小編導(dǎo)讀：親愛的筒子們~考研英語已經(jīng)結(jié)束啦！閱讀第一篇敘述的在家壓力居然比工作還要大，有木有驚呆一群小伙伴？所以說你們真的了解壓力嗎？還有哪些你不知道的，有趣的壓力小常識呢？就讓小編為你解讀一二吧！

Stress is the human body’s natural response to any change in the environment that requires an action, reaction, or adjustment to what’s normal. How a person handles it very much defines stress for that person. Here are interesting facts about stress:
壓力是人類身體對環(huán)境任何改變——需要動作、反應(yīng)或是對正常的調(diào)整——的自然反應(yīng)，。一個人如何應(yīng)對這些變化決定了所受壓力的大小。以下是一些關(guān)于壓力的有趣的事情：

1.Three-fourths of the human population undergo stress in varying levels in a 2-week period. The working population is particularly subject to emotional, physical, and mental stress.
4/5的人在兩周的時間里不同程度上忍受著壓力。工作的人尤其遭受著情感上的、身體上的和心理上的壓力。

2.According to an opinion poll, the major cause for stress in nearly all countries surveyed is money. The less stressed are: Russia, France, and Italy.
根據(jù)意見投票，在幾乎所有的參與調(diào)查的國家中，壓力的主要根源是錢。壓力較小的國家是：俄羅斯，法國和意大利。

3.Through generations, stress has effectively enhanced human survival because of its specific traits that jog your wakefulness and develop bodily functions.
代代相傳，壓力有效的加強了人類的生存能力，因為其特殊的特性能慢慢推動你的覺醒和增強身體機能。

4.Chewing gum eases, not only the jaw, but stress as well. Ancient Mayans and Greeks chomped on resin gum; stress sure had been around a long time.
嚼口香糖能放松，不僅是下巴的放松，對壓力也有同效。古瑪雅人和古希臘人大聲地咀嚼樹脂口香糖；壓力確定已經(jīng)存在很長一段時間了。

5.Cocoa and chocolate, which are rich in antioxidants, have been are known to reduce stress.
可可粉和巧克力——富含大量抗氧化物——有減壓作用。

6.Chinese stress balls or Baoding balls are believed to alleviate stress because they apply force to pressure points on the hand.
中國壓力球或是保定球據(jù)說可以減輕壓力，因為它們能加強手上的壓力點。

7.Stress is interconnected with the topmost causes of death globally: accidents, cancer, heart disease, suicide, lung disorders, and cirrhosis of the liver.
壓力和全球排名最高的死因有直接關(guān)聯(lián)：意外，癌癥，心臟病，自殺，肺心病，還有肝硬化。

8.Laughter is usually the best natural medicine. It lowers levels of cortisol, adrenaline, and epinephrine, which are stress-aggravating hormones; and it releases feel-good hormones, such as, dopamine.
笑聲通常是最好的天然良藥。它可以降低皮質(zhì)醇、腎上腺素、還有副腎素的水平指數(shù)，而它們是會加大壓力的荷爾蒙；笑聲釋放感覺良好的荷爾蒙，例如多巴胺這樣的，

9.Stress makes you stupid – Stress suppresses activity in the area of your brain responsible for rational thought, concentration, & short term memory. The more stress you have, the more this area is suppressed. This is why you “get stupid” in really stressful situations. If you’ve ever had a brain wreck during a run in with your boss, on a first date, or in the aftermath of a car accident you know what I’m talking about.
壓力會讓你變笨——壓力抑制你大腦中負責(zé)理性思考、集中注意力和短時間記憶的活動區(qū)域。你壓力越大，這個區(qū)域的抑制度越大。這就是為什么你在壓力很大的時候會“變笨”。如果你在和你上司爭執(zhí)，或是第一次約會，會是經(jīng)歷車禍后余悸的大腦短路，你就會知道我在說什么。