《新编大学英语》综合教程（第三版第四册）B4U1_self-market_background information

Useful Information There are some people in society who either have to or want to work all the time.Most people,however,seek ways to socialize,to relax or to have fun during their leisure hours. Obviously people's tastes vary depending on their income and their age.But in recent years,the home entertainment industry has grown all over the world.Instead of going out to see a movie or taking a walk in a park,people of all ages prefer to turn on the television and stay at home.More and more families have tape recorders,DVDs,MP3,MP4,Cable TV,wifi,and computer games to add to the variety of leisure activities in the home.In some countries,young people spend hours sitting in front of their computers,surfing on the Internet or playing computer games.With the coming of the new Internet services,many people are using the Internet chatting and dating with each other.Many of them also do shopping online. Despite the rise in home entertainment,there are still many people who enjoy spending some of their leisure time attending sports events or participating in competitive sports or other physical activities such as dancing and taiji(shadow boxing).Exercise not only contributes to good health but also takes the mind away from worries and troubles. Concerts,plays and other performances constitute another source of entertainment outside the home.While some people prefer to be entertained,others prefer to be the entertainers.They derive great satisfaction in giving others pleasure by making them laugh or by enabling them to lose themselves in the imaginary world of a play or the relaxing sounds of music

Useful Information There are some people in society who either have to or want to work all the time. Most people, however, seek ways to socialize, to relax or to have fun during their leisure hours. Obviously people’s tastes vary depending on their income and their age. But in recent years, the home entertainment industry has grown all over the world. Instead of going out to see a movie or taking a walk in a park, people of all ages prefer to turn on the television and stay at home. More and more families have tape recorders, DVDs，MP3, MP4, Cable TV, wifi, and computer games to add to the variety of leisure activities in the home. In some countries, young people spend hours sitting in front of their computers, surfing on the Internet or playing computer games. With the coming of the new Internet services, many people are using the Internet chatting and dating with each other. Many of them also do shopping online. Despite the rise in home entertainment, there are still many people who enjoy spending some of their leisure time attending sports events or participating in competitive sports or other physical activities such as dancing and taiji (shadow boxing). Exercise not only contributes to good health but also takes the mind away from worries and troubles. Concerts, plays and other performances constitute another source of entertainment outside the home. While some people prefer to be entertained, others prefer to be the entertainers. They derive great satisfaction in giving others pleasure by making them laugh or by enabling them to lose themselves in the imaginary world of a play or the relaxing sounds of music