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1、Unit9TextABeforeReadingReadingAfterReadingCONTENTSVocabularyPracticeEnjoyEnglishBeforeReading“Freehug,comeon”Whenyouarefeelingdown,it’sgoodtofindcomfortinafriend,orperhapsevenastranger.ThisgroupinHongKongisgivingouthugstohelppeopleinthisfinancialcapitalfeelbetterduringtheglobalecon
2、omiccrisis.“Peopleneedscare,andlove,andwereallywanttosendandshareourloveandcare.”HongKongisalreadyastressed-outfast-pacecity.ButnowthisplacelikeNewYorkandLondonisgrapplingwiththeworldwidecreditcrunch,anditseconomyisinatechnicalrecession.“Peoplearegettingtoapointoffeelingquiteanxiou
3、s.”Thebiggestsourceoftheiranxiety—jobsecurity.“Peoplehavingdifficultyinfallingasleep,ortheymayfindthemselvesevenatwork,theyareunabletoconcentrate,theywouldtalkaboutwithinthecompanythistension,theyfeeltheotherdepartments,otherteammaycomeandstealtheirclients.”DealingwithstressBeforeR
4、eadingEmotionsaren’tonlyrunninghighintheoffice.InHongKong,hundredstooktothestreets,afterlosingachunkoftheirsavingsinbondsofthenowbankruptUSinvestmentfirmLehmanBrothers.SocialservicesorganizationslikeCaritasarereachingouttothosesuffering.Thegrouprecentlysetupagovernment-fundedcounse
5、linghotline,andinthefirstmonthreceivedoverathousandcalls.“Theycallbecausetheydon’tknowwhattodonextafterlosingtheirsavings.Theyfinditreallydifficulttoacceptsuchaharshrealityandchangethewayofliving.”Sowhatarethebestwaystomanagestressintheseuncertaintimes?Exercise,layoffthealcohol,get
6、somerest,andtrynottoplaytoomanymindgameswithyourself.“Theywouldtrytoguess,guessthesituation,lookingatthe,youknow,thesupervisor,youknow,havingameetingwithacoupleofpeopleorthinking‘oh,myGod’.Youknow,isittheonethat,youknow,deliveringthebadnews,orisnextonewouldbeme,importantlyit’stoslo
7、wdown.”BeforeReading1.Whatdoyouknowaboutstress?Haveyouhadmomentsofstress?2.Whatdoyouthinkarethecommoncausesofstress?Watchandanswerthefollowingquestions:Andspendtimewithfamily,ormaybesomenew-foundfriends.Evenifthattoo,mightgiveyoualittlebitofstress.FreehugYonerSien,CNN,HongKong.Chin
8、eseReadingHowtoCopewithStr