Put the Glass Down
First listen and then answer the questions.
1. What was the aim of the lecturer when he held a glass of water?
2. What was the effective method to reduce pressure?
A lecturer was giving a lecture to his students on stress management. He raised a glass of water and asked the audience, “How heavy do you think this glass of water is?”
The students’answers ranged from 20g to 500g.
“It does not matter on the absolute weight. It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance. It is the exact same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.
“If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier.
“What you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again.”
We have to put down the burden periodically, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.
So before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down.Don’ t carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can.
Life is short, enjoy it!!
一位老师正在给学生们讲解如何处理压力。他把一杯水举起来，问大家：“你们估计这杯水会有多重?”
学生们的答案从20克到500克不等。
“这杯水的重量其实由你举的时间来决定，而与它的实际重量无关。我要是举一分钟，肯定没问题；但要是举一小时，右臂就会酸疼；若举一天，那你们就该叫救护车了。它的实际重量并没有改变，只是我举的时间越长，就会觉得它越沉重。
“如果我们始终都肩负担子，总会有熬不住的时候，担子也会变得更加沉重。
“你只需放下杯子，歇息一会儿后再举起来。”
我们一定要不时地将负担放下，如此才有利于精力的恢复，继续新的征程。
因此，今晚下班回家后，不要再去想工作的事情，不要把工作压力带回家。你可以第二天再担负起它。
不管你此刻肩负怎样的重担，如果可以，都要将其卸下，休息一会儿。
生命暂短，尽情享受吧!
Ace in the Hole
Keywords and expressions
1. audience
作名词：观众，听众
例：She felt nervous at having to sing before such a large audience.
为这么多听众演唱，她感到很紧张。
2. ambulance
作名词：救护车
例：He was sent to hospital by ambulance.
救护车将他送往医院。
Chuck is Practice
Listen again, try to use this method to manage your pressure from life
or work.
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Now a Try
How do you understand about the teacher’s words?
