Some people prefer to spend their free time outdoors. Other people prefer to spend their leisure time indoors. Would you prefer to be outside or would you prefer to be inside for your leisure activities? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.
Enjoying Time with Mother Nature
与自然母亲共度时光
If I had to choose where to spend my leisure time, I'd rather spend it outdoors. I spend all my working hours inside at a desk. When I have some free time, I want to completely change my environment. Getting outdoors gives me a new perspective and helps clear my mind.
如果我必须选择在哪里消磨闲暇时间，我宁愿在户外度过。我把所有的工作时间都花在办公桌上。当我有空的时候，我想彻底改变我的环境。户外活动给了我一个新的视角，有助于我理清思路。
Being outdoors gives me the opportunity to try new tings, see new sights, and meet new people. Staying indoors means reading a book or watching television. Sometimes it involves visiting with friends. Those are all relatively inactive. Being outdoors means a chance to stretch my mental and physical muscles. I can go hiking in an area I've never been before. I can go swimming or rafting on the river. I can go on a nature walk with a ranger and learn about flowers and trees. I can visit all the outdoor monuments in my city that I've never seen before. In each case, I'm doing something that help me relax while also enjoying the excitement of something new.
户外活动让我有机会尝试新事物，看到新的风景，认识新的人。呆在家里意味着看书或看电视。有时它包括拜访朋友。这些都是相对不活跃的。在户外意味着有机会伸展我的身心肌肉。我可以去一个我从未去过的地方徒步旅行。我可以去河里游泳或漂流。我可以和护林员一起去自然散步，了解花草树木。我可以参观我城市里所有我以前从未见过的户外纪念碑。在每一种情况下，我都在做一些有助于我放松的事情，同时也享受一些新鲜事物的刺激。
Of course, weather is a factor. I have a hard time functioning in extremely hot or cold weather and like to stay indoors when it's below freezing or the heat is scorching. At times like that, it's fun to sit inside with a good book or a good friend looking out at the weather and enjoying the comforts of home. But if the weather cooperates, it's fun to read that book outside on a park bench or go swimming with that friend.
当然，天气是一个因素。我很难在极热或极冷的天气下工作，喜欢呆在室内，当气温低于零下或酷热的时候。在那样的时候，坐在家里看一本好书或是一个好朋友，看看外面的天气，享受家里的舒适是很有趣的。但是如果天气好的话，在公园长凳上看那本书或者和朋友一起去游泳会很有趣的。
Enjoying leisure time outdoors can also mean making new friends. Getting outside my own environment gives me the opportunity to meet new people. All in all, leisure time Is better when it's spent with Mother Nature rather that a television set.
在户外享受休闲时光也意味着结交新朋友。走出自己的环境给了我认识新朋友的机会。总而言之，与大自然共处的闲暇时间总比电视机好