小编导读：亲爱的筒子们~考研英语已经结束啦！阅读第一篇叙述的在家压力居然比工作还要大，有木有惊呆一群小伙伴？所以说你们真的了解压力吗？还有哪些你不知道的，有趣的压力小常识呢？就让小编为你解读一二吧！

Stress is the human body’s natural response to any change in the environment that requires an action, reaction, or adjustment to what’s normal. How a person handles it very much defines stress for that person. Here are interesting facts about stress:
压力是人类身体对环境任何改变——需要动作、反应或是对正常的调整——的自然反应，。一个人如何应对这些变化决定了所受压力的大小。以下是一些关于压力的有趣的事情：

1.Three-fourths of the human population undergo stress in varying levels in a 2-week period. The working population is particularly subject to emotional, physical, and mental stress.
4/5的人在两周的时间里不同程度上忍受着压力。工作的人尤其遭受着情感上的、身体上的和心理上的压力。

2.According to an opinion poll, the major cause for stress in nearly all countries surveyed is money. The less stressed are: Russia, France, and Italy.
根据意见投票，在几乎所有的参与调查的国家中，压力的主要根源是钱。压力较小的国家是：俄罗斯，法国和意大利。

3.Through generations, stress has effectively enhanced human survival because of its specific traits that jog your wakefulness and develop bodily functions.
代代相传，压力有效的加强了人类的生存能力，因为其特殊的特性能慢慢推动你的觉醒和增强身体机能。

4.Chewing gum eases, not only the jaw, but stress as well. Ancient Mayans and Greeks chomped on resin gum; stress sure had been around a long time.
嚼口香糖能放松，不仅是下巴的放松，对压力也有同效。古玛雅人和古希腊人大声地咀嚼树脂口香糖；压力确定已经存在很长一段时间了。

5.Cocoa and chocolate, which are rich in antioxidants, have been are known to reduce stress.
可可粉和巧克力——富含大量抗氧化物——有减压作用。

6.Chinese stress balls or Baoding balls are believed to alleviate stress because they apply force to pressure points on the hand.
中国压力球或是保定球据说可以减轻压力，因为它们能加强手上的压力点。

7.Stress is interconnected with the topmost causes of death globally: accidents, cancer, heart disease, suicide, lung disorders, and cirrhosis of the liver.
压力和全球排名最高的死因有直接关联：意外，癌症，心脏病，自杀，肺心病，还有肝硬化。

8.Laughter is usually the best natural medicine. It lowers levels of cortisol, adrenaline, and epinephrine, which are stress-aggravating hormones; and it releases feel-good hormones, such as, dopamine.
笑声通常是最好的天然良药。它可以降低皮质醇、肾上腺素、还有副肾素的水平指数，而它们是会加大压力的荷尔蒙；笑声释放感觉良好的荷尔蒙，例如多巴胺这样的，

9.Stress makes you stupid – Stress suppresses activity in the area of your brain responsible for rational thought, concentration, & short term memory. The more stress you have, the more this area is suppressed. This is why you “get stupid” in really stressful situations. If you’ve ever had a brain wreck during a run in with your boss, on a first date, or in the aftermath of a car accident you know what I’m talking about.
压力会让你变笨——压力抑制你大脑中负责理性思考、集中注意力和短时间记忆的活动区域。你压力越大，这个区域的抑制度越大。这就是为什么你在压力很大的时候会“变笨”。如果你在和你上司争执，或是第一次约会，会是经历车祸后余悸的大脑短路，你就会知道我在说什么。