礼节美语 Business Etiquette 205讲 De-stressing (2)

 　　Claire最近工作压力大，我们听听Jim告诉Claire该如何减压。

　　J: There are lots of options for dealing¹ with stress. What do you find works for you?

　　C: I have no idea. I've tried ginseng, herbal teas...nothing seems to work.

　　J: Oh, look...there's Tina. Tina is a yoga fanatic². She swears it's reduced her stress levels significantly. hey, Tina...got a second?

　　T: Hi Jim, hi Claire.

　　J: I was just mentioning to Claire how yoga changed your life.

　　要给自己减压，有很多options可供选择的方式，但是Clarie说，她尝试过ginseng西洋参， herbal tea草药茶等等，nothing seems to work. 好像都不管用。正说着，另外一个同事Tina正好路过，被Jim叫住。原来，Tina is a yoga fanatic. Tina特别热衷瑜珈，fanatic is spelled f-a-n-a-t-i-c, fanatic指对某事特别热衷和投入的人。Tina说，做瑜珈帮她大大减轻了压力。瑜珈真有这么灵吗？我们听听 Tina 是怎么说的。

　　T: Oh, yes. I'm totally addicted³. When I'm there on my yoga mat, I'm able to tune⁴ out the rest of the world. It's such a peaceful feeling.

　　C: Do you think the exercise part of yoga is what helps reduce stress?

　　T: Yes, but there's also a spiritual element. You take a little time to concentrate on yourself and forget about the world. Are you feeling stressed, Claire?

　　Tina说自己，I'm totally addicted to yoga. 意思是我做瑜珈上瘾。addicted is spelled a-d-d-i-c-t-e-d, addicted 意思是对某事上瘾。Tina说，坐在瑜珈垫子上的时候，I'm able to tune out the rest of the world. tune something out意思是把某事排除在外，完全不去注意。Tina还说，做瑜珈释放压力，不仅是因为瑜珈里有运动成分，还因为瑜珈带有精神上的原素，the spiritual element. 让人忘却外部世界，身心放松。Tina问Claire是不是感觉压力很大，Claire回答说：

　　C: Big time. I feel like I'm treading water, but not getting anywhere. I'm constantly frustrated⁵.

　　T: It's funny, but relaxing is actually quite difficult. Our brains are so revved⁷ up. It's really hard to slow down.

　　J: That's right. I still think about work even when I'm trying to go to sleep.

　　T: You really have to make an effort to relax, and each person is different.

　　Claire说，自己最近感觉压力特别大，I am stressed out big time. big time有强调的意思，表示特别，非常。Claire还说，自己好像永远在踩水，就是不往前走。Tina说，想让身体放松还真不是一件容易做的事情，Our brains are so revved up. It's really hard to slow down. 大脑过于兴奋，想松弛下来很难。rev⁶ is spelled r-e-v, rev up 是加速，快速运转的意思。Claire 能找到适合自己的方法吗，我们下次继续听。

1 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

2 fanatic   

n.狂热者，入迷者；adj.狂热入迷的

参考例句：

• Alexander is a football fanatic.亚历山大是个足球迷。
• I am not a religious fanatic but I am a Christian.我不是宗教狂热分子，但我是基督徒。

3 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。

4 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

5 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 rev   

v.发动机旋转，加快速度

参考例句：

• It's his job to rev up the audience before the show starts.他要负责在表演开始前鼓动观众的热情。
• Don't rev the engine so hard.别让发动机转得太快。

7 revved   

v.（使）加速( rev的过去式和过去分词 )；（数量、活动等）激增；（使发动机）快速旋转；（使）活跃起来

参考例句：

• The taxi driver revved up his engine. 出租车司机把发动机发动起来。
• The car revved up and roared away. 汽车发动起来，然后轰鸣着开走了。 来自《简明英汉词典》