Unit 7 Section A Lighten Your Load And Save Your Life.docVIP

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 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%). Other 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(10%), 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: /library/g/1998/3/22/article_01.htm. 罗伯特?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/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, architecture, 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 ranklin: 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.