Do You Have a Hobby?你有愛好嗎？

Shem Banbury景一

As very young children， we are experts at finding hobbies. We play inthe sandpit1， dance， and sing around the playground， collect action figures，and spend our days learning everything we can. But somewhere on thepath2 to being a teenager， we stop trying as many new things as possibleand spend less time on our interests.

作為小孩子，我們是尋找愛好的專家。我們在沙坑里玩，在操場上跳舞、唱歌，收集可動人偶，成天學習我們能學的一切。但在通往青少年的道路上，我們不再嘗試盡可能多的新事物，并在興趣上花更少的時間。

Of course， sometimes it feels like you dont have time for a hobby. Mostof us have been taught that when it comes to time， efficiency3 is what mattersmost. As a result， weve structured4 our lives around school rather than play.But with a little thought， you should be able to find more time in your sched-ule5 to do the things you love. Most of us have free time， we just dont alwaysspend it wisely.

當然，有時你會覺得沒有時間去培養一項愛好。我們大多數人受到的教導是一說到時間，效率才是最重要的。因此，我們的生活是圍繞著學校而不是玩耍來安排的。但是稍微想想，你應該能夠在時間表中找到更多的時間來做自己喜歡的事情。我們大多數人都有空閑時間，只是不能總是合理利用。

At the end of a busy week， sitting in front of the television or the computermight feel like relaxation， but screen time tends to be a solo6 pursuit7 that keeps usfrom communicating with others.

在忙碌的一周結束時，坐在電視機或電腦前可能會讓人感到放松，但屏幕時間往往是一種孤獨的追求，使我們無法與其他人交流。

Hobbies are essentially8 the active pursuit of a personal interest. And how doyou find a hobby you will enjoy？

愛好本質上是對個人興趣的積極追求。那么你怎樣才能找到喜歡的愛好呢？

Finding a hobby can mean taking the first step to actively pursue that thingyouve always thought about doing. Have you ever started a sentence with thewords“Ive always wanted to...”？ You can look to your childhood or go outsidefor inspiration.

找到一個愛好可能意味著邁出第一步去積極追求你一直想做的事情。你有沒有以“我一直想……”為開頭講過一句話呢？你可以回顧一下童年時期或出門走走尋找靈感。

Pursuing a hobby when youre young could have a hugely positive impact onyour later life. Turn your spark9 of passion10 into a hobby and it could develop into alifelong interest. Who knows， it could possibly be the starting point for your adult career—one that you actually love.

年輕時追求一種愛好會對你以后的生活產生巨大的積極影響。把你的激情火花轉化為一種愛好，它會發展成為你一生的興趣。誰知道呢，它可能是你成年后職業的起點———一個你真正熱愛的職業。

（英語原文選自院kiwikidsnews.co.nz）