白领英语晨读-008 Give Yourself a Relaxing Day 给自己放松

The time you spend at the office may be the most stressful part of your day, but it doesn't have to be. You have a greater ability to shape your office environment than you may realize.

Take breaks throughout the day. It will help clear your mind and relieve pressure. Something as simple as going to the water cooler for a drink may do the trick.

To help your workday go smoothly¹, try pacing your activities: Do more demanding work in the morning, when your energy level is higher, and easier work later in the day, when you may be tired.

Try listening to music recordings², such as a pounding surf or songbirds, to help you relax. Such tapes are sold commercially. Use headphones if you'll be listening to them in the middle of the workday.

Get to work early or stay late once a week. You may be able to accomplish more when you vary your routine.

If your stress comes from job insecurity, take stock of yourself.Update your resume, and remind yourself of your skills and strengths. Also, make sure you keep up with new developments in your field. This will make you valuable to employers.

Don't let work rumors³, which are usually false, cause you worry. A co-worker may just be thinking out loud about worst-case scenarios⁴.

在办公室里度过的时光可能是你一天中最紧张的一段时间,但是这种情况是可以改变的.你有很强的能力来营造良好的办公气氛,只是你可能并没有意识到自己的这种能力。

一天中偶尔小憩一会儿，这会使你头脑清醒，并缓解压力，你可以做些简单的事情，例如去冷水机旁喝水，这样就可以达到休息的目的。

为了使你的工作日一切顺利，试着有条不紊地安排工作：上午精力相对充沛时多做一些要求较高的工作；下午感动疲劳时做一些较轻松的工作。

试着听听音乐，这有助于你放松身心，例如听听海浪拍打岩石或鸟儿歌唱的声音。这些磁带市面上都有卖。如果你在工作中听音乐的话，最好使用耳机。

一周中有一天早点上班，晚点下班，通过这种方式来改变日常惯例，这样你可能会完成更多的工作。

如果你的压力来自工作的不安全感，你可以对自己进行评估，更新简历，提高自己自身的技能和实力。当然，你也要确保跟上所在领域的发展，这样可以保证你对于老板来说是有价值的。

不要为了工作中的谣言而烦恼，它们往往是不可信的。你的同事可能只注意到工作中最坏的情况。

1 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

2 recordings   

n.记录( recording的名词复数 )；录音；录像；唱片

参考例句：

• a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
• old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐

3 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 scenarios   

n.[意]情节；剧本；事态；脚本

参考例句：

• Further, graphite cores may be safer than non-graphite cores under some accident scenarios. 再者，根据一些事故解说，石墨堆芯可比非石墨堆芯更安全一些。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• Again, scenarios should make it clear which modes are acceptable to users in various contexts. 同样，我们可以运用场景剧本来搞清楚在不同情境下哪些模式可被用户接受。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓