流利美国口语2.15

W: Do you have any hobbies?

M: Yes, I like bowling¹.

W: What are you interested in?

M: I am interested in golfing.

Dialogue 2.

W: Are you a football fan?

M: Oh, yes, I am crazy about football.

W: I am not very keen² on football.

M: I thought you like the boxing.

W: Not particularly.

Dialogue 3.

W: Do you have any special interests outside of your job?

M: Yes, music and painting are my 2 great interests in life.

W: What do you do on weekends?

M: On weekends? I sometimes make an excursion³ to the suburbs⁴ with my family.

Dialogue 4.

W: How do you entertain yourself after work?

M: I generally entertain myself in sports, reading and painting.

W: What kinds of sports do you like?

M: I am a football fan, but I don’t play and just enjoy watching football matches.

W: What kind of books do you like?

M: I enjoy reading biographies⁵, especially those of well-known statesman⁶, militarists, scientists and artists. Reading can enrich⁷ my knowledge.

Dialogue 5.

M: Well, Kelly, I already know that you like to watch movies. What other kinds of things are you interested in?

W: I love music and dancing. As a matter of fact I think my favorite non-work activity is dancing.

M: I like dancing, too. Do you like disco?

W: Sure do. So what about you? Other than travel and dancing? Tell me all about your other interests, your hobbies.

M: Oh, I enjoy playing sports, and I love exercising, I work out regularly to keep fit.

W: You do look in great shape.

M: Thanks. Actually I have lots of hobbies. I love to stay busy. What else do you do in your spare time?

W: I read whenever I have the chance.

Exercise.

1. I particularly like English literature.

2. Photography is an expensive hobby.

3. Do you have any special interests other than your job?

4. I find stamp collecting relaxing and it takes my mind off my work.

5. He is not a professional. He plays the piano for the fun of it.

6. I started a new hobby. I got tired of working in the garden.

7. What kind of things are you interested in?

8. Do you have any special hobbies?

9. What do you do in your spare time?

10. My favorite hobby is coin collecting.

11. I have lots of hobbies. I love to stay busy.

12. It is true that all of us need recreation.

13. Everyone has his own way of relaxing.

14. Perhaps the most popular way is to participate in sports.

15. In addition hiking, fishing, skiing and mountain climbing have a great attraction for students who like to be outdoors.

1 bowling   

n.保龄球运动

参考例句：

• Bowling is a popular sport with young and old.保龄球是老少都爱的运动。
• Which sport do you 1ike most,golf or bowling?你最喜欢什么运动，高尔夫还是保龄球？

2 keen   

adj.热心的；敏锐的；激烈的；锋利的

参考例句：

• There is keen competition between the two motorcar firms.两家汽车公司之间存在着激烈的竞争。
• The children are mad keen to go to the zoo.孩子们非常想去动物园。

3 excursion   

n.远足，短途旅行

参考例句：

• I have arranged with my classmates for an excursion to the beach.我已经跟同学们商量好去海滩远足的事。
• Our class will make an excursion to the seaside.我们班将去海边旅行。

4 suburbs   

n.郊区，城郊( suburb的名词复数 )；四乡；隧；四郊

参考例句：

• The poor suburbs traditionally formed the bedrock of the party's support. 贫穷的郊区在传统上构成了支持该党的牢固基础。
• The new college will be located in the suburbs. 这所新建的学院将设在郊区。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 biographies   

n.传记( biography的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There are plenty of biographies for him to browse over. 有大量传记供他浏览。 来自辞典例句
• He likes to read biographies of great men to promote himself. 他喜欢读伟人传记来提高自己。 来自互联网

6 statesman   

n.国务活动家，政治家

参考例句：

• Friends gathered at a memorial for the late statesman.这位已故政治家的生前好友为他举行了纪念仪式。
• The statesman is much occupied with affairs of state.那个政治家忙于国事。

7 enrich   

vt.充实，使丰富，使富裕，使富有

参考例句：

• Some cream will enrich the sauce.在调味汁里加一些奶油会使其味道更加丰富。
• Music can enrich your life.音乐能丰富你的生活。