《新视野英语教程(第三版)》教学资源book4Unit6-SectionB

HowtoControlWorkplaceStressCONTENTSIntroductionTheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation(APA)isthelargestscientificandprofessionalorganizationrepresentingpsychologyintheUnitedStates.APAistheworld’slargestassociationofpsychologists,withmorethan134,000researchers,educators,clinicians,consultantsandstudentsasitsmembers.ThemissionofAPAistoadvancethecreation,communicationandapplicationofpsychologicalknowledgetobenefitsocietyandimprovepeople’slives.QuestionsandAnswersThefollowingquestionsareopen-endedwithoutnorightandnowronganswers.1.Whataretheeffectsofstressonourbody,thoughtsandfeelings?2.Whatarethecausesofstressforcollegestudents?3.Whatareyourstressmanagementskills?IntensiveReadingEveryoneIknowsuffersfromatleastminorformsofstressintheworkplace.Stresscanbeextremelydistracting,unhealthy,andcantakeawayfrombothyoursocialandprofessionallives.Itcanmakeyouactharshlytothepeoplearoundyouandcauseunhappiness.ArecentsurveyfromtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationfoundthatonethirdofemployeesexpresschronicstressrelatedtowork.Chronicstresshasbeenassociatedwithalargenumberofhealthissuesfromobesitytodepressiontotheriskofastrokeorheartattack.Para.1Para.2Anotherstudyshowsthat83percentofAmericanworkerssaytheyfeelstressedoutbytheirjobs,upfrom73percentayearago.Ibelievethattheeconomyandtechnologyaretoblamefortheriseinworkplacestress.We’vehadtoworklongerhoursforthesameorlesspayandwehavetoconstantlychecke-mailsandbeconnectedtoworkevenwhenweleavetheoffice.Peoplehaveafearofmissingoutandworkplacedemandsareincreasingeveryyear.Herearesometipsonhowtodealwithworkplacestresssothatyoucangetyourlifetogetherandnotletitnegativelyaffectyou:

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Identifywhat’scausingyourstress.Youneedtorecognizewhat’smakingyoufeelmorestressedbeforeyouknowwhattodotoremedyit.Whenyou’reoverwhelmedatwork,youmayloseconfidenceandactthewrongwaytothepeoplearoundyou.Commonstresssymptomsarestomachproblems,highanxietyandfatigue.Ifyou’rehavingtroublesleeping,thenyou’reprobablyupallnightthinkingaboutwhatyouneedtogetdoneforwork,whichisasignofstress.Paycloseattentiontoyourbehavior,yourhabitsandyouremotionsandyou’llbeabletoidentifywhat’scausingyourstressanddosomethingaboutit.Para.5-6

Manageyourtimebetter.Beingoverworkedcanmakeyoufeelverystressedout.Bymanagingyourtimebetter,itcanhelpyoubecomemoreefficientandfeelmoreundercontrol.Youshouldsetgoalsthatarerealisticandnottoomanyambiguousones.Ifyourgoalsaretoohigh,theymightnotbeattainableanditmaycauseyoualotofstresstryingtoreachthem.Youshouldalsomakealistoftasksandranktheminorderofpriorityandreviewiteverysingledaytomakesurethattherighttasksgetcompletedattherighttime.Managingyourtimeisyourownresponsibilityandthebetteryougetatit,theeasieryourlifewillbecome.Para.

7-8Exerciseandeathealthy.Workingoutatagymorgoingforaruncanhelpyoubelessstressed.Itgetsyourmindoffyourjobandhelpsrelievenegativethoughts.It’salsogoodtostickwithanexerciseschedulesothatyoucanhavemorebalanceddays,havesomethingtolookforwardtoandforceyourselftostopworkingthroughouttheentireday.Iknowalotofpeoplewhogotoagymduringtheirlunchbreakforthisreason.Eatinghealthycanmakeyoufeelbetterandpreventyoufromgettingsick.Ifyousticktojunkfood,itcanhaveanegativeimpactonyouphysicallyandpsychologically.Para.

9-10Learnhowtosay“no.”Themoreworkyoutakeon,themorestressedoutyou’regoingtobe.It’seasytotakeonmoreworkbecausewethinkthatmoreisbetterasasociety.Therealityisthatifyouspreadyourselftoothinandundertaketoomanyprojects,youwon’tbeabletogive100percenttoeachoneandthequalitywillbelacking,whichwillhurtyourcareerandcauseevenmorestress.Youshouldpolitelydeclineprojectsthatwon’thaveanimpactonyourcareersuccessoraren’trequiredforyourjob.sufferfrom:

(因疾病或糟糕的处境而)受苦这个地区继续遭受严重污染。e.g.-Shesufferedfromdepressionafterherhusbanddied.丈夫去世以后，她患了抑郁症。Theregioncontinuestosufferfromseriouspollution.distracting:adj.使人分心的；分散注意力的e.g.-Pleaseturnyourmusicdown—it’svery

distracting.请把音乐开轻点，太让人分心了。我发现工作时开着电视太分散注意力了。Ifindittoodistractingtoworkwiththetelevisionon.takeawayfrom:减损；贬低；损害e.g.-Afewhooliganscouldn’ttakeawayfromtheteam’ssuccess.几个足球流氓不会影响到球队的胜利。如果你对别人不尊重，你的形象将大打折扣。Ifyoushownorespecttowardothers,itwillcertainlytakeawayfromyourimage.harshly:adv.苛刻地；残酷地；严厉地你没有什么理由这样严厉地评判他。e.g.-Ithoughtshe’dbeentreatedrather

harshly.我觉得这样对待她有点苛刻。Youhadlittlecausetojudgehimsoharshly.psychological:adj.心理的；精神上的我们关注员工们的身体健康和心理健康。e.g.-Thestudentshavetocopewithhugepsychologicalpressuresbeforeexams.考试前学生们要应对巨大的心理压力。Weareconcernedwiththephysicalandpsychologicalwell-beingofouremployees.chronic：adj.慢性的；长期的这个地区长期粮食短缺。e.g.-Ibelievethatthepowerofnaturecancurechronicdiseases,soIstoppedtreatmentafterthesurgery.我相信大自然有治愈慢性疾病的力量，所以我在手术后就停止其他治疗。Thereisachronicshortageoffoodintheregion.beassociatedwith:与……有关很多人认为吸烟有致癌的风险。e.g.-Hissocialbehaviorisassociatedwithheavydrinking.他的社会行为与酗酒的恶习有关。Manypeoplebelievethatcancerrisksareassociatedwithsmoking.missout:错失；遗漏；漏掉广告遗漏了产品的价格。e.g.-Don’tmissoutonthebargainsinoursummersale.不要错过我们夏季促销的特价商品。Theadvertisementmissedoutthepriceoftheproduct.overwhelm:压垮；使应接不暇不要一下子做太多的事将自己压垮。e.g.-DuringtheGoldenWeekholiday,theancienttownwasoverwhelmedbytourists.黄金周假期，该古镇到处都是游客。Don’toverwhelmyourselfwithtoomuchworkallatonce.workout:锻炼身体如果你锻炼了，就能想吃什么就吃什么。e.g.-Heworksoutatthelocalgymeveryday.他每天到当地健身房锻炼。Ifyouworkout,youcaneatwhateveryouwant.getone’smindoff:使分心；摆脱；暂时不想找人聊聊天，让大脑暂时忘却工作。e.g.-ThegoodthingaboutrunningisthatitgetsmymindoffanyproblemsI’vegot.跑步的好处是它能让我不去想所有烦恼。Talktosomeoneandgetyourmindoffworkforawhile.stickwith:坚持；继续做尝试一些不同的选择，找出你最有可能坚持的e.g.-You’llneverlearntoplaythepianoifyou’renotpreparedtostickwithit.如果不愿意坚持练习，你永远也学不会弹钢琴。Trysomedifferentoptionsandfindwhatyouaremostlikelytostickwith.takeon:承担；从事没有任何其他组织能够或愿意承担这项工作。e.g.-Ican’ttakeonanymoreworkatthemoment.我目前无法再承担更多的工作。Nootherorganizationwasableorwillingtotakeonthejob.TestYourselfUsingtheRightWord.Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow,changingtheformifnecessary.decline chronic fatigue distractingharshly survey overwhelm ambiguous

1Thelackofdeepsleepatnightleadstodaytime__________andsleepiness.2__________stresscanincreasetheriskofdiseasessuchasdepression,heartdiseaseandevencancer.3Sheneededtogetawaysomewherewheretherewouldbeno__________telephonecalls.4A(n)__________of100winter-swimmersshowsthat80%usedtosufferfromdiseasesofsomekind.fatigueChronicdistractingsurvey5Thecontract’s__________wordinginthelastpartmakesitverydifficulttofollow.6Thegirlwasofferedsomecoffeebutshe__________politely.7Iwasimpressedbythewayhespokefirmlybutnot__________.8Whenyoufeel__________witheverythingaroundyou,itistimetostopandmeditate.ambiguousdeclinedharshlyoverwhelmed1Shopperstendtoassociatecertainbrandnames______goodquality.2Itisaveryminordefectthatdoesn’ttakeaway______thevalueofthisdevice.3It’simportantforthemtolearnnewlanguagesandbeconnected______thebiggerworld.4OnweekendsIliketogetmymind______myworkbyreadinggoodbooks.fromtooffwithWorkingwithExpressions.Fillineachoftheblanksinthefollowingsentenceswithasuitableprepositionoradverb.5Theyneedtounderstandwhytheyshouldtake______ahugeproject.6Hes