Scene 139 压力

Scene 139　压力

❶ 当感觉有压力时，我就喜欢睡觉。When I feel under pressure, I like to go to sleep.

对话 A: What do you do to blow off steam? 你通常做什么释放压力？

B: When I feel under pressure, I like to go to sleep. 当感觉有压力时，我就喜欢睡觉。

❷ 当你感到有压力的时候，好好休息一下。Have a good rest when you are experiencing stress.

❸ 工作压力大是饮食过量的主要原因。Stress at work is the biggest cause of over-eating.

对话 A: Stress at work is the biggest cause of over-eating. 工作压力大是饮食过量的主要原因。

B: No wonder I became fat recently. 怪不得我最近变胖了。

❹ 旅游是我最佳的放松方式。Travelling is the best way to get myself relaxed.

❺ 最近我总是很难入睡。I have been having a hard time falling asleep lately.

对话 A: You look tired. Have you not been sleeping well last night? 你看上去很疲惫。昨晚没睡好吗？

B: I have been having a hard time falling asleep lately, so in the daytime I feel sleepy and tired. 最近我总是很难入睡，所以白天又困又累。

❻ 我真的被工作压垮了。I am really overwhelmed¹ by the workload².

同类表达 I'm swamped³ by e-mails; I have tons of work to deal with. 我被邮件淹没了，有一大堆工作要处理。

❼ 不要承担太多能力范围之外的事情。Don't take on more than you can handle.

同类表达 You cannot deal with all these by yourself. Don't be so hard on yourself. 你做不了这么多事的。别对自己太苛刻了。

❽ 我压力很大。I'm under a lot of pressure.

同类表达 I'm stressed out. 我压力太大了。

❾ 你需要做的是放松心情。What you need to do is to relax.

❿ 深呼吸可以缓解压力。Breathing deeply reduces stress.

同类表达 Just take a deep breath and get yourself relaxed. 深呼吸，让自己放松一下。

1 overwhelmed   

[ overwhelm ]的过去式

参考例句：

• She was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt. 她感到愧疚难当。
• If (one was) overwhelmed by passion, it could lead to serious blunders. 当感情完全淹没理智时，就可能铸成大错。

2 workload   

n.作业量，工作量

参考例句：

• An assistant one day a week would ease my workload.每周有一天配一个助手就会减轻我的工作负担。
• He's always grousing about the workload.他总是抱怨工作量大。

3 swamped   

泥沼状的

参考例句：

• The department was swamped with job applications. 面对纷至沓来的求职申请，这个部门疲于应对。
• Headquarters was swamped by an avalanche of applications for battle assignments. 请战书像雪片似地飞向指挥部。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》