As everyone knows, stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. As the pace of modern life continues to increase, we are always feeling on the go from morning till night. And it is hard to slow down. Therefore, stress goes hand in hand with the life in a competitive society.

　　Different people, however, think of stress quite differently. Some believe that stress is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. They are of the opinion that a certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. Others argue that stress contributes to one‘s mental decline and hence endangers his health. According to them, relaxation, the opposite of stress, is essential for a healthy mind and body.

　　Personally, I‘m in favor of the former view. I think it is impossible to avoid stress when one is entirely devoted to the career he pursues. In my opinion, it is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.

翻譯：

大家都知道，壓力是日常生活中自然的一部分，這是沒有辦法避免的。隨著現(xiàn)代生活的節(jié)奏不斷加快，我們總是感覺在從早忙到晚。是很難慢下來。因此，在這個競爭的社會壓力和生活總是并存。

不同的人，然而，對壓力的看法不同。有些人認為，壓力并不是通常所認為的壞事。他們認為，一定的壓力是至關重要的，可以給生活提供動機和目的。另外一些人反駁說，壓力會使一個人的智力衰退，從而危及健康。據(jù)他們說，放松，相反于壓力，是身心健康必需的。

就我個人而言，我贊成前一種觀點。我認為當一個人完全投入到他所從事的事業(yè)沒有壓力是不可能的。我認為，只有當壓力失去控制時它才可以導致業(yè)績不佳和健康狀況不良。