小編寄語：英語四級(jí)六級(jí)考試，閱讀是不可或缺的一大部分，生詞多，理解難，時(shí)間少，是不少考生抱怨的問題。要想在考場(chǎng)上做好閱讀理解，必須在平常多閱讀，掌握新詞匯，提高閱讀速度。而滬江小編就為大家準(zhǔn)備了閱讀材料系列，供大家練習(xí)。

我們的這個(gè)閱讀系列旨在為大家提供一些閱讀材料，不一定跟四六級(jí)考試的難度、篇幅、內(nèi)容完全一樣。對(duì)于很多童鞋糾結(jié)這是四級(jí)還是六級(jí)范圍的閱讀，其實(shí)沒有必要。如果大家覺得比較簡(jiǎn)單，就當(dāng)作泛讀材料了解了解，認(rèn)識(shí)幾個(gè)新單詞或新表達(dá)方式也不錯(cuò)。如果大家覺得這些材料理解上有難度，不妨當(dāng)做挑戰(zhàn)自己的拔高訓(xùn)練，希望大家都有進(jìn)步^^

【今日推薦閱讀】

While explaining stress management to an audience, the lecturer raised a glass of water and asked 'How heavy is this glass of water?' Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.

The lecturer replied, “The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance. In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”

He continued, “And that's the way it is with stress management. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on.”

“As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden.

“So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you're carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can.”

Here are 5 simple ways to increase your peace of mind:

1. Do your most daunting task first thing in the morning.

It's tempting to start your day with easy tasks. Don't. Pushing a daunting task back is like holding a glass of water in an outstretched arm. At first nothing happens, but if you do it for hours or even days, you will soon feel the stress. Do the most annoying task first thing in the morning, and enjoy increased productivity and peace of mind for the rest of the day.

2. Let go of things you don't control.

You make plans to go outside with friends. But at the last minute, it starts raining. What's your reaction?

Some people get upset and angry, and find the nearest person and start complaining to them. “It's not FAIR that it's raining. This _always_ happens to me!…”

That's not going to accomplish anything - the rain won't stop just because you throw a tantrum. *The rain doesn't care.* So make the best of the situation. What I do in such situation is go for a quick walk in the park (because rain has its own awesomeness)， or just lie in bed reading a good Terry Pratchett book, listening to the rain beating on my window.

Make the most of what you do control, and don't worry about what you don't.

3. Don't worry about what others are thinking.

I used to be very self-conscious about my dancing. I would rarely go out with my friends, and even if I did, I wouldn't dance, instead just standing awkwardly by the side, because I was worried of what others would think.

Then, one day in high school, I decided that enough was enough. So the next time I went out with my friends, I just went to the dance floor, and danced like nobody was watching. And the funny thing was - nobody cared. In fact, people only liked me MORE, because I was having fun.

Don't worry about what others are thinking of you - most likely they're too busy wondering what others are thinking of them.

4. List 3 things you love about your situation right now.

I first shared this technique with the Positivity Blog readers in my post The Plague of Happiness Ever After (it's got a dragon and everything in it, read it!)

Just list 3 simple things about any part of your life that you love. Like “3 simple things I love about the room I'm in right now”， or “3 simple things I love about this week”， or anything else.

This is a great technique if you're ever bored while stuck in traffic, or waiting in the grocery store checkout lane. You can immediately transform boredom into happiness and peace of mind!

5. Walk to a window, look outside, and take a single deep breath.

I got this technique from the Zen master Mary Jaksch. Just walk to a window, look outside, and then take a single deep breath, focusing only on that breath and nothing else in the whole world. This technique sounds extremely simple, but you won't believe how much it can instantaneously increase your peace of mind.

And because this is the last tip, you can try it immediately when you finish reading this blog post. Just walk to a window, look outside, and take a single deep breath, focusing on the air going in and out of your lungs, and nothing else.

【內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】

這篇文章以一個(gè)講師解釋壓力管理的例子開篇，由此引出釋放壓力的五個(gè)小方法。

接下來文章一一講述了這五個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單方法，將艱巨的任務(wù)放在早晨；放開你不能控制的事情；不要過分在意別人的看法；列出你喜愛的三件事情和走向窗外，深呼吸。

最后，文章也鼓勵(lì)讀者試一試深呼吸，體驗(yàn)這種平靜的時(shí)刻。

【詞匯短語講解】

①absolute weight? 絕對(duì)重量，實(shí)重

②carry on with sth. 繼續(xù)進(jìn)行某事

③throw a tantrum? 發(fā)脾氣

④go for a walk? 去散步???

go for?? 去找；努力獲??；被認(rèn)為；主張；擁護(hù)

go in for?? 贊成；參加；從事，愛好

⑤be self-conscious about? 對(duì)……感到難為情的

⑥instantaneously? 副詞，即刻地，馬上地

【快速閱讀支招】

這篇文章難度不大，條理清晰，雖然文章篇幅有點(diǎn)兒長(zhǎng)，但在快速閱讀時(shí)我們可以先抓住文章主題句，了解整篇文章大致要講的是stress management，即壓力管理，接下來就是看清五個(gè)小標(biāo)題，如果出現(xiàn)細(xì)節(jié)題，再根據(jù)題目去相應(yīng)的標(biāo)題下面找內(nèi)容即可。

P.S. 這篇文章講的壓力管理的內(nèi)容也很有道理哦，大家不妨多看看，多嘗試哦~

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