英语作文-中考 Is Stress a Bad Thing？

英语作文-中考

Directions： For this part you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Is Stress a Bad Thing？ You should write no less than 150 words and base your composition on the outline （given in Chinese） below：

　　1.有的人害怕压力

　　2.有的人认为压力并不是一件坏事

　　3.我的看法

　　范文：

　　“I can't stand the pressure and competition，” explained one friend of mine when asked why he decided¹ to quit his highly-paid but demanding position in his company recently. My friend may have his own reasons， but I don't think his decision is wise in reality.

　　It's true that my friend's case is not unique. In the last few years quite a number of men and women have chosen to do something less competitive² at the cost of a comfortable， easy life a highly-paid job can obtain. They are afraid that the stresses and strains³ of work will rob them of joy and happiness and do them harm both physically⁴ and mentally. In fact， however， stress isn't the bad thing it is often supposed to be. Unless it gets out of control， a certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and challenge， and to give purpose and significance to an otherwise meaningless， idle⁵ life. People under stress tend to express their full range of potential and to actualize their own personal worth——the very aim of a human life.

　　Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. What we can do is to develop our adaptive abilities to deal with it rather than to escape from it.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 competitive   

adj.竞争的，比赛的，好竞争的，有竞争力的

参考例句：

• Some kinds of business are competitive.有些商业是要竞争的。
• These businessmen are both competitive and honourable.这些商人既有竞争性又很诚实。

3 strains   

拉紧( strain的第三人称单数 )； 尽量利用； 尽全力； 过滤

参考例句：

• The newcomers lacked immunity against local strains of the disease. 新来的人对这一疾病在当地的几种类型缺乏免疫力。
• The dog strains at the leash, eager to be off. 狗拼命地扯拉皮带，想挣脱开去。

4 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

5 idle   

adj.空闲的，闲置的；无用的；懒散的；v.空费

参考例句：

• Mike doesn't study at all.Instead,he sits idle all day.迈克根本不肯读书，相反地，他终日游手好闲。
• How much trouble in this life is caused by idle talk!生活中有多少麻烦不都是由闲谈引起的么！