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1、HowCollegeStudentsSpendTheirLeisureTimeWhenwetakealookatleisureactivitiesofcollegestudents,wefindthepopularityofpastimesvariesaccordingtopersonality,gender,andfinancialsituations.Somestudentsliketospendtheirleisuretimepursuingtheirhobbiesindoors.Otherslookforou
2、tdoorrelaxation,eventakingpartinsuchadventurousactivitiesasrockclimbingorbungeejumping.Generallyspeaking,malestudentsarefondofparticipatinginsports,playingcomputergames,surfingontheInternet,andwatchingkung-fumovies,whilefemalestudentslovechit-chatting,shopping,
3、watchingsoapopera,andknitting（编织）.Iftheycanaffordit,somestudentswillgotopopstars’concerts,takepicnic,orinvitesomefriendsoverforadinneroraparty.Alltheseactivitiesareentertainingandappealingtostudentsbecauseoftheircuriositiesandtheirdesirestoescapefromthelimitedw
4、orldoftheclassroom.Asaformofrelaxation,leisureactivitiestaketheirmindawayfromacademicpressure.AsanEnglishproverbgoes,“AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.”Afterrecreationalactivities,studentsusuallywillfeelrelaxed,morerefreshed,andreadytostartstressfulschoolwork.
5、However,forsomestudents,learningisafull-timejob,andtheyeveninvesttheirleisuretimestudying.Theyliketoburytheirheadsinpilesofbooks,ignoringeverythingelse.Theyhaveasenseofachievementfromreadingnovels,workingonpapers,preparingfortoughtestssuchastheGraduateEntranceE
6、xam,GRE,TOEFL,GMATorIELTS.Thoughthesestudentshavenotimeforentertainment,theybelievespendingleisuretimestudyingisapleasureofmind.IsCallingBetterthanWriting?Inthiseraof“phone”-net,thetelephonebecomessopopularthatitisindispensableinourdailylife.Comparedwithwriting
7、letters,makingtelephonecallsismuchfaster,sotheyaremoreappropriateandefficientwhenweneedanimmediatereplyorincaseofemergency.Theyalsoenableustohearvoices,whichgivesusamorenaturaland“interactive”feeling.Itissoeasyjusttopickupthephoneandcall,whereaswritingismoretim
8、e-consumingandenergy-consuming.However,asaconventional（传统的，常规的）meansofcommunication,writinglettersisstillwidelyusedinsuchformalcasesasrecommendation,business,andthelike.Thew
