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Period Three Lesson 2 Understanding and Coping with Stress
1.stress n.压力;忧虑;紧张;强调 vt.强调,着重
(教材P12) causes of stress
导致压力的原因
(1)under stress 在压力下
lay/put/place stress on/upon sth
强调/重视某物
(2)stress the importance of 强调……的重要性
(3)stressful adj. 压力大的;令人紧张
的;繁重的
stressed adj. 紧张的;感觉有压力的
be stressed out 焦虑不安;心力交瘁
[温馨提示] stressed意为“紧张的,感到有压力的”,指人自身感到有压力;stressful意为“令人紧张的,有压力的”,指事物给人带来压力。
【活学活用】
(1)单句填空
①The importance of reading can’t (stress) too much because “the small input will produce great value to society”.
②Tai chi has taught me to relax my mind, enabling me to stay cool in (stress) situations.
③If you’re feeling (stress), listening to some calming music can really help.
④People stress may experience headaches and sleeping difficulties.
(2)写作金句
①(话题写作之语言学习) English teachers always reading aloud, which helps students improve their pronunciation and build confidence in speaking English.
英语老师们经常强调大声朗读的重要性。这有助于学生改善发音,并建立说英语的信心。
②(读后续写之心理描写) After a long day of dealing with difficult customers, she was .
在与难缠的顾客打了一整天交道之后,她感到心力交瘁。
2.suffer v.遭受(痛苦);变差
(教材P12) kinds of people suffering from stress
有压力的人
(1)suffer from (身体或精神上)遭受……(痛苦), 患……病
(2)suffering n. [U](身体或精神的)痛苦;苦难; [pl.]苦恼
(3)sufferer n. 受苦者,受难者;患者
[温馨提示] (1)suffer用作及物动词,意思是“遭受,经历”,其宾语一般是loss, defeat, pain, damage, punishment, hardship等抽象名词。
(2)suffer用作不及物动词,常与from连用,后常接the war/the flood/a headache/illness等作宾语,说明痛苦的原因,表示“遭受苦难、病痛等”。
【活学活用】
(1)单句填空/熟词生义
①What worried him most was that his mother suffered bad heart disease.
②You shouldn’t build your happiness on the (suffer) of other people.
③The film is based on the true-life story of a cancer (suffer).
④His health began to suffer due to the long hours he spent at work and the lack of proper nutrition and exercise.
(2)写作金句
(应用文写作之慰问信) Disturbed to see you , I am eager to do something for you.
看到你遭受如此巨大的损失,我很难过,很想为你做点什么。
3.reduce vt.减少;降低;缩小
(教材P12) ways to reduce stress
减少压力的方式
(1)reduce…(from…)to… 使……(从……)减少到……
reduce…by… 减少了……
be reduced to… 沦落为……;陷入某种状态(to为介词)
(2)reduction n. 减少,缩小,降低
[温馨提示] 在动词reduce, decrease, increase, rise后接to表示增减的结果,接by表示增减的幅度。
【活学活用】
(1)单句填空
①Several studies also show a (reduce) in blood pressure when more fruit and vegetables are eaten.
②Though I like the clock very much, I won’t buy it unless you reduce the price another 10%.
③The selling price is reduced $268 from the original price $488.
(2)写作金句
(读后续写之情感描写) To my great surprise, the former millionaire in the streets now.
令我大吃一惊的是,这位曾经的百万富翁现在沦落到在街头乞讨。
4.frank adj.坦率的, 坦诚的
(教材P102) …to be frank, everyone suffers from stress at some time in their life…
……坦率地说,每个人都会在生活中的某个时刻承受压力……
(1)to be frank 坦白说,坦率地说
(2)frankly adv. 坦率地;直率地
frankly speaking 坦率地说
(3)frankness n. 率直,坦率,坦白
【活学活用】
(1)单句填空
①Many parents (frank) admit that they have trouble bringing up their children.
②Everyone liked the young man for his (frank) and good humour.
(2)写作金句
(话题写作之文学) , the Chinese idiom “Qie Er Bu She” is one of my favourite expressions, which has helped me go through many tough days.
坦率地说,中国成语“锲而不舍”是我最喜欢的表达方式之一,它帮助我度过了许多艰难的日子。
5.in other words=that is to say 换句话说;换言之
(教材P102) In other words, you can make a list and do all the important things first.
换句话说,你可以列出一个清单,先做所有重要的事情。
in a word 总而言之
have a word with sb 和某人谈一谈
have words with sb 与某人争吵
keep one’s word 遵守诺言
break one’s word 食言,失信
【活学活用】
用word相关短语的适当形式填空
①They asked him to leave the company— , he was fired.
② Tom, and you can learn more about what he thinks.
③Paul is kind, hard-working and intelligent. , I can’t speak too highly of him.
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Period Three Lesson 2 Understanding and Coping with Stress
【语言知识梳理】
词汇点睛
1.(1)①be stressed ②stressful ③stressed ④under
(2)①stress the importance of ②stressed out
2.(1)①from ②suffering ③sufferer ④变差,变糟
(2)suffer such a great loss
3.(1)①reduction ②by ③to (2)is reduced to begging
4.(1)①frankly ②frankness (2)Frankly speaking/To be frank
5.①in other words ②Have a word with ③In a word
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