自考课程二第七单元

Unit7

LeisureandLeadershipSomequestionsforyou:

1.Areyousatisfiedwithyourcurrent?Why?2.Whatisyourideallifeinfuture?orwhatdoyouthinklifeshouldbe?3.Howdoyouthinkof“qualityoflife”?4.Doyouthink“leisure”isanecessarypartinlife?

1.Observationsandresearchfindingsindicatethatpeopleinadvancedindustrialsocietiesareincreasinglyconcernedwith

opportunitiesforleisureandwhattheycandointheirleisuretime.译：观察与研究的结果表明，生活在先进的工业化社会的人们越来越关心休闲的机会和休闲时的活动。beconcernedwith:关于，涉及…关心，关切…

e.g.ThebookisprimarilyconcernedwithSoviet-AmericanrelationsduringtheColdWar.Theyaremoreconcernedwithhowthewomenhaddressed.2.Theimportancepeopleattachtopaidholidaysandtherapiddevelopmentofservicesformassentertainmentandrecreationaresignsofthisincreasingconcern.译：人们对带薪休假的重视和大众娱乐服务的迅速发展是他们对这一问题日益关注的标志。

attachimportance/significance/value/weighttosth.认为…有重要性/意义/价值/有分量3.Theterm“qualityoflife”isdifficulttodefine.Itcoversaverywidescopesuchaslivingenvironment,health,employment,food,familylife,friends,education,materialpossessions,leisureandrecreation,andsoon.

译：“生活质量”这一术语是很难定义的。它覆盖的范围很广，如生活环境、健康、就业、饮食、家庭生活、朋友、教育、物质财富、休闲和娱乐等等。4.Generallyspeaking,thequalityoflife,especiallyasseenbytheindividual,ismeaningfulintermsofthedegreetowhichthesevariousareasoflifeareavailableorprovidesatisfactiontotheindividual.

译：一般说来，生活质量，特别是个人眼中的生活质量，它的意义是根据个人能够享受上述各种生活领域和个人能够得到满足的程度来衡量的。

intermsof…:根据…,按照…satisfaction:n.满意，满足

alook/smileofsatisfactionsatisfy:v.（使）满意，满足

tosatisfysb’shunger/curiositysatisfying:adj.令人满足的，令人满意的

asatisfyingmealsatisfied:adj.满意的，满足的

besatisfiedwithasatisfiedsmile/customersatisfactory:adj.令人满意的，可以的，合适的

asatisfactoryexplanation

satisfaction/satisfy/satisfactory/satisfying/satisfieda.Tothe

ofeverybody,thedirectorrelaxedhisthreateningattitude.b.Thecustomerseemedtobe

.c.Thechild’sintelligenceis

forhisage.d.Socialismistofully

thematerialandspiritualneedsofthepeople.e.Theopenedpupilisusuallyassociatedwithpleasant,

experiences.satisfactionsatisfiedsatisfactorysatisfysatisfying5.Asactivitycarriedoutasonethinksfitduringone’ssparetime,leisurehasthefollowingfunctions:relaxation,recreationandentertainment,andpersonaldevelopment.译：作为休闲时进行的自认为适当的活动，它有以下功能：放松、娱乐、个人发展。

relaxation:n.放松,休闲；减轻；休闲活动

relax:v.放松，休息

relaxed:adj.放松的，冷静的，镇定的

relaxing:adj.令人放松的，轻松的

e.g.a

drink/walkJust

andenjoythemovie.Heappeared

beforethematch.relaxingrelaxrelaxed6.Thus,peoplewhoneedtoexertmuchenergyintheirworkwillfindrelaxationmostdesirableinleisure.Thosewithabettereducationandinprofessionaloccupationsmaytendmoretoseekrecreationandpersonaldevelopmentinleisure.

译：因此，工作中需要付出很多精力的人觉得休闲是能得到放松最为理想，而受过良好教育、从事专门工作的人可能更趋向于休闲时寻求娱乐和个人发展。

desire:v&n.愿望，欲望，渴望

desireforsth;desiretodosth.astrongdesireforpowerIhavenodesiretodiscussthematterfurther.Wealldesirehealthandhappiness.Fewerpeopledesiretoliveinthenorthofthecountry.desirable:adj.可取的，值得拥有的/做的

Itisdesirablethatinterestratesshouldbereduced.desirability:n.值得拥有的事，值得做的事Noonequestionsthedesirabilityofcheaperfares.

desire/desirable/desirabilityNobodydoubtsthe

ofgoodhealth.His

werenotgreat.Apeacefullifewaswhathewanted.Somereasonableadjustmentsseem

.

desirabilitydesiresdesirableoccupation:n.职业，工作；侵占，占领；居住，使用occupy:v.使用，居住；侵占，占领occupant:n.(房屋、建筑等)使用者,居住者

(汽车等内的)乘坐者,占用者(exercise)

occupation/occupant/occupya.Muchoftheterritoryisstillunderenemy

.b.He

animportantpositioninthegovernment.c.The

willnotpayrentandmustbeforcedtomoveout.occupationoccupiesoccupantTranslationofParagraph4:

译：对休闲的具体利用因人而异。即使是同一休闲运动，不同人的利用方式也不同。因此，人们可以按下述方式利用看电视这一最常见的休闲活动：改变感受来“逃避”工作压力与紧张；更多了解自己周围正在发生的一切；通过对比电视节目中描绘的别人的生活经历为了解自己提供一个机会。8.Inanurbansocietyinwhichhighlystructured,fast-pacedandstressfulworkloomslargeinlife,experiencesofadifferentnature,beittelevisionwatchingorbird-watching,canleadtoaself-renewalandamore“balanced”wayoflife.

译：在城市社会中，工作安排紧密、节奏迅速、充满压力，它笼罩着人们的生活，而另一种性质的体验，不管是看电视还是看鸟，都能导致自我更新和更加“平衡”的生活方式。9.Sinceleisureisbasicallyself-determined,oneisabletotaketoone’sinterestsandpreferencesandgetinvolvedinanactivityinwaysthatwillbringenjoymentandsatisfaction.

译:由于休闲基本上是自己决定的事，个人就可以培养自己的兴趣和爱好，并以能为自己带来享受和满足的方式从事某项活动。10.Ourlikesanddislikes,tastesandpreferencesthatunderlieourchoicesofsuchactivitiesasreadingbooks,goingtothecinema,camping,orcertainculturalpursuits,area