说"谢谢"越多 朋友越多

       In one study, 137 college students completed a survey regarding how often they expressed gratitude to a friend or partner. Results showed that gratitude was positively linked with the person's perception of the "communal" strength.

　　在一项研究中，研究人员对137名大学生开展了一项关于他们对朋友或情侣表达感谢的频率的调查。结果显示，说“谢谢”能让致谢人更进一步地看待相互间的关系。

　　In another study involving 218 college students, expressing gratitude found the expresser's perception of the relationship's strength over time was boosted.

　　在另一项对218名大学生开展的研究中，表达感谢让致谢人感到双方的关系更“铁”了。

　　In the third study, 75 men and women were randomly assigned to one of four groups. Over a three-week period, one group expressed gratitude to a friend; another thought grateful thoughts about a friend, while a third thought about daily activities and a fourth had positive interactions with a friend.

　　在第三项研究中，研究人员将75名男性和女性随机分为四个小组。在三个星期的时间内，一个小组向朋友表达感谢，另一个小组对朋友心怀感激，第三个小组只考虑日常活动，第四个小组与朋友进行积极互动。