As the man by the window described all this in exquisite detail，the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene.
Days and weeks passed.[B]One morning，the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window，who had died peacefully in his sleep.She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.
As soon as it seemed appropriate，the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window.The nurse was happy to make the switch，and after making sure he was comfortable，she left him alone.
Slowly，painfully，he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside.He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed.It faced a blank wall.
[C]The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window.The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall.She said，"Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you."
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A The man in the other bed began to Iive for those one-hour periods where his worId wouId be broadened and enIivened by aII the activity and coIor of the worId outside.
睡在另一张床上的人开始盼望那一小时的生活。每当那时，他的生命就会因窗外的一切活动和窗外的多姿多彩生活而变得豁达和愉快。
本句话为定语从句，切不可认为是where引导的地点状语从句，因为先行词为period故引导词用where=in which。
B One morning，the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths onIy to find the IifeIess body of the man by the window，who had died peacefuIIy in his sIeep.
一天早晨，当值白班的护士为他们提来洗澡水，看到的却是窗口那个男人的尸体，他已经在睡梦中安然去世了。
only to find出乎某人意料的是……。例如：I walked all the way from home to the library，only to find it closed.我从家里一路走到图书馆，不料已经关门了。
C The man asked the nurse what couId have compeIIed his deceased roommate who had described such wonderfuI things outside this window.
这个人问护士是什么促使他过世的室友描绘出窗外那么丰富的世界的。
本句为复合句，其中包括了一个由what引导的宾语从句，一个由who引导的定语从句，其先行词为roommate。
Benefits From Occasional Stress 从偶尔的压力中受益
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生活中我们往往会被这样或那样的压力所缠绕，但事情总是有两面性。压力给你困惑的同时，也会给你带来动力，让你精神饱满地去处理事情。所以面对偶尔的压力，我们不能放弃，自我逃避；我们要学会从偶尔的压力中获益，而不是成为压力的牺牲品。
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"Humans should not try to avoid stress any more than they would shun food，love or exercise."Said Dr.Hans Selye，the fl rst physician to document the effects of stress on the body.[A]While here's on question that continuous stress is harmful，several studies suggest that challenging situations in which you're able to rise to the occasion can be good for you.
[B]In a 2001 study of 158 hospital nurses，those who faced considerable work demands but coped with the challenge were more likely to say they were in good health than those who felt they couldn't get the job done.In a study at the Academic Center for Dentistry in Amsterdam，researchers put volunteers through two stressful experiences.In the first，a timed task that required memorizing a list followed by a short test subjects through a gory video on surgical procedures.Those who did well on the memory test had an increase in levels of immunoglobulin A，an antibody that's the body's fl rst line of defense against germs.The video-watchers experienced a downturn in the antibody.
Stress prompts the body to produce certain stress hormones.In short these hormones have a positive effect，including improved memory function."They can help nerve cells handle information and put it into storage，"says Dr.Bruce McEwen of Rockefeller University in New York.[C]But in the long run these hormones can have a harmful effect on the body and brain.
"Sustained stress is not good for you，"says Richard Morimoto，a researcher at Northwestern University in Illinois studying the effects of stress on Iongevity，"It's the occasional burst of stress or brief exposure to stress that could be protective."
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析 Sentence Structures
A WhiIe here's on question that continuous stress is harmfuI，severaI studies suggest that chaIIenging situations in which you're abIe to rise to the occasion can be good for you.
尽管大家都知道持续性压力是有害的，但一些研究表明挑战性的情形下你要是能够振作起来对你有好处。
该句子中包含了用in which引导的定语从句，先行词为situations。
B In a 2001 study of 158 hospitaI nurses，those who faced considerabIe work demands but coped with the chaIIenge were more IikeIy to say they were in good heaIth than those who feIt they couIdn't fet the job done.
在2001年一项研究158名医院护士的报告中，那些面临巨大工作要求但最终战胜挑战的护士比那些认为自己不胜任的护士健康状况更好。
cope with处理，应付。例如：We can certainly cope with these enemy forces and even with larger ones.我们当然对付得了这些敌军，甚至更多些也不在乎。
C But in the Iong run these hormones can have a harmfuI effect on the body and brain.
但从长远看，这些激素对大脑和身体都有不良影响。
in the long run从长远看来。例如：In the long run prices are bound to rise.从长远看，物价肯定要涨。
Genius 天才
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我们所知道的往往是天才们杰出的一面，其实在他们的背后都有一段我们不了解的故事。天才的一生并非都扮演着天才的角色，他们也走了很长的艰难的路才成为天才。多想一想爱迪生、达尔文等人的成才经历，你会相信，时间会证明你的价值。
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You and your parents can stop worrying--Edison，Darwin and lots of more were far from being geniuses in their teens.
History books seldom mention it，but the truth is that many of our greatest figures were practically"beatniks"when they were teenagers.
So，young men and women，if you suffer from the same symptoms，don't despair.[A]The world was built by men and women whose parents worried that they would"never amount to a hill of beans".You don't hear too much about their early failure because parents prefer to cite more inspiring examples.