How to Deal with Stress

　　Stress is a state of being upset that happens when we are under pressure. both our feelings and our bodies get upset. We can even get emotionally and physically sick if we have too much stress for too long.stress can come at us from every direction.for instance, it can come from fights with other people. It can come when we have too many things to do and too little time to do them. It can also come when we do not have enough money to pay for what we want.since stress can make us sick, we have to learn how to deal with it. There are good ways and bad ways to do so. We should deal with stress in good ways, of course. Good ways to cut down on stress include changing our lifestyles. for example, we can learn either to get along with people or to stay away from them. We can decide what to do now, what to do later, and what to leave off doing forever. We can also figure out how to get money or we can cut down on what we want.

　　We should not deal with stress in bad ways because bad ways to cut down on stress just lead to more troubles, for example, skipping out and leaving our work undone, blaming our problems on someone else, stealing or cheating.

　　stress [stres] n. 緊張，壓力

　　figure ['figə] n. 圖形，數(shù)字，形狀; 人物，外形，體型

　　upset [ʌp'set] adj. 心煩的，苦惱的，不安的

　　pressure ['preʃə] n. 壓力，壓強(qiáng)，壓迫