经典表述
Do you have any special interests other than study?
除了学习,你还有其他什么兴趣爱好吗?
This is a hobby you can enjoy at a little or no cost.
这个爱好能给你带来快乐,但不需要花钱或只需要花很少的钱。
I suppose building up a good collection of stamps takes a long time.
我想集邮到一定的规模需要很长的时间。
情景对话
Dialogue One
A:What do you often do in your spare time?
你业余时间常干些什么?
B:Oh,nothing special.I read,watch TV and do some sports.
噢,没什么特别的。读书,看电视,运动。
A:Don’t you have any hobbies?Like stamp collecting or things like that?
你有什么爱好吗?像是集邮之类的。
B:No,I don’t have time for that kind of things.How about you?
没有,我没时间做那些。你呢?
A:I’m really keen on collecting stamps.The trouble with stamp collecting is that it is too money consuming.
我十分喜欢集邮。但是集邮这个爱好的问题是太花费金钱。
B:Yes.And I suppose building up a good collection of stamps takes a long time.
对,而且我想集邮到一定的规模需要很长的时间。
A:You are quite right.
你说得很对。
Dialogue Two
A:What are your hobbies?
你有什么爱好?
B:I play tennis,and I like movies.And you?
我打网球,还喜欢看电影。你呢?
A:Though I have many interests,swimming is what I like most.
我虽然有很多爱好,但是我最喜欢的是游泳。
B:Do you like music?
你喜欢音乐吗?
A:Sure.Actually I can play quite a few musical instruments,but I’m not particularly good at any one.
当然。事实上我会好几种乐器,但是哪种也不精通。
B:Really?Can you teach me how to play violin sometime?
真的吗?那你有空能教我拉小提琴吗?
A:No problem.By the way,do you play badminton?
没问题。对了,你打羽毛球吗?
B:Yes,but I’m not very good at it.I play just for the fun of it.
打啊。不过打得不好,我打只是娱乐而已。
A:Shall we have a game together some day?
我们哪天打一场如何?
B:Yes,that’d be very nice.Let’s fix it for next week.
那太好了。我们就定在下周吧。
Dialogue Three
A:How long have you been collecting stamps?
你集邮多长时间了?
B:Maybe four years,I started the hobby when I was in college.
大概4年了。我上大学时开始这个爱好的。
A:I heard that you have a good collection.
我听说你收集了很多邮票。
B:Yes.Collecting stamps is of great fun.What’s more,you can learn many things.Stamps cover a wide range of everything.
是的。收集邮票很有趣。此外,你能学到很多东西。邮票涉及了方方面面。
A:So it is not too much to say that an album of stamps is a small encyclopedia book.
那么可以说一本集邮册就是一本小的百科全书了。
B:You know the greatest fun comes when you get a new stamp,especially the one to complete the seies.
集邮最大的快乐是当你得到一张新的邮票,特别是一整套中缺的那张时。
A:I see.Would you please show me your collection?I can’t wait to see them.
我明白了。能给我看看你的邮册吗?我迫不及待地想看看。
B:Here it is.I’m glad to enjoy my collection with my friends.
给你。我很高兴能与我的朋友一起欣赏我的收集。
1.hobby业余爱好
2.instrument器械,器具,手段
3.be keen on…喜爱……的
4.relaxed放松的,宽舒的
5.consume消耗,消费
6.range范围,射程
7.album集邮本,照相簿
8.encyclopedia百科全书