雅思阅读：美国城市压力排行

　　下面和谐英语网雅思频道为大家整理了双语阅读：美国城市压力排行，芝加哥居首，供考生们参考，以下是详细内容。

　　雅思双语阅读：美国城市压力排行，芝加哥居首

　　美国城市压力排行 芝加哥居首

　　Chicago most stressed city in U.S., Miami least: poll

　　An image of Chicago. A survey by Harris Interactive found Chicago is themost stressed city in the nation.

　　Striving to attain that perfect life, work balance? You're not alone, butif you live in Chicago you're more unlikely to find it with residents of theWindy City the most stressed in the United states.

　　A survey by Harris Interactive found Chicago is the most stressed city inthe nation, followed Houston, Boston, Los Angeles and San Diego, while Miami isthe least stressed, along with Dallas/Fort Worth, Las Vegas, Cincinnati andMinneapolis.

　　"It is (due) to a combination of different things. There wasn't one thingthat made Chicago stand out but they were the ones who had the least attainmentof life balance," Harris Interactive spokeswoman Regina Corso toldreporters.

　　"In other cities, some by leaps and bounds, their residents have managed toattain some level (of life balance)."

　　Washington DC, despite its concentration of politicians and high-poweredwheeler-dealers, came 12th in the poll of 25 cities, ahead of New York at No. 17but lower than Denver, San Francisco, Tampa or Seattle on the stress scale.

　　"I expected to see a different order," admitted Corso. "But maybe people inChicago are trying to do too much."

　　She attributed Miami's low stress levels to its proximity to the sea, warmweather and laid back attitude.

　　Nearly three quarters of Americans questioned in the Life Balance BarometerSurvey commissioned by Princess Cruises said they have not discovered how tojuggle work and personal priorities, but 53 percent believe they could achieveit in the next five years.

　　Financial pressure was the leading cause of stress among the 1,539 peoplequestioned in the online poll, with getting fit and losing weight coming a closesecond, followed by failing to complete the to-do list and concerns aboutunemployment.

　　Although more than half of Americans said they want to get fit, only 17percent used exercise to relieve stress.

　　The most popular methods to calm down at the end of the day were changingclothes, laying down, kissing a spouse or partner, playing with a pet andreading a book or magazine.

　　Vocabulary:

　　Windy City：风城，指芝加哥。早在1886年，WindyCity(芝加哥)的说法就已被媒体接受，而且，当时所言的windy绝无贬抑之意，而是特指芝加哥的宜人气候。每到夏季，湖区凉风阵阵，芝加哥成为美国人的避暑好去处，WindyCity(风城)由此得名。

　　stand out: 引人注目，脱颖而出