【一起闲话英语】你参加了什么俱乐部？-To Belong

Chris, Belgium

speaker Do you belong to anything? Well, I belong to a running club. It's actually a marathon¹ running club because I used to start running marathons two years ago, and if you train for a marathon it's like a lot of time you have to invest² in it and a lot of running you have to do alone by yourself, and if you have somebody, with you, like your a member of a club, it's just much more fun to do it with other people than if you have to do it alone.

 

Aiste, Lithuania

speaker Yes, I belong to a singing club and piano club. And in singing club, it's like a small group of students that gather together and sing songs from all over the world on different topics, and piano club is the club where students prepare their own piano piece and then perform it once in a half year in a small concert or gathering³ in university.

 

Edwin, Soccer

speaker Do I belong to anything? Do I belong to anything? Well, I guess I'm a very big soccer fan, and I guess I belong to a soccer culture, if you can say ... call it that. Yeah, I follow soccer a lot back home. I'm really liking⁴ playing the sport. I really like watching the sport, but my favorite team is Manchester United⁵.

 

Mike, Singapore

speaker In university right now, I'm in a circle that involves that is sports based and we just play mainly volleyball and baseball, and membership⁶ isn't very big. It's like about maybe fifteen students, and we meet like once a week to just play sports, and usually on a weekend maybe we have like a dinner party or something.

Jess, Gym

speaker No, in the past, I've joined things but I'm quite faddish⁷ about things so I'll start something but then not go after the first couple of months, especially gym memberships⁸ that would involve working out or any strenuous⁹ exercise.

 

George, United States

speaker Do you belong to anything? Well, no. I don't belong to any club or circle. Coming to college, I wasn't really interested in joining anything. I just wanted to get my studies over with quickly.

 

 

1 marathon   

n.长距离赛跑；需要耐力的比赛；(M-)马拉松

参考例句：

• I'm hoping to be in the marathon next year.我希望明年能参加马拉松赛。
• The meeting was a bit of a marathon.这次会议有点马拉松赛的味道。

2 invest   

v.投资；投入(时间等)；授予，赋予

参考例句：

• I have decided to invest in a new car.我已经决定买一辆新汽车。
• The best time to invest is now.现在是投资的最佳时机。

3 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

4 liking   

n.爱好；嗜好；喜欢

参考例句：

• The word palate also means taste or liking.Palate这个词也有“口味”或“嗜好”的意思。
• I must admit I have no liking for exaggeration.我必须承认我不喜欢夸大其词。

5 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

6 membership   

n.成员资格，会员全体，从属关系

参考例句：

• I must renew my membership of the sailing club.我必须延续我的航海俱乐部会员的资格。
• He made up his mind to apply for membership in the Party.他决心申请入党。

7 faddish   

adj.好赶时髦的；一时流行的

参考例句：

• We ate at a faddish new restaurant. 我们在一家新开张的时尚餐馆吃饭。 来自辞典例句
• Dial get online to say, begin since thenceforth faddish. 拨号上网一说，从那时起开始风行。 来自互联网

8 memberships   

n.全体会员( membership的名词复数 )；会员身份，会员资格

参考例句：

• The memberships of this committee are stacked to give the majority party substantial control. 有人在这个委员会的组成上搞了鬼，以使多数党取得相当多的控制权。 来自辞典例句
• You can specify security group memberships for this user. 您可以为此用户指定安全组成员身份。 来自互联网

9 strenuous   

adj.奋发的，使劲的；紧张的；热烈的，狂热的

参考例句：

• He made strenuous efforts to improve his reading. 他奋发努力提高阅读能力。
• You may run yourself down in this strenuous week.你可能会在这紧张的一周透支掉自己。