大忙人学社交口语 第11期:谈论兴趣爱好

 　　1.I went to Sun Moon Lake for the weekend.

　　1.我周末去了日月潭。

　　Wow, it was beautiful!

　　哇，真漂亮!

　　Reminds¹ me of the country around Lake Geneva where I grew up.

　　它让我想起了日内瓦湖的附近地区，我就是在那里长大的。

　　We stayed in this lovely hotel and had a delicious dinner there.

　　我们在一家很不错的旅馆，并在那里享用了一顿美味的晚餐。

　　What a great weekend!

　　这个周末真开心!

　　2. I remember when I was a student in San Francisco, we were all much more politically² active³ in those days.

　　2.还记得我在旧金山上学的时候，我们都对政治很热衷，

　　Now we just care about making money.

　　但现在我们只顾着赚钱。

　　I guess that's how having a family of your own changes you: you become more aware⁴ of your responsibilities⁵, right?

　　我想我们是因为有了自己的家庭才变成这个样子。我们变得更了解自己的责任，对吧?

　　3. I used⁶ to play the piano when I was young.

　　3.我年轻时弹钢琴。

　　In fact I studied it quite seriously for about twelve years or so.

　　事实上，我学得很认真，前后大概学了12年。

　　Actually my first job was playing for dance classes in a dance academy⁷!

　　我的第一份工作是在舞蹈学院的舞蹈课上弹琴。

　　Those were the days: beautiful dancers to look at. Every day!

　　在那段日子里，每天都有美丽的舞者可看!

　　I never thought I'd end up doing what I do now.

　　我从来没想过最后我会做目前的工作。

　　4. I swim about 1.5 kilometers every day.

　　我每天都游泳，大概游1.5公里。

　　I find it's really good exercise, especially for my back,

　　我觉得这项运动相当好，尤其是对我的背。

　　which I had some trouble with a few years ago, so I need to watch out with it.

　　我的背在前几年出了点毛病，所以我得小心一点。

1 reminds   

v.使想起( remind的第三人称单数 )；提醒

参考例句：

• That reminds me that I have a meeting to attend this evening. 这使我想起今晚我还有一个会要参加。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The time of year reminds me how the months have gone. 每年这个时候都使我想起那些月份是怎么过去的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 politically   

adv.政治地，政党地

参考例句：

• to be politically naive 对政治一无所知
• Journalists are supposed to be politically neutral. 新闻工作者在政治上应持中立态度。

3 active   

adj.活跃的，积极的

参考例句：

• I'll become more active.我要变得更加积极。
• She is the most active member in our group.她绝对是我们组最活跃的成员。

4 aware   

adj.意识到的，知道的，明白的，发觉的

参考例句：

• At first I wasn't aware that he was ill.开始我没有察觉到他有病。
• He doesn't seem to be aware of the problems.他好像没有意识到这个问题。

5 responsibilities   

责任( responsibility的名词复数 )； 职责； 责任感； 责任心

参考例句：

• the disproportion between the extra responsibilities and the small salary increase 额外的责任与小幅增加的薪金之间的不相称
• The job encompasses a wide range of responsibilities. 这项工作涉及的职责范围很广。

6 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

7 academy   

n.(高等)专科院校；学术社团，协会，研究院

参考例句：

• This is an academy of music.这是一所音乐专科学院。
• I visited Chinese Academy of Sciences yesterday.我昨天去访问了中国科学院。