Real recreation is something which not only gives us pleasure， but also helps to renew, or recreate， mind and the body. Therefore， the kind of recreation we engage in is important to us all.It becomes increasingly important as machines take over more of our work. Today's man spends fewer hours earning his living than he did fifty or one hundred years ago. The trend toward shorter working hours continues，Thus，man finds himself with more and more time for recreation， If he pends his time wisely， he can greatly enrich his life. His recreation can help him to discover new talents and to improve himself both physically and mentally.

真正的休閑不僅給予我們樂趣，而且是一件有助于休養(yǎng)身心的事。因此，我們從事的那種休閑活動(dòng)，對(duì)于我們是很重要的。機(jī)器取代人力越多，休閑活動(dòng)就越重要。當(dāng)代人比五十年或一一百年前的人花費(fèi)在謀生上的時(shí)間要少。工作時(shí)間越來(lái)越短的趨勢(shì)還在繼續(xù)。因此，人們發(fā)現(xiàn)休閑時(shí)間越來(lái)越多。如果能夠明智地利用這些時(shí)間，人們便可以使生活更加充實(shí)。 休閑活動(dòng)可以幫助人們發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的才能，并能提高其身心素質(zhì)。