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Middle paragraph – explanation ②
第4部 内容理解（中文）: argumentative essay with REVERSE structure — 常識（小さいストレスのほうがいい）→しかし、専門家に言わせると… Tip: when encountering 「しかし」「なぜなら」「反対に」, underline it, the main idea always comes after しかし. Indicative questions from 「そうしている」 → find the nearest action ahead (解決せずそのままにする).
人間関係のこと、勉強や仕事のことなど、いろいろなストレスが原因で病気になることは少なくない。ストレスなど全くない生活をしてみたいものだが、なかなかそうはいかない。
どうせストレスから逃げられないのならば、大きなストレスよりも、がまんできるぐらいの小さなストレスのほうがまだいいと思うだろう。しかし、専門家に言わせると、このがまんできるぐらいのストレスが一番問題なのだという。なぜなら、受けたストレスをがまんできると思うと、人はそれを解決せずそのままにしてしまうからだ。そして、そうしているうちに、心や体を壊してしまうというのだ。反対に、大きなストレスはつらいものだが、何とかそれを解決しようという力を起こさせ、人が成長するきっかけになることも多いという。
ストレスが心や体をこわす原因になるかどうかは、その大小ではなく、乗り越えようとする気持ちと関係があるようだ。
Explanation: After 「しかし、専門家に言わせると」: このがまんできるぐらいのストレスが一番問題 → i.e. Small stress is worrying → ③. ①② is the general content of the article, not expert advice. ④ speech 「なかなかそうはいかない」(impossible).
What do experts say about stress?
① Human relationships, studies, work... all become stressful. · ② There are also cases where stress is the cause of health damage. · ③ Small stress is the most troublesome thing. · ④ You should live a completely stress-free life.
Explanation: そう replaces the action immediately before: がまんできる(=小さな)ストレスを解決せずそのままにしてしまう → ③.
「While doing so」— refers to what?
① While under great stress · ② While trying to deal with major stress · ③ While leaving small stresses alone · ④ While living life completely stress-free
Explanation: Main idea: If minor stress is left untreated, it will damage both body and mind → ③. ① reverse the meaning of the article. ② the word 必ず is too absolute. ④ clear article 大きなストレスはつらいものだ.
Which idea is correct about the content of the article?
① If the stress is small and can be endured, there is nothing to worry about. · ② Great stress will definitely damage the mind and body. · ③ Even if it is a small stress, if not resolved, it can cause damage to the mind and body. · ④ Great stress is an opportunity to grow, so it's not miserable.
When it comes to relationships between people, studying or work... there are many cases of illness due to many types of stress. Everyone wants to try to live a completely stress-free life, but that's hard to do.
If we can't escape stress, then we probably think small, tolerable stress is still better than big stress. However, according to experts, it is this type of tolerable stress that is the biggest problem. Because when people think they can handle it, they will leave it alone without resolving it. And while we keep doing that, we damage both our mind and body. On the contrary, great stress is really painful, but it gives us the strength to deal with it somehow, and often becomes an opportunity for people to grow.
Whether or not stress becomes a cause of mental and physical destruction does not seem to depend on whether it is big or small, but on the will to overcome it.
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