New Era Academic English Integrated Course(I)] found that participants'blood vessels were narrowing by up to 50 percent during the stress-inducing cip,while vessel dilation in people who watched a funny clip increased 22 percent.After just 15 minutes of laughing. volunteers got the same vascular benefit as they would from spending 15 to 30 minutes at the gym or taking a daily statin. 7 Listen to the Music Medical science is now proving what people have known for hundreds of years:that music is deeply healing. In one study.researchers found that listening to music 25 minutes daily for four weeks resulted in a 12 mm Hg reduction in systolic blood pressure(the top number)and a 5 mm Hg decrease in diastolic blood pressure(the bottom number).Results like these are equivalent to the benefit of taking a strong blood pressure medication. The calming effect of music is so powerful that listening to relaxing music before cardiac surgery was more effective at reducing stress than a sedative medication. 8 And a group who listened to music after surgery fared better than patients who received the sedative.One theory is that music acts directly on the body's autonomic nervous system,which is responsible for heart rate and blood pressure. 9 Cuddle Up During childhood visits to the doctor.I remember feeling that everything would be fine when my pediatrician would place his hand on my upper shoulder as he listened to my lungs.Early in my training.I did the same thing to my patients.Several studies support the idea that interpersonal touch has important heart-health benefits.In one study,women who received frequent hugs from their partner showed reduced heart rates and blood pressure as well as higher levels of the powerful neurotransmitter oxytocin,which leads to blood vessel dilation. (637 words) 预习任务词汇学习 Word Building Skill一Analogy(类比法) Analogy is a word formation process by which words or phrases are created according to the existing patterns in the language.In other words.a new word or a new phrase is coined by an analogy between a newly created one and an existing one For example,."talkathon”(马拉松式的冗长演说)，a new word in modern English,is derived from"marathon” (Coursebook-p.68)A.There are some analogical words with their origins in the following table.Translate them into Chinese.The first one has been done as an example.Consult the dictionary where necessary. Origin Analogical word Chinese meaning white-collar/blue-collar 1)gold-collar 2)）gray-collar 3)pink-collar landscape 4)seascape 5)moonscape Baby-sit 6)house-sit high-rise 7)low-rise overproduce 8)underproduce broadcast 9)narrowcast (pp.68-69)B.The boldfaced words in the following sentences are analogical words.Translate them into Chinese and figure out their origins.Consult the dictionary where necessary. 2 New Era Academic English Integrated Course (II) [外教社] 2 found that participants’ blood vessels were narrowing by up to 50 percent during the stress-inducing clip, while vessel dilation in people who watched a funny clip increased 22 percent. After just 15 minutes of laughing, volunteers got the same vascular benefit as they would from spending 15 to 30 minutes at the gym or taking a daily statin. 7 Listen to the Music Medical science is now proving what people have known for hundreds of years: that music is deeply healing. In one study, researchers found that listening to music 25 minutes daily for four weeks resulted in a 12 mm Hg reduction in systolic blood pressure (the top number) and a 5 mm Hg decrease in diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number). Results like these are equivalent to the benefit of taking a strong blood pressure medication. The calming effect of music is so powerful that listening to relaxing music before cardiac surgery was more effective at reducing stress than a sedative medication. 8 And a group who listened to music after surgery fared better than patients who received the sedative. One theory is that music acts directly on the body’s autonomic nervous system, which is responsible for heart rate and blood pressure. 9 Cuddle Up During childhood visits to the doctor, I remember feeling that everything would be fine when my pediatrician would place his hand on my upper shoulder as he listened to my lungs. Early in my training, I did the same thing to my patients. Several studies support the idea that interpersonal touch has important heart-health benefits. In one study, women who received frequent hugs from their partner showed reduced heart rates and blood pressure as well as higher levels of the powerful neurotransmitter oxytocin, which leads to blood vessel dilation. (637 words) 预习任务-词汇学习 Word Building Skill — Analogy (类比法) Analogy is a word formation process by which words or phrases are created according to the existing patterns in the language. In other words, a new word or a new phrase is coined by an analogy between a newly created one and an existing one. For example, “talkathon” (马拉松式的冗长演说), a new word in modern English, is derived from “marathon”. (Coursebook-p.68) A. There are some analogical words with their origins in the following table. Translate them into Chinese. The first one has been done as an example. Consult the dictionary where necessary. Origin Analogical word Chinese meaning white-collar/ blue-collar 1) gold-collar 2) gray-collar 3) pink-collar landscape 4) seascape 5) moonscape Baby-sit 6) house-sit high-rise 7) low-rise overproduce 8) underproduce broadcast 9) narrowcast (pp.68-69) B. The boldfaced words in the following sentences are analogical words. Translate them into Chinese and figure out their origins. Consult the dictionary where necessary