英语听力精选进阶版 7268

欧洲一项研究显示一方面工作压力大，另一方面自己又无法左右，这两者加在一起可以导致致命性的疾病。在医学杂志《柳叶刀》上刊登的这项报告指出，工作上的精神紧张会增加一个人患心脏病的可能。

Too much work, too little time and no freedom to make decisions can lead to a form of stress known as job strain. It can appear in any profession, but is more common in lower skilled jobs which can combine tough workloads² and little responsibility.

The analysis looked at data from nearly two hundred thousand people in thirteen European countries. It found that those in high strain jobs were twenty three per cent more likely to have had a heart attack or to have died from coronary heart disease. However, smoking, not exercising or having an unhealthy diet all have a much greater impact on the heart.

Agencies, such as the British Heart Foundation, said stress at work was often unavoidable, but people in high stress jobs could target risks to their heart in other areas of their lives.

Quiz 听力测试

How many free hours are offered to parents?

A tough workload¹ and little responsibility.

True or false: Job strain is more common in high skilled jobs.

False. It's more common in lower skilled jobs.

How many European countries are involved in the data analysis?

Thirteen.

What else apart from work stress could have a big impact on the heart?

Smoking, not exercising and an unhealthy diet.

Glossary 词汇表

freedom 自由

profession 职业

workloads 工作量

the analysis 分析

coronary heart disease 冠心病

impact 影响

unavoidable 难以回避的，难免的

target 集中在，以什么为目标

1 workload   

n.作业量，工作量

参考例句：

• An assistant one day a week would ease my workload.每周有一天配一个助手就会减轻我的工作负担。
• He's always grousing about the workload.他总是抱怨工作量大。

2 workloads   

（某一人或组织）工作量，工作负担( workload的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Project management software can provide such visibility into everyone's skills and workloads. 项目管理软件可以提供这样的能见度到每个人的技能和工作量。
• Doctors have complained of heavy workloads. 医生投诉工作越来越繁重。