首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] The problem of leisure is new. Until very recent times people
[originaltext] The problem of leisure is new. Until very recent times people
游客
2023-08-25
27
管理
问题
The problem of leisure is new. Until very recent times people worked each day to the limit of their strength. Of course there were always a privileged few who had leisure; but most men had to work 12. 14, or even 16 hours a day, six days a week. As late as 1840 the average factory worker labored 72 hours a week. "Sunup to sundown" was the farmer’s day, or as another phrase puts it, "from can to can’t."
Today, working less than a 40-hour week, people enjoy more leisure time. Hence. the wise use of leisure time has become an important problem for everyone, young or old. It is a particularly difficult problem for the sick, the aged, and those who have retired from earning a living. Those people have so much leisure that it is hard for them to find interesting and worthwhile ways to use it.
However short the work week becomes, work is still the most important part of life. We do not work to get leisure and the pleasures leisure brings us; rather, we use leisure wisely so that work itself can become awarding and enjoyable. The feeling of success at doing one’s daily work—whether it is a job, maintaining a home, or going to school—depends largely on coming to it each day with fresh energy and active interest.
Leisure and recreation go together, though they are not necessarily the same thing. "Recreation" has an obvious meaning. It is the kind of leisure activity that brings "re-creation" of strength and spirit. When one speaks of making good use of leisure, he means choosing recreational activities which contribute to health, growth, and spirit.
16. What does the speaker say about the workers in the past?
17. According to the speaker, what is the important problem for everyone nowadays?
18. What does the feeling of success at doing one’s daily work depend on?
选项
A、How to deal with stress at work.
B、How to take care of the aged people.
C、How to use the leisure time wisely.
D、How to improve their living conditions.
答案
C
解析
原文提到“对每个人来说如何明智地利用空暇时间已成为一个重要的问题”。故选C。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2955336.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Inthepastindustrieshadmorefreedomthantheyhavenow,a
[originaltext]Inthepastindustrieshadmorefreedomthantheyhavenow,a
[originaltext]Inthe18thcenturyFrencheconomistsprotestedtheexcessive
[originaltext]Membersoftheworkingclasshaveblue-collarjobs.Theyare
[originaltext]Membersoftheworkingclasshaveblue-collarjobs.Theyare
[originaltext]W:Goodevening.Todaywe’lltalkaboutseveralinterestingcultu
[originaltext]W:Goodevening.Todaywe’lltalkaboutseveralinterestingcultu
[originaltext]M:Okay.MayIseeyourdriver’slicenseplease?W:What?DidId
[originaltext]M:Okay.MayIseeyourdriver’slicenseplease?W:What?DidId
[originaltext]M:Okay.MayIseeyourdriver’slicenseplease?W:What?DidId
随机试题
BIZSHOTisAsia’smostexcitingdeeptechstartup(初创企业)competitiontoselec
To:AllstaffFrom;PersonnelDept.Date:December26th,2008Subject:Appointme
WhenRobertoFelizcametotheUSAfromtheDominicanRepublic,heknewonly
Theworld’sfirstinstitutionofitskindwasfoundedin1753,basedonthe
粗集料以同一产地、同一规格,每()为一批,不足()也按一批。A.40
(共用题干)患者男,75岁。近2年来出现记忆力明显减退现象。确诊为老年性痴呆早期
应当转入住宅专项维修资金滚存使用的资金不包括()。A:利用住宅专项维修资金购买国
从理论上说,关联方交易既不属于单纯的市场行为,也不属于内幕交易的范畴,属于中性
妇炎平胶囊与花红片均有的功能为A.清热解毒,燥湿止带 B.燥湿止带,祛瘀止痛
劳动者在职业活动中,因接触有毒有害因素而引起的疾病称职业病。下列有关职业病说法中
最新回复
(
0
)