想说就说(三)23

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。

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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。

1 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

2 mats   

abbr.maintenance analysis test set 维修分析测试装置n.席子( mat的名词复数 )；（体育运动用的）厚垫子；（起装饰或保护作用的）衬垫；团

参考例句：

• The effect of MATS on blood-lipids in experimental hypercholesteremic rats was observed. 本文探讨了甲基烯丙基三硫(MATS)对实验性高胆固醇血症大鼠脂质代谢紊乱的影响。 来自互联网
• The hallway smelt of boiled cabbage and old rag mats. 门厅里一股子清煮白菜外带破草垫的味儿。 来自英汉文学

3 reading   

n.阅读，知识，读物，表演，对法律条文的解释；adj.阅读的

参考例句：

• Children learn reading and writing at school.孩子们在学校学习阅读和写作。
• He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。