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1、Unit 7 Section A Lighten Your Load And Save Your Life 1. Pre-reading 1. 1 Background information Stress: “ Americans? #1 Health Problem. ” So reads the headline of an article published by the American Institute of Stress that claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS. The
2、report says: “ it has been estimated that 75-90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress-related problems.”According to the National Consumers League, ,work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives (39%), followed by family (30%). Othe
3、r sources include health (10%), concern about economy (9%) and concern about international conflict and terrorism (4%). 压力 : 美国 “压力协会”发表的一篇文章以“美国头号健康问题”为题 ,宣称如今健康的最大威胁不是癌症 ,也不是艾滋病,而是压力。该报告称,具估计 ,日常人们去看医生75%-90%是因压力而产生的不舒服。“美国消费者协会”认为， 39%的成年人的压力主要来自工作，他们大多生活中有问题和 压力存在 ;其次 , 30%的压力来自家庭。其他压力源自于: 健康 (1
4、0%), 关注经济 (9%), 关注国际间的冲突和恐怖主义(4%)。Dr. Robert S. Eliot: Dr. Robert S. Eliot, the author of the book: From Stress to Strength: How to Lighten Your Load and Save Your Life. You can read a short discussion on his book at the website given: http:/www.watchtower.org/library/g/1998/3/22/article_01.htm. 罗伯特
5、? S. 埃利奥特 : 从压力到力量: 怎样减轻你的负担并拯救你的生命一书的作者。在 http:/www.watchtower.org/library/g/1998/3/22/article_01.htm 这一网址上你能读到有关他的这本书的讨论。The University of Nebraska: The university (1869) has four campuses. Its main campus is located in Lincoln, where colleges of arts and sciences, agriculture, education, architec
6、ture, engineering and technology, business administration, journalism, and law are housed. The University of Nebraska?s medical center has colleges of medicine, nursing, dentistry, and pharmacy.内布拉斯加大学: 该校成立于1869 年 ,有四个校区。主校园位于林肯市,主要有文理学院农学院 教育学院工程技术学院商学院 新闻学院法学院等。该校医学中心下设:医学院 护理学院 牙科医学院药学院等。Benjami
7、n (Ben) Franklin: Benjamin (Ben) Franklin, a very famous American of the 1700?s best known for his experiments with electricity and nature, using kites. 本杰明 (本) ? 富兰克林 : 十八世纪美国名人,因为用风筝做电的实验而闻名。1. 2 Topic-related listening/video 2. While-reading 2. 1 Global reading 2. 1. 1 Understanding the major det
8、ails of the text 1)What is stress? What causes stress? Stress is a state of tension that just results when a person responds to the demands and pressures. It may come from work, family and other external sources, as well as those internal factors, like self-imposed demands and self-criticism derived
9、 from fear, uncertainty, doubt, improper ambition and lack of self-control. This is particularly true with hard-working professional women and people with no goals in life. Stress, once it goes to excess, can almost ruin a person. 2) What are the NICE factors? Why are they important? NICE factors in
10、clude new, interesting, and challenging experiences. These factors help people relax themselves and take charge of their life. Consequently, they are more likely to be able to cope with the stress, because trying new, interesting and challenging things can give people?s negative feelings an outlet a
11、nd relieve their psychological burden. With a relaxed mind and good mood, people will put their talents to better use, thus making greater achievements. 3) How do we follow Ben Franklin?s example?When it comes to what to do in order to relax and take control of our life, we may follow Ben Franklin?s
12、 example. According to Ben Franklin, first we can write down the important goals we want to achieve in our life. And then, we can narrow down the list and set our priority. However, if we have some problems we are unable to bring under control, we may as well learn to accept and get used to them. 2.
13、 1. 2 Understanding the organization of the text 1) Main idea of the text Stress exerts great impact upon people both (1)_. According to the research done by Dr. Robert S. Eliot (2)_ may cause tremendous and rapid increases in (3)_ and then bring damage to (4)_. In fact these problems may be attribu
14、ted to such FUD factors as (5)_, (6)_, (7)_ and (8)_. To cope with stress, we should (9)_ our life, lighten the load and learn to fit in with the life. (1) physically and psychologically (2) excess stress (3) blood pressure (4) the heart (5) fear (6) uncertainty (7) doubt (8) lack of control (9) tak
15、e charge of 2) Division of the text Part I (Paras. 1-3) Stress, once (1)_, will threaten your life. So if you don?t want it to affect your health, you need to (2)_ and (3)_ of your ability. (1) spinning out of your control (2) take charge of your life (3) recognize the limit Part II (Paras. 4-6) The research finds that stressed people have (4)_ levels, which is because excess stress can burst (5) _ and then cause (6) _, thus making it impossible for one to live. (4) higher cholesterol / (5) heart muscle fibers / (6) crazy heart rhythms Part III (Paras. 7-11) There are many factors leading
