高中精華雙語(yǔ)文章：個(gè)人休閑

1、.高中精華雙語(yǔ)文章：個(gè)人休閑在當(dāng)今快節(jié)奏的生活和工作壓力下，人們對(duì)空閑時(shí)間的休閑活動(dòng)更加關(guān)注和重視。人們通過(guò)各種休閑活動(dòng)進(jìn)步自己的生活質(zhì)量，而活動(dòng)形式也因人而異，由個(gè)人好惡決定著。同時(shí)，父母、老師、工作伙伴和群眾媒體的傳播者等作為一種引導(dǎo)也深化地影響著個(gè)人休閑。Personal Leisure 個(gè)人休閑Observations and research findings indicate that people in advanced industrial societies are increasingly concerned with opportunities for leisure a

2、nd what they can do in their leisure time. The importance people attach to paid holidays and the rapid development of services for mass entertainment and recreation are signs of this increasing concern. 觀察和研究結(jié)果顯示興隆工業(yè)社會(huì)的人越來(lái)越關(guān)注的時(shí)機(jī)以及空閑時(shí)能做些什么。對(duì)帶薪休假的重視和群眾娛樂(lè)效勞的快速進(jìn)步是這種關(guān)注的標(biāo)志。The term "quality of life&q

3、uot; is difficult to define. It covers a very wide scope such as living environment, health, employment, food, family life, friends, education, material possessions, leisure and recreation, and so on. Generally speaking, the quality of life, especially as seen by the individual, is meaningful in ter

4、ms of the degree to which these various areas of life are available or provide satisfaction to the individual. "生活質(zhì)量"這個(gè)詞不好下定義。它包含很廣的范圍，例如生活環(huán)境、安康、就業(yè)、食品、家庭生活、教育、物質(zhì)財(cái)富、休閑和娛樂(lè)，等等。一般地說(shuō)，尤其在個(gè)人來(lái)看，生活質(zhì)量由個(gè)人在多大程度上可以得到生活的這些方面并感到滿(mǎn)意來(lái)衡量。來(lái)源:Zxxk As activity carried out as one thinks fit during one's spar

5、e time, leisure has the following functions: relaxation, recreation and entertainment, and personal development. The importance of these varies according to the nature of one's job and one's life-style. Thus, people who need to exert much energy in their work will find relaxation most desira

6、ble in leisure. Those with a better education and in professional occupations may tend more to seek recreation and personal development e.g. cultivation of skills and hobbies in leisure. 作為個(gè)人認(rèn)為合適在業(yè)余時(shí)間進(jìn)展的活動(dòng)，休閑具有以下功能：放松、消遣和娛樂(lè)，以及個(gè)人開(kāi)展。這些功能的重要性因各人的工作性質(zhì)和生活方式而不同。因此，需要在工作中消耗大量精力的人會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)最想要在休閑中放松。受過(guò)較好教育的人和職業(yè)較為專(zhuān)

7、業(yè)的人可能傾向于在休閑中尋找消遣和個(gè)人開(kāi)展。The specific use of leisure varies from individual to individual. Even the same leisure activity may be used differently be different individuals. Thus, the following are possible uses of television watching, a popular leisure activity: a change of experience to provide "e

8、scape" from the stress and strain of work; to learn more about what is happening in one's environment; to provide an opportunity for understanding oneself by comparing other people's life experiences as portrayed in the programmes. 休閑的詳細(xì)用處因人而異。甚至同樣的休閑活動(dòng)各人做起來(lái)也可能功能不同。下面是看電視的可能的用處，這是一種很常見(jiàn)的

9、休閑活動(dòng)：換種體驗(yàn)，從工作壓力里"逃開(kāi)"；理解更多身邊的事情；通過(guò)比較節(jié)目中別人的生活經(jīng)歷提供一個(gè)理解自身的時(shí)機(jī)。In an urban society in which highly structured, fast-paced and stressful work looms large in life, experiences of a different nature, be it television watching or bird-watching, can lead to a self-renewal and a more "balanced&qu

10、ot; way of life. 城市生活中，構(gòu)造嚴(yán)密，步伐迅速，工作壓力在生活中投下陰影，不同性質(zhì)的經(jīng)歷，不管是看電視還是看鳥(niǎo)，都能到達(dá)自我更新更平衡的生活方式。Our likes and dislikes, tastes and preferences that underlie our choices of such activities as reading books, going to the cinema, camping, or certain cultural pursuits, are all related to social contexts and learning

11、experiences. We acquire interests in a variety of things and subjects from our families, schools, jobs ,and the mass media. Basically, such attitudes amount to a recognition that leisure is an important area of life and a belief that leisure can and should be put to good use. 我們的好惡、品位、愛(ài)好決定了我們是選擇看書(shū)、看

12、電影、露營(yíng)、或某種文化追求，而前者又同社會(huì)環(huán)境和學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)歷有關(guān)。我們從來(lái)自家庭、學(xué)校工作和群眾傳媒的事物中獲得各種興趣。根本上這種態(tài)度就等于成認(rèn)休閑是生活的重要部分，相信休閑可以并且應(yīng)該得到充分利用。Professional workers in recreation services, too, will find that to impart positive leisure attitudes to the general public is essential for motivating them to use their leisure in creative and satisfy

13、ing ways. Hence, it can be argued that the people with whom we come into contact in these various contexts are all likely to have exerted some influence in shaping our attitudes, interests and even skills relevant to how we handle leisure. Influence of this kind is a form of leadership. 休閑效勞的職業(yè)工作者也會(huì)

14、發(fā)現(xiàn)賦予公眾對(duì)休閑的下面態(tài)度對(duì)于促使他們以創(chuàng)造性的、令人滿(mǎn)意的方式休閑很重要。因此，可以認(rèn)為我們?cè)诟鞣N環(huán)境中與之打交道的人往往對(duì)我們形成與休閑有關(guān)的態(tài)度、興趣甚至技巧都產(chǎn)生了影響。這種影響是一種引導(dǎo)。來(lái)源:Zxxk Parents, teachers in schools, work associates and communicators in or using the mass media are all capable of arousing our potential interests. For example, the degree to which and the ways in

15、 which a school encourages participation in games, sports and cultural pursuits are likely to contribute to the shaping of leisure attitudes on the part of the students. 父母、老師、工作同伴和群眾媒體的傳播者都能激發(fā)我們潛在的興趣。例如，學(xué)校對(duì)于做游戲、參加體育活動(dòng)和文化追求的鼓勵(lì)的程度和方式很可能對(duì)學(xué)生休閑態(tài)度的形成產(chǎn)生影響。Schools usually set as their educational objective the attainment of a balan