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Life is more demanding today than it ever has been. There are greater pressures at work, greater expenses at home and in general more things that need to be done in one day than what can be accomplished in two. This leads to tremendous amounts of stress in our lives, and that stress can affect our health. But it doesn’t have to. Reducing stress may be a matter of making a conscious effort to decide what we really need to do. Sometimes a little bit of organization can help us finish the important tasks more efficiently while putting some other things aside. How to achieve a balance between life and work is a lesson we must learn.Cultural Talk: Do you have pressure? Andrew (United States): relaxation [?ri:l?ksei??n] n. 消遣松弛放松 ...seriously 认真对待…… casual 随意的，休闲的，漫不经心的 lead a...life 过着……的生活 [w?:kaut] n.健身, 练习 微软网络服务（MICROSOFT SERVICE NETWORK）run into troubles 遇到麻烦 Noon (Thailand): beach 海滩，海滨 Phuket [?pu:ket] n. 普吉（泰国最大岛屿） n. 甲米(在泰国泰国的第三大岛苏美岛go crazy 去疯狂 snowboarding 滑雪板运动 skiing 滑雪 ice skating 滑冰 go around a campfire 围着篝火 roast v. 烤 marshmallow [mɑ:??m?l?u] n. 药属葵（状语）有点儿，有几分[h?ndl] v.处理, 对待 ’s case 就某人的情况而言 overwhelm vt. 1. cover (sth./sb.) completely or cause to feel a sudden strong feeling 使不知所措, (感情上) 使（某人）受不了They were overwhelmed by sadness when their baby died. 婴儿死时他们悲痛欲绝。I was quite overwhelmed by excitement when my team won the game. 当我的球队赢得比赛胜利之时我激动不已。2. defeat 胜过，击败They were overwhelmed by the enemy. 他们被敌军击败了。The policeman overwhelmed the robber by holding his arm. 警察抓住抢劫者的胳膊制服了他。 spin v. 1. (cause to) move round and round quickly （使）迅速地旋转The hit sent the car spinning across the road. 那辆车被撞得打着转横过了马路。I feel faint and the room is spinning. 我感到晕晕乎乎的，觉得房间在旋转。2. make (thread) by twisting (cotton, etc.) 纺线，纺纱，纺织In the story of Sleeping Beauty, the princess found an old woman spinning. 在《睡美人》的故事中，公主发现有一个老妇在纺纱。 n. [C, U] the action of turning or spinning movement 旋转I hit something on the road, which sent the car into a spin. 我开车撞到了路上的什么东西，使得