【英语时差8,16】英国年轻人的压力

what makes young people in Britain stressed¹. Listen to these people. I get stressed when I'm going to be late. I've got a lot of things to do in a fixed² time and I'm under pressure and I get very stressed because I don't think there's enough time to get everything done. When I have too much work and I have deadlines coming soon. I think that stresses me. Time. Deadlines. Being late. But you know, I'm sure these things aren't unique to only British people.A little pressure can be a good thing, but too much can be stressful. Now, let's hear a few more things that make people stressed. Mainly expectations: other people expecting a certain level of performance, for example in exams. One of the things I find very stressful at work is when my computer is very slow or when it crashes. It means³ that I can't do my job properly and it makes the day longer. And that's what gets me really stressed.

1 stressed   

adj.紧张的，有压力的

参考例句：

• Loud music makes me stressed out.大声的音乐让我很紧张。
• He stressed that we should always be honest.他强调我们应该永远诚实。

2 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

3 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。