晨读英语美文100篇 Passage 55. Stress and Relaxation
日期:2009-05-22
[00:00.54]Passage 55. Stress and Relaxation
[00:06.33]It is commonly believed that only rich middle-aged businessmen suffer from stress.
[00:12.69]In fact anyone may become ill as a result of stress
[00:17.71]if they experience a lot of worry over a long period
[00:21.55]and their health is not especially good.
[00:24.39]Stress can be a friend or an enemy:
[00:28.11]it can warn you that you are under too much pressure and should change your way of life.
[00:33.69]It can kill you if you don’t notice the warning signals.
[00:38.07]Doctors agree that it is probably the biggest single cause of illness in the Western world.
[00:45.07]When we are very frightened and worried
[00:48.24]our bodies produce certain chemicals to help us fight what is troubling us.
[00:53.50]Unfortunately, these chemicals produce the energy needed to run away fast from an object of fear,
[01:01.48]and in modern life that’s often impossible.
[01:05.53]If we don’t use up these chemicals, or if we produce too many of them,
[01:11.33]they may actually harm us.
[01:13.62]The parts of the body that are most affected by stress are the stomach, heart,skin, head and back.
[01:22.16]Stress can cause car accidents, heart attacks, and alcoholism, and may even drive people to suicide.
[01:30.91]Our living and working conditions may put us under stress.
[01:36.16]Overcrowding in large cities, traffic jams, competition for jobs, worry about the future,
[01:43.82]any big changes in our lives, may cause stress.
[01:48.20]Some British doctors have pointed out that
[01:51.92]one of Britain’s worst waves of influenza happened soon after the new coins came into use.
[01:58.81]Also if you have changed jobs or moved house in recent months
[02:04.50]you are more likely to fall ill than if you haven’t.
[02:08.44]And more people commit suicide in times of inflation.
[02:12.27]As with all illnesses, prevention is better than cure.
[02:17.41]If you find you can’t relax, it is a sign of danger.
[02:21.79]“When you’re taking work home, when you can’t enjoy an evening with friends,
[02:27.25]when you haven’t time for outdoor exercise
[02:30.43]—that is the time to stop and ask yourself whether your present life really suits you.”
[02:36.56]Says one family doctor.
[02:38.63]“Then it’s time to join a relaxation class,
[02:43.17]or take up dancing, painting or gardening.”
[00:06.33]It is commonly believed that only rich middle-aged businessmen suffer from stress.
[00:12.69]In fact anyone may become ill as a result of stress
[00:17.71]if they experience a lot of worry over a long period
[00:21.55]and their health is not especially good.
[00:24.39]Stress can be a friend or an enemy:
[00:28.11]it can warn you that you are under too much pressure and should change your way of life.
[00:33.69]It can kill you if you don’t notice the warning signals.
[00:38.07]Doctors agree that it is probably the biggest single cause of illness in the Western world.
[00:45.07]When we are very frightened and worried
[00:48.24]our bodies produce certain chemicals to help us fight what is troubling us.
[00:53.50]Unfortunately, these chemicals produce the energy needed to run away fast from an object of fear,
[01:01.48]and in modern life that’s often impossible.
[01:05.53]If we don’t use up these chemicals, or if we produce too many of them,
[01:11.33]they may actually harm us.
[01:13.62]The parts of the body that are most affected by stress are the stomach, heart,skin, head and back.
[01:22.16]Stress can cause car accidents, heart attacks, and alcoholism, and may even drive people to suicide.
[01:30.91]Our living and working conditions may put us under stress.
[01:36.16]Overcrowding in large cities, traffic jams, competition for jobs, worry about the future,
[01:43.82]any big changes in our lives, may cause stress.
[01:48.20]Some British doctors have pointed out that
[01:51.92]one of Britain’s worst waves of influenza happened soon after the new coins came into use.
[01:58.81]Also if you have changed jobs or moved house in recent months
[02:04.50]you are more likely to fall ill than if you haven’t.
[02:08.44]And more people commit suicide in times of inflation.
[02:12.27]As with all illnesses, prevention is better than cure.
[02:17.41]If you find you can’t relax, it is a sign of danger.
[02:21.79]“When you’re taking work home, when you can’t enjoy an evening with friends,
[02:27.25]when you haven’t time for outdoor exercise
[02:30.43]—that is the time to stop and ask yourself whether your present life really suits you.”
[02:36.56]Says one family doctor.
[02:38.63]“Then it’s time to join a relaxation class,
[02:43.17]or take up dancing, painting or gardening.”