想说就说(三)23

（单词翻译）

Asking about hobbies询问嗜好

So, Karen, what do you do in your free time?

所以，Karen，你平时都做些什么消遣？

Well, I like to play the piano.

恩，我喜欢弹钢琴。

Really？How long have you been playing piano?

真的？你钢琴弹多久了？

About 18 years, I started learning¹ when I was a kid.

大约有18年了，我小的时候就开始学了。

That’s really interesting; you have to play for me some time.

真有趣，哪天一定得听你弹弹。

Sure, so, what about you? Do you have any hobbies?

没问题！那你呢？你有没有什么嗜好？

Well, I collect beer mats². I’m not sure that counts, though.

恩，我收集啤酒杯垫，不过我不确定那算不算嗜好。

详细解说

1.What do you do in your free time?

你平时都做些什么消遣？

补充例句：

Do you have any hobbies?

你有什么嗜好吗？

What do you usually do on the weekend?

你通常周末都做些什么消遣？

2.I like to play the piano.我喜欢弹钢琴。

补充例句：

I like playing the piano.我喜欢弹钢琴。

I like to read at home on Sunday afternoons.

I like reading³ at home on Sunday afternoons.

我周日下午喜欢在家看书。

关联用语：

take photography，摄影，do puzzle，拼图，play computer games，玩电脑游戏，

play chess,下国际象棋，surf the internet，上网，

go shopping，逛街购物，listen to music，听音乐。

3.I started learning when I was a kid.我小的时候就开始学了。

补充例句：

I started working when I was 18.我18岁开始工作。

He started making movies when he was in his 20s.他20多岁开始拍制电影。

4.I collect beer mats. 我收集啤酒杯垫。

补充例句：

Jim collects foreign coins. Jim收集外国钱币。

I collect stamps as a hobby.我有收集邮票的嗜好。

5.I’m not sure that counts.我不确定那算不算。

补充例句：

That counts.那算数。

That doesn’t count. 那不算。

Every word I says counts.我说的每个字都算数。

Whatever she says counts.她说了算。