【正确答案】
   有三种摧毁压力的武器¹。
   V1: There are three weapons you can use to fight stress¹.
   V2: There are three stress busters¹.
   走动走动：这比吃一块糖果给你带来的活力多一倍。
   V1: The first is walking, which will give you twice the energy of a candy.
   V2: First, take a short walk. It will give you twice as much energy as a candy bar.
   吃点东西或喝杯咖啡²也许能为你提供短暂的能量，但半小时后你会感到更紧张，精力也有所下降。
   V1: A little food or a coffee² may give your energy a boost for a short while, but in just a half hour, you will have greater tension and a reduced energy level.
   V2: A snack or a cup of coffee² may provide a short boost of energy, but half an hour later, they result in increased tension and a drop in energy.
   而³十分钟的快速行走能增加足以持续一个多小时的能量。
   V1: However³, a brisk walk for ten minutes can maintain a higher level of energy for more than one hour.
   V2: A ten-minute brisk walk, on the other hand³,  increases energy for an hour or more.
   根据对吸烟者和爱吃零食的人的研究观察，发现两组人在行走五分钟后就会获得相当多的能量，他们吸下一支烟或吃下一块糖果的时间也延长了一倍⁴。
   V1: A study of smokers and snackers found that the two groups gained more energy after a five-minute walk, and the time for them to need the next cigarette or candy became twice as long⁴.
   V2: According to the study of smokers and snackers, it is found that both groups had significantly more energy after just a five-minute walk, and took twice as long before smoking their next cigarette or eating a snack⁴.
   寻找陪伴³：也许你想躲避压力，想独自呆着，但调查表明有他人，特别是有承受类似压力的人在你身旁，你能更好地应付⁶压力。
   V1: Second, find company⁵. Maybe you want to hide somewhere to avoid psychological pressure, but research indicates that one can better deal with⁶ pressure in the company of others, especially those experiencing similar pressures.
   V2: Second, seek out the company of others⁵. While you might want to hole up and be alone, research shows that people cope better with⁶ stress in the presence of others, especially others undergoing similar stress.
   专家的研究也表明这种支持不见得非得来自其他的人：⁷宠物也可以充当很有意义的陪伴。
   V1: Findings by experts also suggest that this kind of psychological support does not come only from human companions—⁷a pet can also provide meaningful company.
   V2: Experts' studies have shown that support doesn't even have to come from other people:⁷ Pets can be a meaningful source of companionship as well.
   学会⁸一种放松技巧：如沉思，逐步放松肌肉(从头部到脚趾依次放松身体的每一部位)或自我催眠术。
   V1: Third, learn⁸ a technique for relaxing. Examples include meditation, gradual relaxation of the muscles in each part of the body from head to foot, and self-hypnosis.
   V2: Third, teach yourself⁸ a relaxation technique such as meditation, progressive muscle relaxation (releasing each part of the body from your head to your toes) or self-hypnosis.
   如果你每天做一套放松操并坚持两周，你就能让你的肌体在面对压力时得到放松，并遏制住会导致压力增加的⁹紧张型荷尔蒙的释放。
   V1: If you practice a relaxation exercise every day for two weeks, you can relax your body in times of stress, and block the release of tension-increasing⁹ "stress hormones".
   V2: If you practice a relaxation technique each day for two weeks, you can teach your body to relax in response to stress, circumventing the release of stress hormones that increase tension⁹.

【答案解析】 1.平时注意扩大词汇量，翻译时选用含有两层语义的单词，有助于简化译文。以上译文2中的buster(a thing that break up something)包含了“摧毁”和“武器”两层意思，比译文1的weapons...to fight...更加简洁，
   2. a cup of coffee可简化成a coffee，指一份咖啡。
   3.中国学生通常将However置于句首，其实在英语中也可插入在句中，例如译文1可改为A brisk walk for ten minutes，however，can maintain...。译文2也使用了插入结构：A ten-minute brisk walk, on the other hand, increases....
   4.对于“他们吸下一支烟或吃下一块糖果的时间也延长了一倍”，译文1、2都提供了直译。有部分学生喜欢过度意译，在考试中阅卷人未必能一下看清，容易扣分。假如意译成and their craving for candy or a cigarette was reduced by half，阅卷人需看很长时间才能发现其语义是基本正确的，但阅卷时未必有这么多的思考时间。
   5.译文1的company是抽象名词，没有定指，所以没有添加the，译文2的company后面被of others所修饰，所以添加了定冠词the。如果将others提前，成为others' company，前面不需要添加the，因为others没有定指。关于冠词的用法，不太容易掌握，需要在英语阅读的过程中经常注意观察、思考。
   6.中国学生在翻译“能更好地应付”时，往往能译成can better deal with，这是正确的；但译文2有两点值得注意：(1) can可被省略。(2)中国学生常将cope with，deal with看成一个固定词组，所以将修饰副词放在这些词组的外部，如译文1的better deal with；其实英美人士常将副词插入在这些词组之中，如译文2的cope better with。
   7.汉语中很少用破折号，而英语中使用较多。据此，原汉语中的冒号，可译成英语的冒号，也可改成英语中的破折号。
   8.“学习”通常是译成learn，但也可换一种思维，译成teach yourself。“自学英语”可以是learn English by yourself/on our own，也可以是teach yourself English。
   9.语法结构的层次越少越容易被读懂。译文2的the release of stress hormones that increase tension，由于含有of和that引导的从句这两层结构略显复杂。译文1的the release of tension-increasing“stress hormones”取消后置的从句结构，更容易被读者一下看懂。