听一分钟英文：Fun-乐趣

Everybody wants to have fun. Life would be so boring if fun was taken away. There are so many things you can do for fun. The best thing, I think, is simply¹ to be with your friends. You’ll always have a fun time with them. I can’t remember the most fun I’ve ever had. I had loads² of fun times when I was a kid. It seemed as though life was all fun, except for homework. But university was also a lot of fun. I’d love to do all that again. I’m not sure if I’d call working fun. There’s not much fun in sitting at a desk and trying to please your boss³. Weekends are fun though. I always try to have as much fun as I can at the weekend. Having fun is the best way to relieve⁴ the stress⁵ that builds up during the week.

1 simply   

ad.仅仅,只是；简单地；朴素地；完全，简直

参考例句：

• The cake is made quite simply.这蛋糕做起来很简单。
• The teacher explained the text simply.老师简单地解释了一下课文。

2 loads   

abbr.low altitude defense system 低海拔防御系统n.负荷( load的名词复数 )；负担；装载；工作量v.把…装上车[船]( load的第三人称单数 )；装…

参考例句：

• The trucks waited at the warehouse to pick up their loads. 货车在仓库等着装载货物。
• He often loads a lot of work onto his staff. 他经常将许多工作交给下属去做。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 boss   

n.老板，上司；v.指挥，控制

参考例句：

• When the boss gets mad, leave him alone.当老板生气时，不要理他。
• I'm my own boss.我自己当自己的老板。

4 relieve   

v.缓解，减轻，解除(痛苦、忧虑、麻烦)

参考例句：

• We played games to relieve the tedium of the journey.我们玩游戏，来解除旅行的沉闷。
• The doctors did their best to relieve the patient.医生们尽力减轻病人的痛苦。

5 stress   

n.压力，紧迫，强调，重音，重点，应力&vt.加压力于，着重，重读

参考例句：

• The roof couldn't bear the stress of the snow.屋顶受不了积雪的压力。
• My parents lay great stress on honesty.我的父母十分注重诚实。