我近来压力非常大，到年底了，要做的事情很多，我感觉我要溺死在工作里了。 

　　2. The stress is seriously affecting my life! I can’t sleep, I don’t have much of an appetite and my husband says I’ve been kind of short tempered. 

　　压力严重影响了我的生活，我睡不着，胃口也不好。我老公说我近来脾气也很急躁。 

　　3. I’ve tried ginseng, herbal teas ... to deal with my stress, and nothing seems to work. 

　　我试了喝人参和花草茶等来减压，但是似乎都不管用。 

　　4. Tina is a yoga fanatic. She swears it’s reduced her stress levels significantly. 

　　蒂娜特别热衷瑜珈，她说做瑜珈帮她大大减轻了压力。 

　　5. When I’m there on my yoga mat, I’m able to tune outthe rest of the world. It’s such a peaceful feeling. 

　　当我在瑜伽垫上的时候，我就不去想其他事情，感觉特别平静。 

　　6. Relaxing is actually quite difficult. Our brains are so revved up. It’s really hard to slow down. 

　　放松其实很难，我们的大脑平时都在加速运转，想松弛下来很难。 

　　7. My husband swears by classical music to relax. 

　　我老公喜欢通过听古典音乐来放松。 

　　8. I’ve tried meditating a couple times, but I couldn’t stop my brain from thinking about work. I can’t seem to get in the zone. 

　　我试过通过冥想来减压，但是我总是想起工作，无法进入（冥想）状态。 

　　9. For me, sometimes I just need a good hard workout. I like to put on boxing gloves and hit apunching bag...makes me feel much better! 

　　于我而言，我只要好好锻炼锻炼就能减压。我喜欢戴上拳击手套，打打吊袋，这让我感觉好多了。 

　　10. I saw a news article yesterday that says chocolate helps relieve stress. 

　　我昨天看到一篇新闻，说吃巧克力可以减压。