【迷你小對話】
A: I really want to get to know John, but I can never start a conversation. Do you know what he’s into?
B: I think his thing is race cars. He is always talking about them. And, he knows his way around a race track.
A: He does seem to know what it’s all about.
B: I think racing is boring, but that’s his thing, not mine!
A: 我很想認識John,但是卻不知道一開始該跟他談些什么。你知道他對什么感興趣嗎?
B: 他好像最喜歡賽車。他常談起賽車,而且凡是和賽車有關的事他好像都知道。
A: 他好像對賽車方面很在行。
B: 我覺得賽車很沒勁,那是他的玩意兒,我可不喜歡!
【語言點精講】
what one’s into: 用來指某人的愛好、嗜好。
one’s thing: 用來指某人的興趣所在,并且他/她在這方面也是很擅長的。
know one’s way around sp./sth.: 指某人對某地點或事物非常的熟悉。
race track: 賽車場,賽馬場。