anxiety
n. uneasy thoughts or fears about what may happen; troubled, worried, or uneasy feeling 焦虑；忧虑

self-medication
n. the act of taking medicines without the advice of a doctor 自我药疗

over-the-counter
a. (of medicine) that can be sold and bought without a doctor's prescription （药）无医生处方也可合法出售的

habit-forming
a. (esp. of medicine, a drug, etc.) that can become impossible to stop taking because one's body begins to need it （尤指药物、毒品等）易使人上瘾的

efficiency
n. the ability to do things without waste of time or energy 效率

relaxation
n. 1. 松驰，放松
2. 休息；消遣；娱乐

* relax
v. 1. make or become less active or worried 放松，（使）轻松
2. make (effort or control) less severe 使…松懈；放宽

* strive
vi. try hard; make efforts 努力；奋斗

Phrases and Expressions

take it easy
refrain from hard work; relax 不过于劳累；放松

go through
undergo; experience 经历；经受

pull out
(of a vehicle) move out from the side of the road, or from its normal position to overtake （车辆）为超车而驶离路边或正常位置

tighten up
become tight or tighter 绷紧

for now
for this time; until a later time 目前；暂时

make time
find or gain time 腾出时间；争取时间

have fun
enjoy oneself 玩得开心

check off
mark, especially on a list, as finished or requiring no further attention 核对后打勾；勾销

in the first place
at the beginning of the discussion of a matter; to start with 最初；原先

on sb.'s advice/on the advice of sb.
according to the advice given by sb. 按照某人的劝告

tune out
ignore; stop paying attention to 不理会

(get) out of hand
(get) out of control 失去控制

Proper Names

Louis E. Kopolow
路易斯·E·科珀洛（男子名）

Wayne Weiten
韦恩·魏滕（男子名）

Hans Selye
汉斯·泽利厄（男子名）