了吧。所以，才会有今天的这个词retail1 therapy(购物疗法)。

　　郁闷时的“购物疗法”
　　郁闷时的“购物疗法”
　　Retail therapy is shopping with the primary purpose of improving the buyer's mood or disposition2. Often seen in people during periods of depression or transition, it is normally a short-lived habit. Items purchased during periods of retail therapy are sometimes referred to as "comfort buys"。
　　“购物疗法”指为了调整情绪或精神状态而进行的购物行为。这种情况多发于情绪沮丧或调整期，一般不会持续太长时间。这期间购买的物品有时被叫做“安慰购买品”。
　　Retail therapy was first used as a term in the 1980s with the first reference being this sentence in the Chicago Tribune of Christmas Eve 1986: "We've become a nation measuring out our lives in shopping bags and nursing our psychic3 ills through retail therapy."
　　“购物疗法”(retail therapy)这个词首次使用是在上世纪80年代，最先出现在1986年圣诞前夜出版的《芝加哥先驱报》上：“我们已经变成了一个用购物袋衡量生活质量，用购物疗法抚慰心灵创伤的国家。”

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1 retail VWoxC     
v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格
参考例句：
  • In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
  • These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。
2 disposition GljzO     
n.性情，性格；意向，倾向；排列，部署
参考例句：
  • He has made a good disposition of his property.他已对财产作了妥善处理。
  • He has a cheerful disposition.他性情开朗。
3 psychic BRFxT     
n.对超自然力敏感的人；adj.有超自然力的
参考例句：
  • Some people are said to have psychic powers.据说有些人有通灵的能力。
  • She claims to be psychic and to be able to foretell the future.她自称有特异功能，能预知未来。