8.3 Entertainment and Recreation在线视频

Hi,everyone.
大家好

There is saying goes that:
俗话说

Work hard and play hard.
努力工作 尽情玩乐

Then how do the British and American people
那么英美两国人民如何

enjoy their holiday?
享受他们的假日呢？

Now in this chapter,
在这一节中

we will learn the entertainment and recreation
我们将学习英国和

in both the UK and United States
美国的娱乐方式

Part 1:Leisure in Great Britain
第一部分: 英国人的休闲方式

An Euro stat survey,
欧盟统计局的

the EU's statistical office,
一项调查发现

discovered that

people in Britain spend about 45%
英国人约有45%的

of their free time
空闲时间

watching television,
用于看电视

24% of their free time socializing,
24%的空闲时间用于社交

22-23% on sport and hobbies,
22% -23%用于体育和业余爱好

and 10% on other activities.
10%用于其他活动

Other popular leisure activities
其他受欢迎的休闲活动

are going to the opera houses
有去歌剧院

and concert halls,
和音乐厅

listening to the radio, reading, DIY,
听广播 读书 DIY

gardening, eating out
园艺 吃饭

and going to the cinema.
和看电影

First:Television
第一：电视剧

The most common leisure activity in the UK
英国最常见的休闲活动

is watching?television.
是看电视

The average viewing time is 25 hours
平均每人每周看电视的时间是

per person per week.
25小时

Almost all households have at least one television set.
几乎所有家庭都至少有一台电视机

Many television programs are about wildlife,
大多电视节目都是关于

animals, holidays, cooking and gardening.
野生动物 动物假期 烹饪和园艺的

All these things are much cherished by British people.
所有这些都是英国人民所喜爱的

Weekend Leisure
周末休闲方式

The weekends are a time for families in Britain.
周末是英国家庭的节日

Saturdays are a busy time for?shops?
星期六是商店的旺季

with many families going shopping.
许多家庭都去购物

Thirty years ago
三十年前

Sundays used to be a very special day
星期天在英国是一周中

of the week in Britain,
非常特别的一天

and it was the one day of the week
是一星期中休息

for worship and rest,
和礼拜的一天

so shops were closed and most people
所以商店都关门了

were at home or at church.
大多数人都呆在家里或教堂里

People listen to readings
人们听圣经里的经文

from the Bible and celebrate Holy Communion.
庆祝圣餐礼

But nowadays
但是现在

Sundays are becoming like
星期天和其他时间一样

any other day other week with?shops?open.
商店都开着

Some families will spend their time shopping,
一些家庭会一起购物

gardening
园艺

or DIY
或DIY

rather than going to church
而不是去教堂

or they will combine the two activities.
或他们将结合这两个活动

Homes and Gardens
家庭和花园

The British are known as a nation of gardeners.
英国人以园艺闻名

Most people have a garden on their property.
大多数人在他们的家里有一个花园

Gardening has become a popular pastime
自罗马时代以来 园艺已成为一种流行的

since Roman times.
消遣方式

Many people in Britain
许多英国人以他们的

are proud of their houses and gardens.
房子和花园为荣

They want their houses and gardens to look nice.
他们希望他们的房子和花园看起来漂亮

Every town in Britain
英国的每个城镇

has one or more DIY
都有一个或多个DIY超市

centers and garden centers.
和花园商店

These are like supermarkets
它们就像是家庭和

for the home and garden.
花园的超市

These places are very popular with British home
这些地方很受英国的

-owners at the weekends.
房主的欢迎

Sports and Physical Recreation
体育休闲

Sports and physical recreation
体育娱乐一直很受欢迎

have always been popular.

Local governments provide cheap sport
地方政府提供惠民的

and leisure facilities
体育和休闲设施

such as swimming pools,
如游泳池

tennis courts, parks and golf courses.
网球场 公园和高尔夫球场

People go to watch other people play sports
人们去看别人踢足球

like football or take part in sports themselves.
或参加体育运动

The popular sports include
流行的运动包括

cricket,?football,?lawn tennis,?golf?and?rugby.
板球 足球 草地网球 高尔夫球和橄榄球

Public Houses
酒吧

In Britain,
在英国

going to the pub
去酒吧

is the most popular leisure activity
是最受欢迎的

outside the home.?
户外休闲活动

The word pub is short for public house.
pub这个词是public house的缩写

There are over 60,000 pubs in the UK
英国有6万多家酒吧

including 53,000 in England and Wales,
其中英格兰和威尔士有5.3万家

5,200 in Scotland and 1,600 in Northern Ireland.
苏格兰有5200家 北爱尔兰有1600家

Pubs are an important part of British life.
酒吧是英国人生活的重要组成部分

People talk, eat, drink, meet their friends
人们聊天 吃饭 喝酒 和朋友见面

and relax there.
放松

Pubs often have two bars,
酒吧通常有两个吧台

one usually quieter than the other,
一个通常比较安静

many have a garden
很多酒吧都有一个花园

where people can sit in the summer.
人们可以在夏天坐在那里

Children can go in pub gardens
孩子们可以和父母

with their parents.
一起去酒吧花园

Holidays
假日

Two-thirds of all British people
三分之二的英国人在

have their holidays in July and August,
7月和8月休假

which are the most popular months for holidays.
这是最多人休假的月份

English school children
英语学校的学生的假期

are on holiday from the end of July
从七月底一直

to the beginning of September.
持续到九月初

The traditional British holiday
英国的传统节日

is a seaside holiday.
是海滨假日

Children used to watch a Punch
孩子们过去常常看

and Judy show
潘趣和朱迪（木偶戏）表演

and ride donkeys along a beach.
在海滩上骑驴

Traditional things to eat at the seaside
棉花糖和棒棒糖是

are candy floss and a stick of rock sweet.
海边的传统食物

Europe is the most popular destination
欧洲是英国居民最喜欢的

for UK residents,
旅游目的地

accounting for 80 percent of visits abroad.
占英国出国旅游的80%

The top ten popular countries
十大最受欢迎国家

are ranked as following:
排名如下:

Spain, France, USA,
西班牙 法国 美国

Irish Republic, Italy,
爱尔兰共和国 意大利

Germany, Greece, Netherlands,
德国 希腊 荷兰

Portugal, and Belgium.
葡萄牙和比利时

Part 2:Leisure in America
第二部分：美国的休闲方式

In the U.S.,
在美国

Leisure activities fulfill a variety of purposes:
休闲活动的目的多种多样

physical fitness,
健身

new learning experiences,
新的学习体验

being creative,
创新

strengthening family relationships,
增强强家庭感情

or to have a great adventure,
或者进行一次惊险的冒险

and not to exclude, just having fun.
当然不排除 只是享受乐趣

Spectator Sports
观赏性运动

Spectator sports
观赏性体育运动

absorb a huge amount of Americans'
花费了美国人大量的

emotion, time and money.
情感 时间和金钱

By definition,
根据定义

it means sports in which people watch others compete,
它指的是人们观看他人比赛的体育项目

most notably
最能体现在

seen when college and professional athletes
大学和职业运动员

engage in competitive games.
参加竞技比赛时的场景

Americans' interest in spectator sports
对许多来自其他国家的游客来说

seems excessive,
美国人对观赏性体育运动的兴趣

and even obsessive,
似乎是过度的

甚至是走火入魔的

In the United States,
在美国

professional athletes can become national heroes.
职业运动员可以成为民族英雄

Some sports stars are more widely recognized
一些体育明星甚至比大多数国家

than most national leaders,
领导人更有辨识度

other than the president.
当然除总统之外

Fitness Activities
健身活动

Americans are aware that
美国人知道体育运动

athletics are good for the body and the mind.
有益于身心健康

For many, physical fitness has become a way of life.
对许多人来说 身体健康已经成为一种生活方式

A number of Americans
许多美国人喜欢

prefer recreational sports
需要高能量体力的运动

that require a high energy level of physical activity.

Many Americans jog every day,
许多美国人每天慢跑

play tennis two or three times a week,
每周打两到三次网球

or bowl each Thursday night,
或者每周四晚上打保龄球

A number of people
许多人经常在

regularly work out at sports clubs
运动俱乐部锻炼身体

� lifting weights, swimming,
举重 游泳

participating in aerobic exercise classes,
参加有氧运动课程

or using exercise bikes and treadmills.
或者使用自行车和跑步机

Extreme Sports
极限运动

The newest category of sports
最新的一类运动是

is designed as extreme sports.
极限运动

These are activities of high risk
这些都是高风险的活动

involving speed, high level of skills, and danger.
包括速度 高水平的技能和危险

Young adults dominate such thrill seekers,
这些寻求刺激的人的主要是年轻人

but older people are taking part as well.
但老年人也参与其中

Skydiving, hang gliding, rock climbing,
跳伞 滑翔 攀岩 登山

mountaineering, bungee jumping,
蹦极 激流漂流

white-water rafting, and other extreme sports
和其他极限运动都有

have all shown huge increases in participation.
逐渐升高的参与度

Online Surfing
上网

Increasingly Americans are going online
越来越多的美国人

a form of entertainment.
将上网作为一种娱乐方式

Broadband users can
宽带用户可以

and do use their high-speed connection
通过高网速

to watch videos, shop from their favorite stores,
来观看视频 在他们喜爱的商店里购物

view rich media, play online games,
看丰富的新闻 玩在线游戏

and download media,
以及下载媒体

such music, videos or podcasts.
如音乐 视频或广播

The percentage of all adults aged 18
当被问到

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and over who answered yes to the survey question
“你昨天上网是为了消遣吗？

“Did you go online yesterday
还是别的特别的原因？”时

for no particular reason,

just for fun or to pass the time?”
在所有18岁及以上的成年人

shows a steady increase
中回答“是”的比例

from the year 2000 to 2012.
从2000年起一直增长到2012年

In 2012, 53% of all the young adults
2012年 18岁至29岁的年轻人中

ages 18 to 29 are online for no particular reason,
有53%的人没有什么特别的原因上网

except to have fun and pass the time.
只是为了找乐子和打发时间

Holiday Travel
假日旅行

American workers
来自商业和制造企业的

from the business and manufacturing firms
美国工人通常每年有一周的

generally take one week of paid vacation a year,
带薪假期

and teachers and government workers
教师和政府工作人员

for four weeks.
通常有四周的假期

In addition to personal vacation periods,
除了个人假期之外

most Americans benefit from days-off
大多数美国人还有

due to national holidays .
国家节假日

Where many of these are scheduled to give
一般这种假期会有

three-day weekends.
三天的假日

Such practice leads to the popularity
这种做法促进了

of weekend travel.
周末旅行的流行

Half of all U.S. adults
一半的美国成年人

take at least one weekend trip per year.
每年至少有一次周末旅行

The destinations of American travelers are varied:
美国旅行者的目的地各不相同:

trips to a national park for camping,
去国家公园露营

fishing, boating, and hiking,
钓鱼 划船和徒步旅行

or travel to a theme park, such as Disneyland.
或者去主题公园旅游 比如迪斯尼乐园

Since vacations are usually family affairs,
由于假期通常是家庭出游

the most popular vacation periods
最受欢迎的假期

occur in the summer
一般是在暑假

and in the 2-week school break
和在圣诞新年的

during the Christmas and New Year's holidays.
两周假期

An automobile trip
在家乡或

within a home state or across the country
全国范围内的汽车旅行

� 6,000 miles in two weeks
两周内走6000英里

continues to be a favorite holiday pursuit.
仍然是人们最喜欢的度假方式

Theme Parks
主题公园

Americans also go to the theme parks
美国人也会去主题公园

such as Disneyland, Universal Studios,
如迪斯尼乐园 环球影城

Six Flags, Giant Drop parks
六旗游乐园 巨型瀑布公园

to enjoy their leisure time.
享受他们的闲暇时间