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1、2012年考研英语全真模拟题及答案解析汇总3 PartC Directions: ReadthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.YourtranslationshouldbewrittenclearlyonANSWERSHEET2.(10points) Ourdailyexistenceisdividedintotwophases,asdistinctasdayandnight.Wecallthemworka
2、ndplay.Weworkmanyhoursadayandweallowthenecessaryminimumforsuchactivitiesaseatingandshopping.46)Therestwespendinvariousactivitieswhichareknownasrecreations,anelegantwordwhichdisguisesthefactthatweusuallydonotevenplayinourhoursofleisure,butspendtheminvariousformsofpa
3、ssiveenjoymentorentertainment. Weneedtomake,therefore,ahard-and-fastdistinctionnotonlybetweenworkandplaybut,equally,betweenactiveplayandpassiveentertainment.47)Itis,Isuppose,thedeclineofactiveplhttp://www.thea.cn/kcnet1480/http://edu.21cn.com/kcnet1480/ay—ofamateu
4、rsport—andtheenormousgrowthofpurelyreceptiveentertainmentwhichhavegivenrisetoasociologicalinterestintheproblem.Ifthegreaterpartofthepopulation,insteadofindulginginsport,spendtheirhoursofleisure“viewing”televisionprograms,therewillinevitablybeadeclineinhealthandphys
5、ique.Inaddition,wehaveyettotracethementalandmoralconsequencesofprolongeddietofsentimentalorsensationalspectaclesonthescreen.48)Thereis,ifweareoptimistic,thepossibilitythatthedietistoothinandunnourishingtohavemuchpermanenteffectonanybody.Ninefilmsoutoftenseemtoleave
6、absolutelynoimpressiononthemindorimaginationofthosewhohaveseenthem. 49)Itisonlywhenentertainmentisactive,participatedin,practiced,thatitcanproperlybecalledplay,andassuchitisanaturaluseofleisure.Inthatsenseplaystandsincontrasttowork,andisusuallyregardedasanactivity
7、thatalternateswithwork. Workitselfisnotasingleconcept.Wesayquitegenerallythatweworkinordertomakealiving.Someofusworkphysically,tillingtheland,mindingthemachines,diggingthecoal;othersworkmentally,keepingaccounts,inventingmachines,teachingandpreaching,managingandgov
8、erning.50)Theredoesnotseemtobeanyfactorcommontoallthesediverseoccupations,exceptthattheyconsumeourtime,andleaveuslittleleisure.(356words) Sectio