On Stress
Guidance for Reciting
Someone asked an elderly person，“What is life's heaviest burden？”The elderly person replied sadly，“To have nothing to carry.”
This may come as a surprise，but you need stress in your life. Leading stress management experts say that life without stress would be dull and unexciting. Stress adds flavor，challenge，and opportunity to life. However，too much stress can seriously affect your physical and mental well-being. A major challenge in today's stress-filled world is to make the stress in your life work for you instead of against you.
In today's hectic，fast-paced world，stress is our constant companion. It comes from mental or emotional activity and physical activity. Too much emotional stress can result in physical illness. On the other hand，physical stress from work or exercise rarely causes such ailments. In fact，physical exercise can help you to relax and to handle your mental or emotional stress.
While it's impossible to live completely free of stress and distress，it is possible to prevent some distress as well as to minimize its impact when it can't be avoided.
Notes
1.flavor [5fleivE] n. 滋味，香料
2.hectic [5hektik] a. 兴奋的，繁忙的
3.ailment [5eilmEnt] n. 小病，疾病
压力
诵读导言
有人曾问一位老人：“生命中最大的负担是什么？”老者悲伤地回答说：“没有负担。”
说起来可能令人惊讶，但生活中就是需要压力。权威的压力问题专家说，生活没有压力便会单调乏味、缺少刺激。压力会给生活增添色彩、挑战和机遇。然而，过多的压力会严重地影响人的身心健康。在当今充满压力的世界中，一个主要的挑战就是要使生活中的压力为人服务而非与人为难。
在当今繁忙、快节奏的世界里，压力总是伴随着我们。精神或情感活动以及体力活动都可产生压力。太多的情感压力会导致身体生病。而另一方面，由工作或运动引起的体力上的压力却很少导致诸如此类的疾病。实际上，体育锻炼能帮助人放松，并处理好精神或情感上的压力问题。
虽说人活着不可能完全没有压力和烦恼，但避免某些烦恼及在回避不了烦恼时尽量减少它的影响却是可能的。
口语点津
既然压力永伴君侧，就要勇敢面对，时不时提醒自己“船到桥头自然直”。那么我们就来学学这句俗语的几种表达方法：Thing will work out. It will work out. Everything will be fine.
