1-couch （用某种文体或方式）表达，措辞

2-deterioration 退化，衰退

3-upside 好处

And while we're used to coughing ageing in terms of deterioration and decline, the gradual modification of our personalities has some surprising upsides.

4-constientious 认真的，勤恳的

5-agreeable 随和的

6-neurotic 神经质的

We become more constientious and agreeable, less neurotic.

7-imperceptible 难以察觉的

Psychologists call the process of change that accurs as we age personality maturation which is a gradual, imperceptible change that begins in our teenage years.

8-intriguingly 有趣地

Intriguingly, it seems to be universal : the trend is seen across all human cultures, from Guatemala to India.

9-intrinsically 本质地，内在地

In fact, our personalities are intrinsically linked to our wellbeing as we age.

10-intervene 打断，出面，介入

How we can expect our personalities to evolve throughout our life span -might help to predict who is most at risk of certain health problems, and intervene.