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Sir Elton John once sang that listening to Sad Songs was the perfect way to recover from a relationship breakdown. 埃尔顿·约翰爵士曾经唱过一首《Sad Songs》，里面唱到听忧伤的歌曲是从失恋中走出来的最好的方式。 But now psychologists appear to have uncovered evidence to support the pop star’s conclusions that they really do “say so much”. 不过现在心理学家们似乎发现了证据，支持这位歌手的这一结论，悲伤的歌曲确实“讲述了很多”。 A new international study has found listening to sad music was the best way to recover from a relationship break-up as it had the same soothing effect as a sympathetic friend. 一项新的国际研究发现，听悲伤的歌曲是从失恋中恢复的最好方式，因为它就像一名富有同情心的朋友，能起到舒缓的作用。 Researchers concluded that when consumers experienced serious emotional distress they turned to a surrogate to replace a lost personal bond and lift their mood. 研究人员认为当用户经历了严重的情绪困扰时，他们会寻找替代品来代替所失去的个人联系来提升自己的心情。 Their findings appear to contradict popular opinion that upbeat music or humorous movies were a better way to beat distress. 他们的发现似乎与流行的观点相悖，流行的观点认为欢快的音乐和幽默的电影能更好地打败抑郁。 | 
