为什么事情这么令人恼火呢？

In fact, not knowing the reason for something—why your computer is running slowly, why your 8 a.m. flight still hasn't boarded at 8:25, why traffic is at a standstill even though it's not rush hour—can make it seem even more annoying that it would be otherwise.
事实上，不知道一些事情的原因——为什么电脑反应那么慢，为什么早上8点的飞机到8:25还没起飞，为什么即使不是上下班高峰期交通还是停滞了——这些可以使在其他方面也会更生气。

So, what can you to keep your irritation in check? In the book, Lichtman and her co-author, NPR Science Correspondent Joe Palca, suggest "cognitive restructuring," where you remind yourself that you shouldn't be annoyed by whatever is pushing your buttons—a baby cries because it has no other way to communicate, for example; that loud coworker is just being her usual, overly perky self. Another trick: Focus on something else. "But that doesn't work very well," admits Palca on NPR's "Morning Edition. "So basically the bottom-line is you're stuck: it's annoying, and that's part of life."
所以，你怎么控制你的恼怒？Lichtman和她的合著者，美国国家公共电视台科学记者Joe Palca在书中建议“认知重组”，提醒自己不要去激发你的恼怒，例如，一个婴儿哭因为他没有其他的沟通方式；那个大声的家伙只是她平常，过度活跃的自己。另一个技巧是关注其他事情。“但是那没有发挥多大的作用。”Palca在NPR《早间节目》中承认。“所以从根本上说底线是你陷入这种情况：这是恼人的，而且是生活中的一部分。”