放下玻璃杯 Put the glass down
英语课
A lecturer was giving a lecture to his student 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 1 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 2 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 3, so that we can be refreshed 4 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 moment if you can.
Life is short, enjoy it!!
adj.十足的；绝对的；不受任何限制的
- The first year of the course was an absolute doddle.第一年的课程简单极了。
- I look upon this as an absolute necessity.我认为这是绝对必要。
adv.逐渐地，日益地，逐渐增加地
- Rivers are being increasingly made use of by man. 河流正在日益为人类所利用。
- I find it increasingly difficult to live within my income.我发现靠收入过日子越来越难了。
ad.周期性地，定期地
- The geyser erupts periodically. 间歇泉周期性地喷发。
- Economic crises recur periodically. 经济危机周期性地发生。
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