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Stress: What It Can Do to Us, What We Can Do About It
‵Many people in the United States｜‵suffered ‵emotional｜or ‵mental problems｜after the terrorist attacks｜on September eleventh,｜two thousand one. Terrorism ‵creates ‵fear｜and ‵fear often ‵leads to severe stress. Studies suggest｜that ‵stress can ‵reduce the ‵body’s ‵ability to｜‵fight disease｜and can ‵lead to serious health problems.
Stress ‵affects everybody｜every day. It is your ‵body’s ‵reaction to physical,｜chemical,｜emotional or environmental influences. ‵Some stress is ‵unavoidable｜and may ‵even be ‵good for us. Stress can ‵keep our ‵bodies and ‵minds ‵strong. It ‵gives us the ‵push we ‵need｜to ‵react to an ‵urgent situation.① ‵Some people say｜it ‵makes them ‵more productive at work｜and ‵gives them ‵more energy.
‵Anything you see as a problem｜can ‵cause ‵stress. It can be ‵caused by ‵everyday situations｜or by ‵major problems. Stress ‵results｜when something ‵causes your ‵body to ‵act｜as if it were under attack. ‵Causes of stress can be ‵physical,｜such as ‵injury or ‵illness. Or they can be ‵mental,｜such as ‵problems with your ‵family,｜‵job,｜‵health or ‵finances. Many ‵visits to doctors are for ‵conditions ‵connected with ‵stress.
The ‵tension of stress can ‵interfere with ‵sleep｜or ‵cause｜uncontrollable ‵anger｜or ‵sadness. A person may become ‵more forgetful｜or find it ‵harder to ‵think clearly. Losing one’s sense of ‵humor is another ‵sign｜of an ‵unhealthy amount of stress.
Studies show｜that men and women ‵deal with stress｜‵differently. ‵Women ‵usually have ‵stronger social support systems｜to ‵help them in times of trouble. These ‵social supports may ‵help explain｜‵why many women｜‵seem to be ‵better able to deal with stress｜than men are. However,｜‵experts say｜women are ‵three times more ‵likely｜to ‵develop depression in ‵reaction to the stress｜in their lives.
‵Experts say｜there are ‵several ‵ways to deal with stress. They ‵include ‵deep breathing｜and a ‵method of ‵guided thought called ‵meditation. They ‵also include ‵exercise,｜‵eating healthy foods,｜‵‵getting enough rest｜and ‵balancing the time spent ‵working｜and ‵playing. [344 words]
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压力：会对我们造成什么影响，我们又该如何应对
2001年9·11恐怖袭击以后，美国的许多人产生了情感或精神的问题。恐怖主义制造了恐惧，恐惧经常导致强烈的压力。研究发现，压力会降低身体抵抗疾病的能力，并且导致严重的健康问题。
压力每天都在影响着每一个人。它是你身体对物理、化学、情感或者环境影响的反应。一些压力是不可避免的，甚至可能对我们有好处。压力可以使我们的身体和头脑保持健康。它给我们一个推动力，我们需要这个推动力对紧急情况作出反应。①一些人说压力使他们在工作中更加多产，给他们更多的精力。
你视作问题的任何事情都可能导致压力。压力可能由日常琐事或者重大问题引起。犹如受到袭击时做出的反应一样，当某事引起你的身体做出反应时，压力便产生了。产生压力的原因可能是身体方面的，例如受伤或者疾病。也可能是精神方面的，例如家庭，工作，健康或者资金方面的问题。许多人去看医生都和压力引起的问题有关。
压力可能会妨碍睡眠或者引起不可控制的愤怒或者悲伤。一个人可能变得更加健忘或者发现思路越发不清楚。失去幽默感是压力水平到了不健康状态的另一个标志。
研究表明，男人和女人用不同的方式处理压力。女人有麻烦的时候通常有很强的社会支持在帮助她们。这些社会支持可以帮助解释为什么许多女人似乎比男人能够更好地处理压力。但是专家们也提到，女人对生活中压力的反应发展为绝望的可能性是男人的三倍。
专家说，有几种解决压力的方法。这些方法包括深呼吸和一种叫做沉思的引导思想的方法，还包括锻炼，吃健康的食物，得到足够的休息及平衡工作和娱乐的时间。
词汇露珠
mental a. 精神的，智力的
reaction n. 反应，反作用，反动(力)
differently ad. 不同地
mediation n. 仲裁，调停，调解
urgent situation 紧急情形
interfere with 妨碍，干涉，干扰
social support 社会支持
佳句如风
①【赏析】push在此处的用法非同寻常，一般来说，push被当作动词来使用，意为“推，推动”，而实际上push还有名词的用法，含义是“推，推动力”，注意一些常见动词的名词用法，有助于扩大我们的词汇量，增加语言表达的多样性。
【临摹】He was dominated by an insatiable drive for fame.他被一种难以满足的成名欲支配着。（这里drive是名词，引申为“本能需要,欲望”）
每日口语
A: Hello, I would like to buy a ticket to Kun Ming.
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