六级冲刺练习阅读（121）
<p> <span word="Work">Work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Play">Play</span></p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="assume">assume</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="solved">solved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arts">arts</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="conspicuous">conspicuous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>, <span word="art">art</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="craft">craft</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="Leisure">Leisure</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exist">exist</span>. <span word="Leisure">Leisure</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Industrial">Industrial</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span>, <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="served">served</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="says">says</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shakespeares">Shakespeares</span> <span word="characters">characters</span>. <span word="Phrases">Phrases</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="use">use</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> , <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="securing">securing</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span>; <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Leisure">Leisure</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="signifies">signifies</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="events">events</span>: <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pervasive">pervasive</span> <span word="emptiness">emptiness</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="invent">invent</span> <span word="occupations">occupations</span>. <span word="Leisure">Leisure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vacuum">vacuum</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vacancy">vacancy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vacancy">vacancy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="body">body</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="commandeered">commandeered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sociologists">sociologists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="psychologists">psychologists</span>: <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>.</p><p> <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="diurnal">diurnal</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="phases">phases</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="distinct">distinct</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="play">play</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="recreations">recreations</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elegant">elegant</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="disguises">disguises</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="passive">passive</span> <span word="enjoyment">enjoyment</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="matches">matches</span>; <span word="not">not</span> <span word="acting">acting</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="theatre">theatre</span>-<span word="going">going</span>; <span word="not">not</span> <span word="walking">walking</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="coach">coach</span>.</p>
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