工作压力大？三招教你放松身心(组图)

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三种缓和压力的好办法

　　上班族的工作压力通常很大，如果工作之余不能很好地放松调节，“时髦”的“白领综合症”就很容易找上门来。What events or activities do you normally get involved in after work? 让我们看看下面的这些放松身心的方式吧。

　　Visit friends 作客

　　Humans are social animals, and we have evolved to be in groups. It found that those who had a large network of friends outlived those with the fewest friends by 22%.

　　情景对话1：

　　玛丽打电话找汤姆，邀请他参加为吉姆举行的惊喜生日晚会。

　　Tom: (Answering the phone)Hello?

　　(接电话)喂？

　　Mary: Hello. May I speak to Tom please?

　　喂，我找汤姆。

　　Tom: Speaking.

　　请讲。

　　Mary: Hi, Tom, this is Mary. I'm a friend of Jim's.

　　汤姆，我是玛丽，吉姆的朋友。

　　Tom: Hi, Mary. Jim has told me about you. What's up?

　　你好，玛丽。吉姆提起过你，有什么事吗？

　　Mary: Today is Jim's birthday and we're having a party for him tonight. Do you think you could come?

　　今天是吉姆的生日，今晚我们想为他开个生日聚会，你能不能来？

　　Tom: Oh, I didn't know it was his birthday today. Sure. I'd love to come. What time and where?

　　哦，我还不知道今天是他生日。我当然乐意去，时间、地点呢？

　　Mary: Well, we're all meeting at Jim's neighbor's apartment at about seven thirty. It's at 789 Peace Street, Apartment 3.

　　好，我们打算7点半左右在他的邻居家碰面。地点是和平大街789号，3号公寓。

　　Tom: I'll be there. Do you want me to bring something?

　　我会去的，你想让我带点什么来吗？

　　Mary: Bring some flowers if you can.

　　如果可以，带一些花吧。

　　Tom: No problem. See you tonight.

　　没问题，晚上见。

　　Notes：

　　Appropriate gift

　　和中国人一样，在英、美、加等讲英语的国家，人们在拜访朋友或看望亲人时，比较重视用礼品表示礼节但礼品不一定贵重，具有特色就行，这是一条普遍适用的原则。在这一点上，和中国人送礼显然有些区别。一般来说，送鲜花、名酒、

　　礼品的价钱不重要，但礼品的包装很重要。礼品一般以交给女主人为宜。接受礼品时，人们习惯当场打开。要在打开礼品后马上表示欣赏和感谢，否则就是不礼貌。