"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" is a popular saying in the United States.
"只学习，不玩耍，孩子会变傻"是美国一句流行的俗语。
Other countries have similar sayings.
其他国家也有类似的说法。
It is true that all of us need recreation.
确实，我们大家都需要娱乐消遣。
We cannot work all the time if we are going to maintain good health and enjoy life.
如果我们要保持健康，享受生活，我们就不能一直工作。
Good physical and mental health in fact enables us to work more efficiently.
事实上，保持身心健康能使工作更有效率。
Everyone has his own way of relaxing.
每一个人都有他自己的放松方式。
Perhaps the most popular way is to participate in sports.
参加体育运动或许是最流行的方式。
There are team sports, such as baseball, basketball, and football.
其中有团队运动，诸如
垒球、篮球和足球。
There are individual sports, also, such as golf and swimming.
也有个人运动，诸如
高尔夫球、游泳。
In addition, hiking, fishing, skiing and mountain climbing have a great attraction for people who like to be outdoors.
此外，对于喜欢户外运动的人来说，徒步旅行、钓鱼、滑雪和爬山都有很大的吸引力。
Not everyone who enjoys sporting events likes to participate in them.
并不是所有喜欢体育运动的人都喜欢亲自参加。
Many people prefer to be spectators, either by attending the games in person, watching them on television, or listening to them on the radio.
许多人宁愿作旁观者，也不愿亲自参加，不是看电视，就是听
收音机。
When there is an important baseball game or boxing match, it is almost impossible to get tickets; everyone wants to attend.
每逢举办重大的垒球比赛或拳击比赛，要想弄到入场券几乎不大可能，因为大家都想观看。
Chess, card-playing, and dancing are forms of indoor recreation enjoyed by many people.
下棋、打牌、跳舞，是许多人喜爱的室内消遣方式。
It doesn't matter whether we play a fast game of ping-pong, concentrate over the bridge table, or go walking through the woods on a brisk autumn afternoon.
不管我们是从事打乒乓球之类的剧烈运动，或者全神贯注地打桥牌，还是在一个秋高气爽的下午去树林里漫步，那都无所谓。
It is important for everyone to relax from time to time and enjoy some form of recreation.
重要的是每一个人都得时不时地放松一下自己，进行某种形式的休闲娱乐。
或者
It is impossible for us to keep fit unless we often take part in activities of recreation.
There are various kinds of games in our daily life after study. For example, listening to music,watching TV, playing chess, going to the cinema. But I think we'd better have more outdoor activitiesto supply our muscles with exercise because we usually sit too long in our classroom, and our eyes andbrain get tired. So it's agood idea to play basketball, football, table tennis, go swimming and dosome running, even go for a picnic.
Our brain also needs changes to make it smart and active. Remember the old saying: "All workand no play makes Jack a dull boy.”