Pressure seems to be a natural part in our daily life in this competitive society. Like it or not there is always pressure of one kind or another. And it seems there is hardly any way to avoid it or get rid of it. Moreover, as the pace of modern life continues to quicken, pressure seems to be on the increase all the time.

　　壓力似乎是在這個競爭激烈的社會中我們日常生活中很自然的一部分。不管喜歡還是不喜歡，總是有一種或另一種壓力。似乎沒有任何辦法來避免或擺脫它。此外，隨著現代生活的節奏不斷加快，壓力似乎一直在增長。

　　Different people have different ideas about pressure. Some hold that pressure is something very vicious. If there is too much of it, it will lead to the decline of one's physical and mental health. So they are always complaining about it or trying to flee from it. They think, only relaxation, the opposite of pressure, is what we should desire. On the other hand, others argue that pressure is not as bad as is often thought. In fact a certain amount of pressure is essential to provide motivation and meaning to our life. It is pressure that propels our progress and contributes to our success.

　　關于壓力不同的人有不同的想法。有些人認為壓力是很邪惡的東西。如果壓力太大，這將導致一個人的身體和精神健康下降。所以他們總是抱怨或試圖逃避它。他們認為，只有放松（與壓力相對的）才是我們應該渴望的。另一方面，其他人認為壓力并不像我們通常想的那么壞。事實上，一定程度的壓力是提供動機和我們的生活意義的關鍵。是壓力推動我們的進步有助于我們成功。

　　Personally, I'm in favor of the latter idea. I believe that a little pressure is certainly an important incentive in life. It is only when the pressure gets out of control can it lead to poor performance and bad health. Since it is impossible to avoid pressure, certainly there is no sense trying to do so or complaining about it.

　　就我個人而言，我支持后者的觀點。我相信有點壓力的確是生活中重要的激勵。只有當壓力失去控制，才會導致糟糕的表現和不好的健康狀況。既然壓力無法避免，當然試圖避免或抱怨都是毫無意義的。