新视野大学英语(第三版)视听说3 音视频脚本(15)

M: I woke up this morning, looked out at Mount Rainier for 45 minutes thinking about him. It was his favorite mountain, and from the time when I was seven years old until he died last year, every year, every year we would go hiking and camping together up that mountain at least three or four times. W: Wow. That’s my favorite place, too. I love all the blue and yellow lowers that cover the slopes in early summer.

M: He loved those flowers, too, and we had baskets and bunches of them at the funeral.

W: That sounds really special. Those little details can be such a comfort.

M: Yes, it was a reminder of our happiest memories together. Honestly, I hope to die as peacefully as he did. We had just come home from a five-day hiking and camping trip in June. We had caught six fish for dinner and mom was preparing them in the kitchen. Dad sat down in his favorite green chair and had a heart attack and died quickly and peacefully.

W: It’s toug h to lose someone you love, but it sounds like he had a great life.

M: He certainly did. He was 78 when he died. A good life, though, a very good life.

W: Chris, take the day off. Maybe go hiking on Mount Rainier. It’s beautiful weather. It might make you feel better to hike up the mountain.

M: Sally, you’re a good boss and a good friend. Thanks.

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With the fierce competition at work or in school, you are often stressed out and easily offended. How can you relieve such stress? Follow the following tips to reduce your stress to manageable levels!

Avoid MUST think. You have to move away from the notion that you must do something in a certain way. For example, “I must get a great score on a test.” This thought pattern only adds to the stress you’ll feel. Evaluate your situation rationally and analytically, and not as a “life or death” situation.

Clean up the mess. Don’t study in a messy or crowded area. Clear yourself a nice, open space that’s free from distractions.

Set manageable goals. Break l arge projects into smaller parts and you’ll feel a positive sense of accomplishment as you finish each part.

Imagine dumping your worries. Imagine yourself walking on a beautiful beach, carrying a sand bucket. Stop at a good spot and put your worries into the bucket. Drop the bucket and watch

as it drifts away into the ocean.

Think good thoughts. Create a set of positive but brief assumptions and mentally repeat them to yourself just before you fall asleep at night, and you will feel a lot more positive in the morning.

Imagine yourself succeeding. Close your eyes and remember a real-life situation in which you did well. Imagine facing your stressful situation with the same feeling of confidence.

Use your bed for sleeping, not studying. Your mind may start to associate your bed with work, which will make it harder for you to fall asleep.

Listen to relaxing music. If you want to play music, keep it low in the background. Classical music especially can aid the learning process.

Apply these tips to your own life, soon you’ll find fewer and fewer situations to feel stressful about.