留学生在中国 第18期 Swimming&Games游泳和游戏

 　　Chapter 18 Swimming and Computer Games

　　第18课游泳和电脑游戏

　　David：Are there any other hobbies you have?

　　你还有其他的爱好吗？

　　You：Another hobby? I like to play swimming.

　　其他爱好？我喜欢游泳。

　　David：Actually you can’t really play swimming. Usually you play soccer, play volleyball, and play basketball, but not play swimming.

　　实际上，游泳不能用“play”。通常说“play”足球，排球和篮球，而不说“play”游泳。

　　You：Oh, I like to go swimming.

　　哦，我喜欢游泳。

　　David：That’s good.

　　这次对了。

　　You：When I am in the water, I feel very comfortable and relaxed. It’s common knowledge that swimming can help people to relax. It’s a kind of therapy¹.

　　我在水里的时候，感觉很舒服，很放松。大家都知道，游泳可以帮助人们缓解疲劳，还可以治病呢。

　　David：So maybe you mean it can help people feel more relaxed. Do you have other hobbies that are not sports?

　　你是说游泳可以使人们更加放松吧。除了参加体育运动，你还喜欢什么？

　　You：Do I have any other hobbies that aren’t sports? Yes, I like listening to music and playing games on the computer.

　　你是说除了运动我还有别的什么爱好？当然有，我喜欢听音乐和玩电脑游戏。

　　David：Computer games?

　　电脑游戏？

　　You：Yeah, computer games. I like to sit behind my boyfriend and watch him play on the computer because I like to watch others play computer games.

　　是的，电脑游戏。我喜欢看人家玩电脑游戏，所以我喜欢坐在我男朋友后边看他玩。

　　David：You are a very loyal² girlfriend.

　　你对你男朋友蛮忠诚的嘛！

　　You：No, it isn’t loyalty³. We just share a common interest.

　　这不是忠不忠的问题，我们只是有相同的兴趣爱好罢了。

1 therapy   

n.治疗；疗法

参考例句：

• The doctor said she should be given a physical therapy.医生说她应该进行理疗。
• She will need to have the therapy repeated every few months.她将需要每隔几个月就进行一次治疗。

2 loyal   

adj.忠诚的，忠心的

参考例句：

• He is a loyal friend.他是一位忠诚的朋友。
• I judge him to be loyal.我认为他很忠诚。

3 loyalty   

n.忠诚，忠心

参考例句：

• She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
• His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。