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Задание 2. Прочитайте текст « Досуг» и переведите на русский язык. Text : Leisure Time

If life seems more rushed than ever, you might be surprised to learn that we Americans don't have less leisure time than we did 40 years ago. We actually have more leisure time, and quite a bit more. What counts as leisure is up for argument, but under every definition the numbers have gone up. We get about 45 minutes a day of extra leisure.

Then why does it feel like we have so much less? It might be because we waste half of all our leisure time watching television. The average American adult devotes 2.5 hours a day to this hobby. And for every additional hour we get free, another 30 minutes goes into that boob tube. So if you want more free time, I recommend one thing: turn it off. This is easier said than done, especially during the World Series.

When I was growing up, my mom had one piece of advice for me, and she said it every single morning. 'Get out of the house!' It's good advice. Come join the 6.8 million who are in a book club, or the 196,000 who attend pro beach volleyball, or the 680,000 who go to tractor pulls every month. There are even 3 million people who enjoy a sport called 'muzzle loading,' which involves shooting a gun that looks 200 years old.

And at the end of the day, there's a thing in your kitchen called a stove. Turn it on and invite people over. Only 38% of Americans entertain friends or family at home at least once a year. What were the other 62% of us doing? Getting a free meal, I suppose. We can do better, America. If we're going to watch so much television, can't we at least invite friends over to watch?

ACTIVITY

TIME SPENT BY GENDER, MARITAL STATUS

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Men

Women

Married

Single

Phone calls, mail, e-mail Телефонные звонки, почта, электронная почта

7 min.

14 min.

8 min.

14 min.

Caring for non-household members Забота о недомашних участниках

13 min.

15 min.

13 min.

14 min.

Religious, civic duties Религиозные, гражданские обязанности

16 min.

21 min.

20 min.

17 min.

Caring for family Забота о семье

20 min.

43 min.

45 min.

17 min.

Educational activities Образовательные действия

7 min.

51 min.

Buying goods, services Покупая товары, услуги

38 min.

58 min.

53 min.

42 min.

Eating, drinking Еда, питье

1 hr. 18 min.

1 hr. 11 min.

1 hr. 24 min.

1 hr. 8 min.

Household activities Быт

1 hr. 20 min.

2 hr. 16 min.

2 hr. 8 min.

1 hr. 26 min.

Work-relatedс профессиональный

4 hr. 26 min.

3 hr.

4 hr. 1 min.

3 hr. 18 min.

Watching TV просмотр ТВ

3 hr. 28 min.

2 hr. 41 min.

2 hr. 24 min.

2 hr. 47 min.

Personal care, sleep Уход за собой, сон

9 hr. 13 min.

9 hr. 37 min.

9 hr. 8 min.

9 hr. 46 min.

Источник: Having More Leisure Time —Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, "Measuring Trends in Leisure: The Allocation of Time over Five Decades" . Numbers of People Doing Activities —Statistical abstract of the US