特别广播英语第 152 课：Leisure and Leadership 休闲与引导-1

Observations and research findings indicate that people in advanced industrial societies are increasingly concerned with opportunities for leisure and what they can do in their leisure time. 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。

The importance people attach to paid holidays and the rapid development of services for mass entertainment and recreation are signs of this increasing concern. 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。

The term "quality of life" is difficult to define. "生活质量"这个词不好下定义。

It covers a very wide scope such as living environment, health, employment, food, family life, friends, education, material possessions, leisure and recreation, and so on. 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。

Generally speaking, the quality of life, especially as seen by the individual, is meaningful in terms of the degree to which these various areas of life are available or provide satisfaction to the individual. 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。

As activity carried out as one thinks fit during one's spare time, leisure has the following functions: relaxation, recreation and entertainment, and personal development. 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。

The importance of these varies according to the nature of one's job and one's life-style. 这些功能的重要性因各人的工作性质和生活方式而不同。

Thus, people who need to exert much energy in their work will find relaxation most desirable in leisure. 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。