【英语趣味课堂】他喜欢看电视吗？-Does He like Watching TV?

 Mari: Hi, this is Mari. I'm here with Ron. Today, we'll talk about types of entertainment¹ and how often we do these things. Let's first start with watching TV. Ron, how often do you watch TV?

Ron: Usually I watch TV every day. I don't watch TV very long but I usually watch TV every day. Usually I watch the news.

 

Mari: Why just the news?

 

Ron: I like to know what's going on in the world, so I usually watch CNN or BBC².

 

Mari: And that's it. Nothing else?

 

Ron: Usually, yes.

 

Mari: Usually?

 

Ron: Other than that, sometimes I'll watch sporting events such as baseball or football.

 

Mari: But that's it?

 

Ron: Yeah.

 

Mari: OK, next, do you go to the movies? How often do you go to the movies?

 

Ron: I don't go to the movies very often, maybe twice a year, I would say.

 

Mari: That's it.

 

Ron: Yeah.

 

Mari: Do you rent movies?

 

Ron: I rent movies more than I go to the cinema, but also not very often.

 

Mari: What kind of movies do you like?

 

Ron: I like funny movies. Comedies³.

 

Mari: Comedies. What's the most recent movie you watched?

 

Ron: I watched Home Alone last night but it was on TV. I didn't rent the movie.

 

Mari: OK. How often do you read books?

 

Ron: I don't like reading⁴, so I don't read books very often. The only time I do read books is for school purposes.

 

Mari: What kind of books do you read for school?

 

Ron: Well, my major is International Relations⁵, so usually I read International Relations books, if I have to read.

 

Mari: If you have to read. So nothing? No books for pleasure?

 

Ron: Not for entertainment.

 

Mari: So when you're on the airplane, you don't read?

 

Ron: No. I try to watch the movies on the airplane.

 

Mari: OK. How often do you go to concerts?

 

Ron: I go to concerts once in awhile. In Hawaii, there aren't many concerts so when they're are concerts, I try to go.

 

Mari: What do you go see, or what type of concerts?

 

Ron: I like Hawaiian music so I go to Hawaiian concerts, and if a big star from America comes, I usually try to go also.

 

Mari: So music concerts.

 

Ron: Right, music concerts.

 

Mari: OK, Ron, thanks.

 

Ron: You're welcome.

1 entertainment   

n.娱乐，乐趣，快乐，招待；娱乐业

参考例句：

• The city offers many forms of entertainment.这个城市提供各种娱乐。
• Playing card is an entertainment.打牌是一种娱乐。

2 BBC   

abbr.（=British Broadcasting Corporation）英国广播公司

参考例句：

• She works for the BBC.她为英国广播公司工作。
• The BBC was founded in 1922.英国广播公司建于1922年。

3 comedies   

n.喜剧( comedy的名词复数 )；喜剧性；滑稽；幽默

参考例句：

• It was a comedy, and Howie doesn't like comedies very much. 这是一部喜剧，Howie不太喜欢看喜剧。 来自朗文快捷英语教程 1
• Each network has news features, dramatic presentations, comedies and sports events. 每个电视网都有新闻特写、戏剧、喜剧和体育报导。 来自辞典例句

4 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。

5 relations   

n.彼此间的看法，两者的关系；关系( relation的名词复数 )；亲戚（关系）；亲属（关系）；（事物之间的）关系

参考例句：

• She hated the flummery of public relations. 她讨厌公关工作中的虚夸恭维。
• The club's aim is to foster better relations within the community. 俱乐部的宗旨是促进团体内部的关系。