旅游英语口语就该这么说:第217期 爱好 爱好滑翔

 　　What can be so surprising? Is it football? 什么爱好这么令人吃惊？是足球吗？

　　No. The hobby she is most interested in is gliding¹. It was in her freshman² year that she began to pilot a glider³. 不是。她最感兴趣的是滑翔。她在大学一年级时开始驾驶第一架滑翔机。

　　She is great. But it's dangerous. 她真了不起，可是太危险了。

　　It's Challenging, but it's not as dangerous as baseball or surfing. 很有挑战性，但并不如棒球或沖浪危险。

　　I wonder how she got interested in such a unique hobby. 我想知道她怎么会有这么奇特的爱好。

1 gliding   

v. 滑翔 adj. 滑动的

参考例句：

• Swans went gliding past. 天鹅滑行而过。
• The weather forecast has put a question mark against the chance of doing any gliding tomorrow. 天气预报对明天是否能举行滑翔表示怀疑。

2 freshman   

n.大学一年级学生(可兼指男女)

参考例句：

• Jack decided to live in during his freshman year at college.杰克决定大一时住校。
• He is a freshman in the show business.他在演艺界是一名新手。

3 glider   

n.滑翔机；滑翔导弹

参考例句：

• The glider was soaring above the valley.那架滑翔机在山谷上空滑翔。
• The pilot managed to land the glider on a safe place.那个驾驶员设法让滑翔机着陆到一个安全的地方。