晨讀英語美文100篇六級Stress and Relaxation

[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [by:] [00:02.54]Passage 55. Stress and Relaxation [00:08.33]It is commonly believed that only rich middle-aged businessmen suffer from stress. [00:14.69]In fact anyone may become ill as a result of stress [00:19.71]if they experience a lot of worry over a long period [00:23.55]and their health is not especially good. [00:26.39]Stress can be a friend or an enemy: [00:30.11]it can warn you that you are under too much pressure and should change your way of life. [00:35.69]It can kill you if you don’t notice the warning signals. [00:40.07]Doctors agree that it is probably the biggest single cause of illness in the Western world. [00:47.07]When we are very frightened and worried [00:50.24]our bodies produce certain chemicals to help us fight what is troubling us. [00:55.50]Unfortunately, these chemicals produce the energy needed to run away fast from an object of fear, [01:03.48]and in modern life that’s often impossible. [01:07.53]If we don’t use up these chemicals, or if we produce too many of them, [01:13.33]they may actually harm us. [01:15.62]The parts of the body that are most affected by stress are the stomach, heart,skin, head and back. [01:24.16]Stress can cause car accidents, heart attacks, and alcoholism, and may even drive people to suicide. [01:32.91]Our living and working conditions may put us under stress. [01:38.16]Overcrowding in large cities, traffic jams, competition for jobs, worry about the future, [01:45.82]any big changes in our lives, may cause stress. [01:50.20]Some British doctors have pointed out that [01:53.92]one of Britain’s worst waves of influenza happened soon after the new coins came into use. [02:00.81]Also if you have changed jobs or moved house in recent months [02:06.50]you are more likely to fall ill than if you haven’t. [02:10.44]And more people commit suicide in times of inflation. [02:14.27]As with all illnesses, prevention is better than cure. [02:19.41]If you find you can’t relax, it is a sign of danger. [02:23.79]“When you’re taking work home, when you can’t enjoy an evening with friends, [02:29.25]when you haven’t time for outdoor exercise [02:32.43]—that is the time to stop and ask yourself whether your present life really suits you.” [02:38.56]Says one family doctor. [02:40.63]“Then it’s time to join a relaxation class, [02:45.17]or take up dancing, painting or gardening.”

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