英語(yǔ)應(yīng)該這樣說(shuō):情景口語(yǔ)話題薈萃 Chapter 16 Chinese and American Hobbies
Chinese and American Hobbies
中國(guó)人的愛(ài)好和美國(guó)人的愛(ài)好
David：I noticed that your hobbies do not include book reading, painting, poetry, or collecting stamps. Do you think this generation of China is not so interested in traditional hobbies? I find many students in the Internet cafe playing games or chatting online.我注意到你在談?wù)搨€(gè)人愛(ài)好時(shí)沒(méi)有說(shuō)到讀書(shū)，畫(huà)畫(huà)，詩(shī)歌或者集郵。你是不是覺(jué)得現(xiàn)在的年輕人對(duì)這些傳統(tǒng)東西不再感興趣了？我看到很多學(xué)生在網(wǎng)吧玩游戲，聊天。
You：Yes, but people should not get addicted to the computer. For some people it's too late, they are already lost in cyberspace. 人們不應(yīng)該沉溺于電腦?？蓪?duì)一些人來(lái)說(shuō)已經(jīng)太晚了，他們已經(jīng)迷失在虛擬世界里了。
David：I think many students used to read books as a hobby before. Do you think this generation is not reading as many books? 我以前以為很多學(xué)生都把讀書(shū)當(dāng)作個(gè)人愛(ài)好。你有沒(méi)有覺(jué)得現(xiàn)在的人不再讀那么多書(shū)了？
You：Do you think reading books or collecting stamps are sedentary hobbies? 你是不是覺(jué)得喜愛(ài)讀書(shū)和集郵的人不太愛(ài)運(yùn)動(dòng)？
David：They are not active hobbies. They are passive. But playing computer game is also sedentary. 那樣的愛(ài)好就要求人們靜下來(lái)呀，電腦游戲也屬于這種。
You：玩電腦游戲的時(shí)候，你的身體是靜止的，但你的思維很活躍。
David：Well, what do you know about American hobbies?你了解美國(guó)人有什么愛(ài)好嗎？
You：我知道有棒球，籃球……美國(guó)人喜歡旅行。I know about baseball and basketball … Americans like to travel.
David：Yes. There are many hobbies in the United States.是的，在美國(guó)人們有很多愛(ài)好。
You：我聽(tīng)說(shuō)美國(guó)孩子喜歡滑雪。I have heard that American children like to ski.
David：Among the younger people in America, sports are still a very popular hobby. Other popular hobbies include reading books, watching TV, and some other traditional kinds of hobbies. 美國(guó)的年輕人中還是有很多人把運(yùn)動(dòng)作為一項(xiàng)愛(ài)好的。其他的愛(ài)好還有讀書(shū)，看電視和其他一些傳統(tǒng)愛(ài)好?！?/p>
