摘要
Beijing universities have become the new haunts of thosewho want to keep fit but cant afford gym memberships. Mr.Gao is one of them. On the weekend, Gao puts on sportsclothes and takes subway to Tsinghua University, where heplays badminton and swims with his friends. I just graduated and I cant afford going to gym regularly,so I return to my university, where I chat with my friends andformer classmates while working out, Gao explained.Ms. Chen, a lawyer, usually unwinds in Northern ChinaJiaotong University after a tough day at work. I neednt paymuch for using sports facilities in the university,she said.Besides, I feel fresh and rejuvenated on the campus. Tsinghua University has a multi-function gymnasium, anindoor diving pool, 26 outdoor basketball courts, 12 outdoorvolleyball courts and 15 outdoor tennis courts. Sun Jianguo,manager of the universitys sports facilities, said that 10percent users of facilities were non-students. Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronauticspossesses 20 badminton courts, 12 table tennis courts, threebasketball courts and four volleyball courts. Around 40percent of users are from outside the university. Statistics show that five to 10 percent of the Beijingersare wealthy, and the wealthy never hesitate to pay for theirgym memberships. For the rest, working out in universitiesis not a bad idea.
Beijing universities have become the new haunts of thosewho want to keep fit but cant afford gym memberships. Mr.Gao is one of them. On the weekend, Gao puts on sportsclothes and takes subway to Tsinghua University, where heplays badminton and swims with his friends. I just graduated and I cant afford going to gym regularly,so I return to my university, where I chat with my friends andformer classmates while working out, Gao explained.Ms. Chen, a lawyer, usually unwinds in Northern ChinaJiaotong Universit...
