2008英语四级篇章词汇阅读篇NO.11

导读：
As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. But relaxation is O）essential for a healthy mind and body.

Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to E)avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of J)control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.

The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some peoplw are not afraid of stress, and such B)characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first sight of（看到......时，一看到......。） I)unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both physically and F)psychologically. In fact we make choice between "flight or fight"（意为“逃避”与“战斗”，作者在这里用了头韵和尾韵的修辞方法，使文章更加琅琅上口。） and in more G)primitive days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same M)response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued A)exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered.（本句中，it is...that为强调句型。强调的成分是一个是件状语从句"when such a reaction lasts long"；介词短语，“health become endangered”中的become相当于is。） Since we cannot K)remove stress from our lives it would be unwise to do so even if we could, we need to find ways to deal with it.

全文翻译：
随着生活节奏持续加快，我们也正迅速地失去放松的休闲方式。但放松对于身心健康是非常必要的。

压力是日常生活中很自然的一部分，而且无法避免。事实上，压力并不像人们常常想象的那样是件坏事。一定的压力能给人以压力，能赋予人生活的意义。只有压力失控时，才会导致人们表现不佳，身体不好。

一个人能承受的压力很大程度上取决于个人。有些人不害怕压力，很明显，那样的性格是管理职责的重要条件。而其他人一碰到不同寻常的困难就灰心丧气。当面对任何形式的压力时，我们会有身体和精神上的反应。事实上，我们就是在“逃避”与“战斗”之间做出选择。而在人类早期，这样的选择就是生与死的差别。我们现在碰到的危机不可能那样极端。但是不管压力多么小，它都会引起同样的反应。只有当持续地面对压力，而且这种反应持续是件过长时，个人的健康才会受到威胁。一些严重的疾病，像高血压、心脏病等就与压力有关。既然我们无法摆脱生活中的压力，即使能够那样做也是不明智的，我们就必须找到应对压力的方法。