1、高等院校研究生英语系列教材综合教程（上）INTEGRATED COURSE2Unit 3 Leisure Activity ContentStarting outReading FocusReading MorePractical TranslationFocused WritingFinal ProjectTask 1Work in groups to interpret and comment on the quotations about leisure on Page 64.Starting out1. To be able to fill leisure intelligently
2、is the last product of civilization. Arnold Toynbee British economic historian and social reformerInterpretation: The quotation implies that how to spend leisure time in a smart way are a mirror of how civilized a society is.Starting out Task 12. Leisure is the time for doing something useful. This
3、leisure the diligent person will obtain; the lazy one never. Benjamin FranklinAmerican scientist, publisher and diplomatInterpretation:Whether one can benefit from leisure time or not depends largely on your attitude. If you are hardworking, then you may take full advantage of your time to promote s
4、elf-development; but if you are lazy, chances are that you wont spend your leisure time getting down to something useful. Starting out Task 13. The real dividing line between things we call work and the things we call leisure is that in leisure, however active we may be, we make our own choices and
5、our own decisions. We feel for the time being that our life is our own. William RaymondBritish novelist and criticInterpretation: The substantial difference between work and leisure consists in the extent of autonomy. It appears that during leisure time one is entitled to choose his own way enjoy hi
6、s time to the fullest whereas in the workplace one is required to comply with rules and regulations.Starting out Task 14. It is in his pleasure that a man really lives; it is from his leisure that he constructs the true fabric of self. Agnes RepplierAmerican essayist and biographerInterpretation: On
7、e can derive the true meaning of life from pleasure and happiness. But what makes a person who he is depends on how he spends his leisure time. Starting out Task 15. Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good company, good c
8、onversation, are the happiest people in the world. And they are not only happy in themselves, they are the cause of happiness in others. William Lyon PhelpsAmerican educatorInterpretation: If you want to pursue happiness, then you should spend your leisure time in a positive way, which is helpful to enhancing your mental development. If you are happy, it is likely that you will bring happiness to others. Starting out Task 1Task 2 FMatch the classic line with its corresponding movie. (P64)Key:1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)E C AF B DStarting out Task 2
