day 14under pressure

under pressure

Argue whether you should do something with 我认为应该……, set a condition with 除非……，否则……, insist with 哪怕……也……, and retell a short explainer about worry and sleep.

words to say

• 情绪 qíngxù · mood, emotions
• 心理 xīnlǐ · psychology; the mind
• 承受 chéngshòu · to bear, endure
• 消极 xiāojí · negative, passive
• 乐观 lèguān · optimistic
• 不安 bù'ān · uneasy, worried
• 调整 tiáozhěng · to adjust
• 焦虑 jiāolǜ · anxious
• 缓解 huǎnjiě · to ease, relieve
• 担忧 dānyōu · to worry, be concerned

sentences

• 压力太大的时候，情绪很容易变得消极。 · When the pressure is too high, your mood easily turns negative.
• 除非你学会休息，否则压力只会越来越大。 · Unless you learn to rest, the pressure will only keep growing.
• 哪怕只休息一天，心情也会好很多。 · Even one day off will make you feel a lot better.
• 运动是缓解焦虑的好办法。 · Exercise is a good way to ease anxiety.
• 他总是很乐观，很少为小事担忧。 · He is always optimistic and rarely worries about little things.

say it after the voice

• 工作压力太大的时候，人的情绪很容易变得消极。 · When work pressure is too high, people’s mood easily turns negative.
• 哪怕每天只运动二十分钟，也能缓解心里的焦虑和不安。 · Even twenty minutes of exercise a day can ease the anxiety and unease inside you.
• 除非你学会及时调整自己，否则压力只会越来越大。 · Unless you learn to adjust in time, the pressure will only keep growing.
• 乐观的人也会担忧，只是他们不让担忧影响生活。 · Optimistic people worry too; they just don’t let worry run their lives.

questions to answer

• 压力大的时候，你更想运动还是听音乐？ · When you’re under pressure, would you rather exercise or listen to music?
• 如果你的朋友总是很焦虑，你会怎么做？ · If a friend of yours was always anxious, what would you do?
• 为什么现在的年轻人压力这么大？ · Why are young people under so much pressure these days?

a passage to retell

• As soon as many people lie down in bed, their head is full of worries. That’s because the brain is afraid of forgetting, so it keeps reminding you. Research has found that if you write these things down on paper, the brain can relax. It seems to know they have been “saved”. So before bed, write down three things first, then turn off the light and rest.

a passage to read aloud

有人说，开始是人养成习惯，后来是习惯改变人。这个说法很有道理。一个人每天早起半小时，一年下来，就多出了一百多个小时；一个人遇到困难的时候总是先往好处想，慢慢地就会变得乐观起来。相反，如果总是熬夜、总是抱怨，这些小事也会一点一点地改变我们。所以，与其羡慕别人生活得好，不如从今天开始，调整一个小小的习惯。好习惯不会一下子改变生活，但它会让每一天都比昨天好一点儿。