Changing Leisure Activities
变化的娱乐活动
Leisure activities are the kinds of things people like to do to relax and enjoy themselves when they are not working or going to school.
娱乐活动是指人们在不上班不上学的时候用来自我放松和享受的事情。
Leisure activities play an important part in people's lives.
娱乐活动在人们的生活中扮演着重要角色。
In the past, there were few leisure activities.
过去，娱乐活动很少。
Children often got together to play hide-and-seek.
孩子们通常聚在一起玩捉迷藏。
People met to play cards or chess in the street.
人们在街上打牌或下象棋。
Few people had chances to travel.
很少人有机会去旅游。
Watching operas and listening to the radio were the main activities in their spare time.
看戏剧听广播是他们业余时间的主要活动。
Since the reform and opening-up,
自改革开放以来，
Chinese people have had more time to spend on various kinds of leisure activities.
中国人就有了更多时间参加各种各样的娱乐活动。
A lot of people love both to play and to watch team sports like basketball or football.
很多人都喜欢看或参加像篮球和足球这样的团队运动。
Many people stay at home having a rest, reading books and watching TV.
很多人待在家里休息、看书或者看电视。
Young people like to play games on computers or chat on the Internet.
年轻人喜欢玩电脑游戏或者在网上聊天。
In recent years, more and more people love to travel during vacation.
近年来，更多人喜欢在假期出去旅游。
They go to visit some places of interest, and some people even make a tour abroad to see the world.
他们去参观一些名胜古迹，有些人甚至出国去看看这个世界。
Chinese people now have the time and chance to do more kinds of leisure activities.
现在中国人有时间有机会参加各种娱乐活动了。
