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1、高中精华双语文章：个人休闲在当今快节奏的生活和工作压力下，人们对空闲时间的休闲活动更加关注和重视。人们通过各种休闲活动提高自己的生活质量，而活动形式也因人而异，由个人好恶决定着。同时，父母、老师、工作伙伴和大众媒体的传播者等作为一种引导也深刻地影响着个人休闲。PersonalLeisure个人休闲Observationsandresearchfindingsindicatethatpeopleinadvancedindustrialsocietiesareincreasinglyconcernedwithopportunitiesforl
2、eisureandwhattheycandointheirleisuretime.Theimportancepeopleattachtopaidholidaysandtherapiddevelopmentofservicesformassentertainmentandrecreationaresignsofthisincreasingconcern.观察和研究结果显示发达工业社会的人越来越关注的机会以及空闲时能做些什么。对带薪休假的重视和大众娱乐服务的快速进步是这种关注的标志。Theterm"qualityoflife"isdiffic
3、ulttodefine.Itcoversaverywidescopesuchaslivingenvironment,health,employment,food,familylife,friends,education,materialpossessions,leisureandrecreation,andsoon.Generallyspeaking,thequalityoflife,especiallyasseenbytheindividual,ismeaningfulintermsofthedegreetowhichthesevari
4、ousareasoflifeareavailableorprovidesatisfactiontotheindividual."生活质量"这个词不好下定义。它包含很广的范围，例如生活环境、健康、就业、食品、家庭生活、教育、物质财富、休闲和娱乐，等等。一般地说，尤其在个人来看，生活质量由个人在多大程度上能够得到生活的这些方面并感到满意来衡量。Asactivitycarriedoutasonethinksfitduringone'ssparetime,leisurehasthefollowingfunctions:relaxation,rec
5、reationandentertainment,andpersonaldevelopment.Theimportanceofthesevariesaccordingtothenatureofone'sjobandone'slife-style.Thus,peoplewhoneedtoexertmuchenergyintheirworkwillfindrelaxationmostdesirableinleisure.Thosewithabettereducationandinprofessionaloccupationsmaytendmor
6、etoseekrecreationandpersonaldevelopment(e.g.cultivationofskillsandhobbies)inleisure.作为个人认为适合在业余时间进行的活动，休闲具有以下功能：放松、消遣和娱乐，以及个人发展。这些功能的重要性因各人的工作性质和生活方式而不同。因此，需要在工作中消耗大量精力的人会发现最想要在休闲中放松。受过较好教育的人和职业较为专业的人可能倾向于在休闲中寻找消遣和个人发展。Thespecificuseofleisurevariesfromindividualtoindividu
7、al.Eventhesameleisureactivitymaybeuseddifferentlybedifferentindividuals.Thus,thefollowingarepossibleusesoftelevisionwatching,apopularleisureactivity:achangeofexperiencetoprovide"escape"fromthestressandstrainofwork;tolearnmoreaboutwhatishappeninginone'senvironment;toprovid
8、eanopportunityforunderstandingoneselfbycomparingotherpeople'slifeexperiencesasportrayedintheprog
