People have different ways of escaping the stress and difficulties of modern life. Some read; some exercise; others work in their gardens. What do you think are the best ways of reducing stress? Use specific details and examples to support your answer. Stress is one of our biggest enemies. It affects our health, our personality, and our relationships with others. In order to get rid of stress, I first have to identify the cause. I have different antidotes to stress depending on the cause. The most common types of stress I face are with work, with friends, and with myself. Work-related stress is the easiest to combat. I simply stop working for a while. If I find myself picking up the same piece of paper four times a day and never doing anything with it, I blame stress. If I find myself staring at the computer without finishing a report, I blame stress. The best thing to do is to do something else. Sometimes, I get up from my desk and go down the hall to talk to my colleagues, but I don't talk about work-related subjects. Other times, I will take a short walk around the block and get some fresh air. Work-related stress can be cured by getting away from the work. Stress caused by friends is more difficult to cure. Often the cause is more complicated. My friends could have a personal problem that causes them and me both anxiety. Or my friends could be angry at me or vice versa. Here, the cure for stress is talking about the problem and being with my friends. Unlike work, you can't walk away from your friends. Stress I cause myself is also not so easy to get rid of. If I feel bothered by an exam or anxious about the future, there is very little for me to do. I just have to tell myself that I can only do my best and leave the rest up to fate. It is import!ant to try to lead a stress-free life. If you can avoid stress by walking away from it (like at work), talking through it (like with your friends) or facng it head on (like with yourself), your health, personality and relationships will benefit. Ⅰ구성 및 전개 발전(Organization & Development) 서론에서는 “스트레스는 우리의 가장 커다란 적이다.”고 자기 의견을 제시하며 3가지 유형의 스트레스에 대하여 설명하겠다는 것을 나타내고, 본론에서는 세 가지 예를 들어 그 견해를 뒷받침하고 결론에서는 It is import!ant ～로 Essay를 정리하고 있다. Ⅱ표현 및 작문 문법 (Expression!s & Syntactic Variety) 69.1 an antidote to(=against/ for) ～: ～에 대한 해독제(구실을 하는 것). Education is an antidote for ignorance. (교육은 무지에 대한 치료법이다.) 69.2 depending on ～: ～에 따라서[좌우되어] ※ I tend to have a different answer, depending on the family. 전치사처럼 사용되는 현재분사이다. 69.3 combat stress = get rid of stress 69.4 find myself picking up the same piece of paper four time a day 하루에 4번씩 똑 같은 서류를 집어 올리는 것을 알게 되다. ※ find oneself + 현재분사」～하게 됨을 알게 되다. I found myself having more fun than I had had in years. 69.5 cause them and me both anxiety : 그들과 나에게 모두 걱정을 하게 하다. ※ 동사 cause는 2개의 목적어를 취할 수 있는 이른바 「수여동사」사용될 수 있다. This was a genuine mistake, but it did cause me some worry. 69.6 my friends could be angry at me or vice versa : 내 친구들이 나에게 화를 낼 수도 있고 나 또한 그들에게 화를 낼 수 도 있다. ※라틴어. vice versa(=in the opposite way from that just stated; conversely)는 고급 회화에서 사용빈도가 높은 표현이다. The sun exerts a pull on the earth, and vice versa. (태양은 지구를 끌어 당기는데, 그 반대도 사실이다.) (=The sun exerts a pull on the earth, and the reverse is also true.) 69.7 a cure for ～: ～에 대한 치료(약이나 치료수단). There is still no cure or a cold. 69.8 Stress I cause myself is also not so easy to get rid of. = It's not so easy to get rid of stress I caused myself. ※ to부정사에 딸린 전치사의 목적어가 문장의 앞으로 나가는 것이 자연스러운 표현이다. She is easy to work with. 69.9 be up to ～: ～에게 달려있다. It was up to her to make it right, no matter how long it took. 69.10 lead a stress-free life : 스트레스 없는 삶을 영위하다. ※ 접미사 -free는 ‘나쁜 것이 없는; ～에 구애받지 않는; 상관없는’이라는 뜻으로 문어체에서 많이 사용된다. culture-free : 문화에 구애받지 않는. sugar-free : (몸에 나쁜 설탕)없는. pollution-free : 오염 없는