新东方英语900句提高篇58

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Lesson Fifty -eight Hobby 业余爱好
My hobby is collecting stamps. Do you have a hobby?
我的业余爱好是集邮。你有嗜好吗？

My hobby is collecting coins.
My hobby is collecting butterflies.
My hobby is playing football.
My hobby is listening to music.
hobby 爱好（有乐趣的）
custom 风俗习惯
habit 生活习惯
What‘s your hobby?

5802
Lesson Fifty -eight Hobby 业余爱好
What do you do in your spare time?
业余时间你做些什么？

spare time = free time
I just listen to the music to kill the time.

5803
Lesson Fifty -eight Hobby 业余爱好
I like to surf the Net to get all sorts of information.
我喜欢上网去获取各种信息。

website 网站
homepage 主页、首页
get on line 上网
on line shopping 网上购物
e-commerce 电子商务
all sorts of = all kinds of
Information Technology = IT
IT company

5804
Lesson Fifty -eight Hobby 业余爱好
Photography is my favorite pastime¹. I’ve taken thousands of pictures.
摄影是我最喜欢的消遣方式。我已经拍了数以千记的照片。

tens of thousands 成千上万
take a picture 照相
Traverlling is my favorite pastime. I’ve been to many places.

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Lesson Fifty -eight Hobby 业余爱好
I find Karaoke relaxing, and it takes my mind off my work.
我发现卡拉OK能解闷，还能把我的注意力从工作上转移开。

It‘s relaxing.
It takes my mind off my work
It‘s a lot of fun.

5806
Lesson Fifty -eight Hobby 业余爱好
Playing cards is a lovely way to kill time.
打扑克牌是一种消磨时间的好办法。

playing majiang 打麻将
playing chess 下棋

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Lesson Fifty -eight Hobby 业余爱好
Some people like horseback riding, but I prefer golfing as a hobby.
有些人喜欢骑马，但我更喜欢把打高尔夫作为一种嗜好。

prefer 偏好，更喜欢
I prefer some coffee.
I prefer the performance.
I prefer tea to coffee.
I prefer Chinese food to western food.
I prefer green tea to black tea.
green tea 绿茶 yogurt 酸奶
soybean milk 豆浆 red wine 红酒
the bone soup 骨头汤 mushroom soup 蘑菇汤
jasmine tea 茉莉花茶 Wulong tea 乌龙茶
tea bag 袋泡茶
brown sugar 红糖 sugar daddy

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Lesson Fifty -eight Hobby 业余爱好
I spend quite some time and energy decorating my room.
我花了不少时间和精力装饰我的房子。

I spend quite some time preparing this exam.
I spend quite some time applying for this job.

5809
Lesson Fifty -eight Hobby 业余爱好
I’ve always thought travelling is a very interesting hobby.
我一直认为旅游是一种很有趣的嗜好。

I’ve always thought autumn is the best season in Beijing.
I’ve always thought John is my best friend.

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Lesson Fifty -eight Hobby 业余爱好
Writing poems is just an avocation² with me.
写诗只不过是我的一个业余爱好而已。

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Lesson Fifty -eight Hobby 业余爱好
My cousin enjoys acting³, and she is a member of a drama club.
我的表姐喜欢表演，她是剧社的成员。

I enjoy watching TV.
I enjoy swimming.

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Lesson Fifty -eight Hobby 业余爱好
Nancy‘s not a professional. She plays the piano for the fun of it.
南茜不是专业人员。她弹钢琴是为了好玩。

professional = devoted⁴ and capable⁵
You are very professional.

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Lesson Fifty -eight Hobby 业余爱好
I started a new hobby. I got tired of working in the garden.
我开始了新的嗜好。我对于园艺已经厌倦了。

I got tired of working here.
I got tired of doing the same thing with my boss everyday.

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Lesson Fifty -eight Hobby 业余爱好
I’ve heard of unusual hobbies, but I’ve never heard of that one.
我听说过不寻常的嗜好，但从未听说过那样的。

I’ve heard of this person, but I’ve never met him.
I’ve heard this place, but I’ve never been there.

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Lesson Fifty -eight Hobby 业余爱好
For many, a hobby is a means of expressing their creativity.
对于很多人来说，嗜好是一种表现创造力的途径。

1 pastime   

n.消遣，娱乐

参考例句：

• Playing chess is his favourite pastime.下棋是他最喜爱的消遣。
• Baseball is the national pastime.棒球是全民性的休闲运动。

2 avocation   

n.副业，业余爱好

参考例句：

• He was a printer by trade and naturalist by avocation.他从事印刷业，同时是个博物学爱好者。
• Learning foreign languages is just an avocation with me.学习外语只不过是我的一项业余爱好。

3 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

4 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

5 capable   

adj.有能力的，有才能的

参考例句：

• The new woman secretary was extremely clever and capable.这位新来的女秘书很是精明强干。
• Jim is capable at sports.吉姆擅长运动。