新视野大学英语第二册7单元课文

Unit7
▲overwhelm vt. 1.使不知所措, (感情上) 使（某人）受不了2.胜过，击败spin v. 1.（使）迅速地旋转 2.纺线，纺纱，纺织
n. 旋转
title vt. 给(书、文章等) 取名
n. 1.名称，题目2.称呼，头衔
react vi. 1.作出反应，回应 2.反对，反抗
reactor n. [C] 原子反应堆，核反应堆
tense a. 1.紧张的2.拉紧的，绷紧的
v. （使）紧张，（使）绷直
▲cholesterol n. [U] 胆固醇
excess a. 额外的，附加的
n. 无节制，过量
fiber (英fibre) n. [C, U] 纤维，纤维物质
circuit n. 1.电路2.环道，环形道
worm n. [C]虫，蠕虫
pump n. 泵
vt. （用泵）抽吸（或运送）
attribute vt. 把……归因于，把……归咎于
n. 特性，属性
exterior n. 外部，外面，外表
a. 外部的，外面的，外表的
interior n. 内部
a. 内部的
▲destructive a. 破坏的
▲perfection n. 完美，十全十美，尽善尽美
perfectionist n. 力求完美者，完美主义者，凡事求全者
delegate vt. 1.授权，委托权限 2.选派代表
n. 代表
cycle n. 1.循环，周期2.自行车（脚踏车），摩托车
vi. 骑自行车
emphasis n. 强调
jam n. 1.堵塞2.[U] 果酱
vt. 把……塞入，挤入
vi. 卡住，轧住
argument n. 1.争论，争吵 2. 论据，论点，理由
stir v. 1.搅和，搅拌，拌匀 2.使激动，惹起，激起
n. 1.搅和，搅拌2.激动；骚乱，动乱
outlet n. 1.发泄（精力、感情）的方法 2.出口
▲physiological a. 生理的，生理学的
physiologically ad. 生理上，在生理学上
recommend vt. 1. 建议，劝告 2.推荐，举荐
financial a. 财政的，金融的
financially ad. 在金融上，在财政上
independent a. 1.独立的，自主的，自立的 2.无偏见的，中立的stimulate vt. 刺激，激励，激发
temper n. 1.心情，情绪2.性情，脾气
vt. 使缓和，软化，调和
priority n. 1.优先处理的事 2.居先，优先（权）
viewpoint n. 观点，看法
troublesome a. 令人烦恼的，麻烦的，使人痛苦的
politician n. 1.政客 2.政治家
deadline n. 最后期限
flee v. 逃跑，逃避，逃逸
Phrases and Expressions
be out of control 失去控制，不听约束
blood pressure 血压
blow one's top 大发雷霆
stir in one's own juice 受煎熬
blow apart 爆炸
on one's trail 在……路上
cut down 减少……的数量
keep sth. in mind 记住
◆workaholic n. 闲不下来的人，工作狂
dimension n. 1.方面，特点 2.尺度（宽，长，厚，高）dimensional a. （构成复合词的）有……维的，……方面的
constant a. 1.经常的，永恒的，不断的 2.不变的，固定的
constantly ad. 经常地，不断地
drunk a. 1.（酒）醉的 2.陶醉（于）
consequence n. 1.结果，结局，影响2.重要性
system n. 1.制度，体制；一套（工作）方法2.系统，装置
sanction vt. 批准，认可
n. 1.批准，认可2.约束力，约束因素
workaholism n. 醉心工作，迷恋工作
employee n. 雇员，被雇佣的人
employer n. 雇主
loyal a. 忠诚的，忠贞的
hazard vt. 1.使遭受危险，冒险2.冒险做出；大胆提出
n. 危险；风险
trap vt. 1.使陷于困境，使落入圈套，使受限制 2.设陷阱捕捉
n. 1.陷阱，捕捉机2.圈套，诡计
consumption n. 1. 消耗，消费 2. 消费量，消耗量
mode n. 方法，方式
merchant n. 商人
rack vt. 使（肉体或精神）受痛苦，使受折磨，给……造成麻烦（此词在文中与up连用，意义为"积累"。

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necessarily ad. 必然地，必定地
evident a. 明显的，显然的，清楚的
competition n. 竞争
lane n. 1.车道 2.小路，小巷
discharge vt. 1.放出，流出 2.放行，让……离去
vi. 排出，流出
n. 排出物，流出物
competitive a. 1.（指人）有强烈竞争意识的，好胜心强的2.竞争的，取决于竞争的
▲grief n. 1.悲伤，忧伤，悲恸2. 伤心的事，令人悲伤的事
▲trait n. 品质，特点
equate vt. 等同，同等对待
equation n. 1.方程式，等式 2.等同
presumably ad. 推测起来，大概，可能
▲denial n. 1.否认，否定2. 拒绝给予，拒绝接受
rational a. 1.合理的，明智的 2.理智的，理性的
rationalize vt. 阐述理由，说明理由，自圆其说
rationalization n. 阐述理由，说明理由
deny vt. 1. 否认，不承认 2.拒绝，不给
schedule n. 1.进度表，程序表 2.时间表，时刻表
vt. 安排，排定
indispensable a. 必不可少的，不可或缺的，绝对必要的ambition n. 1.野心，雄心，抱负2.（具体的）抱负目标durable a. 耐用的，持久的
welfare n. （尤指人的）幸福，福利，安康summarize vt. 概述
volleyball n. [U] 排球，排球运动
means n. 1.方法，途径2.钱财，财力，财富
Phrases and Expressions
other than 除了
on the other hand 另一方面
suffer from 患有（疾病等）；为……所苦
to the contrary （表示或证明）相反地
burn the midnight oil （学习、工作）到深夜，开夜车at risk 处于危险之中
tend to do sth. 倾向于，易于，往往会
rack up 积累，积聚，逐步增加
the Stone Age 石器时代
fear for 担心，忧虑
tie to 使联系在一起；使依附于
escape from 逃脱，逃避
at work 在工作的地方，在工作
devote to 献身于，致力于，专心于
come in 出现，发生
put all one's eggs in one basket 孤注一掷
Lighten Your Load and Save Your Life
If you often feel angry and overwhelmed, like the stress in your life is spinning out of control, then you may be hurting your heart.
If you don't want to break your own heart, you need to learn to take charge of your life where you can — and recognize there are many things beyond your control.
So says Dr. Robert S. Eliot, author of a new book titled From Stress to Strength: How to Lighten Your Load and Save Your Life. He's a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Nebraska.
Eliot says there are people in this world whom he calls "hot reactors";. For these people, being tense may cause tremendous and rapid increases in their blood pressure.
Eliot says researchers have found that stressed people have higher cholesterol levels, among other things. "We've done years of work in showing that excess alarm or stress chemicals can literally burst heart muscle fibers. When that happens it happens very quickly, within five minutes. It creates many short circuits, and that causes crazy heart rhythms. The heart beats like a bag of worms instead of a pump. And when that happens, we can't live."
Eliot, 64, suffered a heart attack at age 44. He attributes some of the cause to stress. For years he was a "hot reactor". On the exterior, he was cool, calm and collected but on the interior, stress was killing him. He's now doing very well.
The main predictors of destructive levels of stress are the FUD factors — fear, uncertainty and doubt — together with perceived lack of control, he says.
For many people, the root of their stress is anger, and the trick is to find out where the anger is coming from. "Does the anger come from a feeling that everything must be perfect?" Eliot asks.
"That's very common in professional women. They feel they have to be all things to all people and do it all perfectly. They think, 'I should, I must, I have to.' Good enough is never good enough. Perfectionists cannot delegate. They get angry that they have to carry it all, and they blow their tops. Then they feel guilty and they start the whole cycle over again."
"Others are angry because they have no compass in life. And they give the same emphasis to a traffic jam that they give a family argument," he says. "If you own anger for more than five
minutes — if you stir in your own juice with no safety outlet — you have to find out where it's coming from."
"What happens is that the hotter people get, physiologically, with mental stress, the more likely they are to blow apart with some heart problem."
One step to calming down is recognizing you have this tendency. Learn to be less hostile by changing some of your attitudes and negative thinking.
Eliot recommends taking charge of your life. "If there is one word that should be substituted for stress, it's control. Instead of the FUD factors, what you want is the NICE factors — new, interesting, challenging experiences."
"You have to decide what parts of your life you can control", he says. "Stop where you are on your trail and say, 'I'm going to get my compass out and find out what I need to do.'"
He suggests that people write down the six things in their lives that they feel are the most important things they'd like to achieve. Ben Franklin did it at age 32. "He wrote down things like being a better father, being a better husband, being financially independent, being stimulated intellectually and remaining even tempered — he wasn't good at that."
Eliot says you can first make a list of 12 things, then cut it down to 6 and set your priorities. "Don't give yourself impossible things, but things that will affect your identity, control and
self-worth."
"Put them on a note card and take it with you and look at it when you need to. Since we can't create a 26-hour day we have to decide what things we're going to do."
Keep in mind that over time these priorities are going to change. "The kids grow up, the dog dies and you change your priorities."
From Eliot's viewpoint, the other key to controlling stress is to "realize that there are other troublesome parts of your life over which you can have little or no control — like the economy and politicians";.
You have to realize that sometimes with things like traffic jams, deadlines and unpleasant bosses, "You can't fight. You can't flee. You have to learn how to flow."。