管理压力的方法-照顾好你自己,心灵与身体都要(2)

 　　Ways To Manage Stress Creatively

　　管理压力的方法

　　Take care of your self. Mind AND Body.

　　照顾好你自己，心灵与身体都要。

　　Putting my creativity and my work first,I often neglected to eat, exercise, even stand up from my desk.

　　我曾把创造力和工作放在第一，经常忽视吃饭，锻炼，甚至从桌边站起来。

　　I spent the whole year in non-stop pain– constant doctors which only caused me to feel depressed¹, sad and useless.

　　我花了整整一年的时间不停地找医生治疗，而这些只会让我感到沮丧、悲伤和无助。

　　I now realize that how I feel physically(and mentally) is more important than the work I create.

　　我现在意识到，比起我创作的作品，身心健康更为重要。

　　Taking care of myself includes all natural remedies such as acupuncture², herbs and vitamins as my only form ofmedicine.

　　我照顾自己的方法包括所有的自然疗法，如针灸、草药和维生素（唯一可以算药物的东西）。

　　I'm learning how to say no to social pressures, in favor of my own well being.

　　为了有利于我自己的幸福，我在学习如何对社会压力说“不”。

　　【知识点讲解】

　　Take care of 照顾； 杀掉； 对付； 抵消

　　例句：

　　There was no one else to take care of their children.

　　没有别人可以照料他们的孩子。

　　You have to learn to take care of your possessions.

　　你得学会保管好自己的财物。

　　He wouldn't have the time or money to take care of me.

　　他既不会有时间也不会有钱来照顾我。

1 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

2 acupuncture   

n.针灸，针刺法，针疗法

参考例句：

• Written records show that acupuncture dates back to the Song Dynasty.文字记载表明，宋朝就已经有了针灸。
• It's known that acupuncture originated in China.众所周知，针灸起源于中国。