新视野大学英语第二册 Unit 7.ppt

Unit Seven Lighten Your Load and Save Your Life Structure Part I : Para 1 ~ 3 Part II : Para 4~ 6 Part III : Para 7~11 Part IV : Para 12~20 1. As a college student, have you ever experienced stress in your life? If so, where do you think the stress comes from? 2. When you are in low spirit, what do you do to deal with this state of mind and cheer yourself up? Stress comes in all forms and affects persons of all ages and from all walks of life. The degree of stress in our lives depends upon individual factors such as our physical health, our interpersonal relationships, the number of commitments and responsibilities we carry, the degree of others’ expectations of us, the amount of support we receive from others, and the number of changes or traumatic events that have recently occurred in our lives. On the part of students, more often than not they suffer from depression triggered by exam pressures. Recent research shows that people today are more likely to experience stress and psychological distress than people in the past. Therefore, how to cope with stress becomes our first concern. Good relations improve the working environment and lighten the stress. Besides, holding an interesting and rewarding job enables one to cope with stress. Finally exercise, nutrition, and healthy lifestyle can be strong preventive measures to help one avoid the serious health consequences of stress. If you often feel angry and overwhelmed, like the stress in your life is spinning out of control, then you may be hurting your heart. (Para. 1) Meaning: If you are often angry and very strongly affected by negative feelings, as if the stress is quickly going out of control, then it is possible that you are doing harm to your heart. like: conj. in the same manner as In both these sentences we can use “as” to replace “like”. Do you make bread like you make cake? 你做面包和做蛋糕用的是同一个方法吗? Lik