与焦虑共处
Living with anxiety — Chinese reading, HSK 7–9
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在快节奏的现代社会，焦虑几乎成了一种“流行病”：工作上担心被同龄人超越，生活中担心错过重要的信息，连休息时都难免心神不宁。
zài kuài jié zòu de xiàn dài shè huì jiāo lǜ jī hū chéng le yì zhǒng liú xíng bìng gōng zuò shàng dān xīn bèi tóng líng rén chāo yuè shēng huó zhōng dān xīn cuò guò zhòng yào de xìn xī lián xiū xi shí dōu nán miǎn xīn shén bù níng
In fast-paced modern society anxiety has almost become an "epidemic": at work we worry about being overtaken by our peers, in life about missing important information, and even at rest we can't help feeling uneasy.
心理学家指出，适度的焦虑并非坏事，它能促使人提前做好准备，在危险面前保持警觉。真正有害的是长期的、过度的焦虑，它会消耗精力，甚至引发失眠、头痛等身体症状。
xīn lǐ xué jiā zhǐ chū shì dù de jiāo lǜ bìng fēi huài shì tā néng cù shǐ rén tí qián zuò hǎo zhǔn bèi zài wēi xiǎn miàn qián bǎo chí jǐng jué zhēn zhèng yǒu hài de shì cháng qī de guò dù de jiāo lǜ tā huì xiāo hào jīng lì shèn zhì yǐn fā shī mián tóu tòng děng shēn tǐ zhèng zhuàng
Psychologists point out that moderate anxiety isn't a bad thing: it prompts us to prepare ahead and stay alert in the face of danger. What's truly harmful is long-term, excessive anxiety, which drains energy and can even cause physical symptoms such as insomnia and headaches.
与其试图彻底消除焦虑，不如学会与它和平共处：承认它的存在，分清哪些事情可以掌控、哪些只能顺其自然。正如一句老话所说：尽人事，听天命。
yǔ qí shì tú chè dǐ xiāo chú jiāo lǜ bù rú xué huì yǔ tā hé píng gòng chǔ chéng rèn tā de cún zài fēn qīng nǎ xiē shì qing kě yǐ zhǎng kòng nǎ xiē zhǐ néng shùn qí zì rán zhèng rú yí jù lǎo huà suǒ shuō jìn rén shì tīng tiān mìng
Rather than trying to eliminate anxiety completely, it's better to learn to live with it: acknowledge it, and distinguish what you can control from what you must leave to take its course. As the old saying goes: do your best and leave the rest to fate.
生詞
同龄人 tónglíngrén peers
超越 chāoyuè to surpass
心神不宁 xīnshénbùníng uneasy, restless
适度 shìdù moderate
警觉 jǐngjué alertness
消耗 xiāohào to consume, drain
彻底 chèdǐ thoroughly
顺其自然 shùnqízìrán to let things take their course