盘点美国人十大休闲方式
<p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="hobby">hobby</span>?" <span word="By">By</span> <span word="definition">definition</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hobby">hobby</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hobbies">hobbies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="evolved">evolved</span> -- <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="collected">collected</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="planes">planes</span>, <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="surfing">surfing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> "<span word="Angry">Angry</span> <span word="Birds">Birds</span>." <span word="To">To</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 21<span word="st">st</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="Statistics">Statistics</span>' <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="Use">Use</span> <span word="Survey">Survey</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ATUS">ATUS</span>。</p><p>说到消遣玩乐，顾名思义，就是人在闲暇时间为找乐子而参加的娱乐活动。随着时代的变迁，美国人的消遣玩法儿也越来越潮：从早年的集邮、收集模型飞机，到现今的网上冲浪、玩“愤怒的小鸟”。为了更好地了解21世纪的美国人究竟是如何打发时间的，我们专程调阅了美国劳工统计局“美国人时间安排调查”的报告。</p><p><span word="Watching">Watching</span> <span word="TV">TV</span></p><p>看电视</p><p><span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="television">television</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> 21<span word="st">st</span>-<span word="century">century</span> "<span word="hobby">hobby</span>." <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Nielsen">Nielsen</span> <span word="Co">Co</span>., 56.4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="only">only</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>。</p><p>美国人有近一半的闲暇时间是在电视机前度过的，也使得看电视成为了21世纪最潮的休闲娱乐。<span word="Nielsen">Nielsen</span>公司有报道称，56.4%的收视率集中在现实型题材的电视节目，而体育节目仅为20%。</p><p><span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Exercise">Exercise</span></p>
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