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1、Related Information,Fun Time,Check Yourself,1. A workaholic is a person who works excessively or whose life is consumed by work.,I. Related Information,2. The Stone Ageis the earliest known time in human history, when only stone was used for making tools and weapons, etc.,Related Information,The uni

2、versity (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, home economics, journalism, and law are housed. Its Omaha campus has courses leading to bachelors

3、and masters degrees. Its medical center has colleges of medicine, nursing, dentistry, and pharmacy.,3. The University of Nebraska,Related Information,4. Benjamin (Ben) Franklin A very famous American of the 1700s, best known for his experiments with electricity and nature, using kites.,Related Infor

4、mation,5. Quotable Ben Franklin Eat to live, and not live to eat. Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.,If you would not be forgotten as you are dead and rotten, either write things worthy of reading, or do things worth the writing.,Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, we

5、althy, and wise.,Related Information,A country man between two lawyers, is like a fish between two cats.,Glass, china, and reputation, are easily crackd, and never well mended.,There are three faithful friendsan old wife, an old dog, and ready money.,The worst wheel of a cart makes the most noise.,R

6、elated Information,6. Job Stress,Stress is another factor that can lead to illness. Its not that stress causes a cold or a flu, but it can lower your bodys resistance by depressing the immune system. For many, a major source of daily stress is their jobs, and stress levels can be particularly high i

7、n a big city emergency room, like this one. And unfortunately, catching a cold is the least of a stressed-out workers worries. More?,Related Information,Job Stress,III. Check Yourself,Put the paragraphs into English, using the given words and expressions.,Check Yourself,从压力到力量的作者称一些人为“热核反应堆式的人”。尽管他们

8、在表面上可能沉着冷静，但内心深处的压力已达到了毁灭性程度。紧张可使他们的血压大幅度迅速上升。如果他们心脏病发作，部分原因可归于压力。那么，压力是怎么产生的呢? 愤怒可以是压力的根源。完美主义者不会放权给别人，他们发脾气是由于事必躬亲。还有人生气是因为他们把交通阻塞看得和家庭纠纷一样重。这些人往往受着气愤的煎熬，没有安全的发泄通道。,Check Yourself,Task 1,Words and Expressions to Be Used,Check Yourself,The author of the book From Stress to Strength, says some peopl

9、e are “hot reactors”. Though they may look calm on the exterior, their interior stress has reached destructive levels. Being tense may cause tremendous and rapid increases in their blood pressure. If they suffer heart attacks, the cause may partly be attributed to stress. Then what causes stress?,Ta

10、sk 1,Check Yourself,(to be continued),Anger can be the root of stress. Perfectionists cannot delegate. They blow their tops because they have to carry it all. Others get angry because they give the same emphasis to a traffic jam as they give to the family argument. These people tend to stir in their

11、 own juice with no safe outlet.,Check Yourself,我有两个朋友，汤姆和大卫，他们都是公司职员,做着相似的工作，但确是完全不同的两种人。汤姆工作有条有理、精力集中和脾气好，尽管每天要完成许多工作，但是除了工作还有丰富多彩的生活。而大卫却是一个工作狂，他常常是缺乏条理，总在寻找理由想做得更多些，没有工作可做时就感到不知所措，想通过工作来躲避不愉快。他不知道怎样或何时放松一下，经常把办公室里的活儿带回家里去做，更糟的是，他不善于和同事及家人交流沟通，生活不平衡，单调乏味。,Check Yourself,Task 2,Words and Expression

12、s to Be Used,Check Yourself,I have two friends, Tom and David. They are both office workers, doing similar jobs. But they are totally different from each other. Tom is always organized, focused and well-tempered. Though he has got a lot of work to do every day, he has a colorful life other than work

13、. David, on the other hand, is a workaholic. He is often disorganized, always finds reasons for working more, feels lost without work to do, hide from unhappiness through work , dont know how or when to relax. He often brings work home from the office. Whats worse, he cant communicate well with fellow workers and family members, and have unbalanced, one-dimensional lives.,Check Yourself,Task 2,IV. Fun Time,Birds Fly,Fun Time,Fun Time,Feel stressed? Now stop