Popular University Hobbies
大學生的愛好
David:I’d like to ask what your friends have as hobbies.能知道你的朋友有些什么愛好嗎?
You:Some of my friends like to get physical, so they play volleyball. I have other friends who enjoy traveling. Some of them really get around. 有些人好動,所以他們打排球。還有些朋友喜歡旅游,他們中的一些人確實去了好多地方。
David:Is playing volleyball a very popular hobby? 他們都很喜歡打籃球嗎?
You:是的,我的朋友們都很喜歡,但遺憾的是他們不和我住在同一城市。Yeah, volleyball is popular with my friends, but they don’t live in the same city as me.
David:When I visit the students in universities, I find many students like to play basketball. Maybe more boys like to play basketball and more girls like to play volleyball. 我問過許多大學生,發(fā)現(xiàn)他們都喜歡打籃球。男孩兒可能更喜歡打籃球,而女孩兒則更喜歡打排球。
You:女孩兒確實喜歡打排球。籃球比排球節(jié)奏要快,這也許就是原因吧。
David:Basketball is much rougher than volleyball. Just look at how rough the NBA is. 籃球比排球激烈得多,看看NBA就知道了。
You:Yeah, the NBA is intense. Michael Jordan is my favourite player. I like to watch him play on TV. 哦,NBA確實很激烈。喬丹是我最喜歡的運動員,我喜歡看有他的比賽。
David:I also find many students like to play badminton. Is badminton also very popular? From what you say, I find volleyball, basketball and badminton are all very popular.我也發(fā)現(xiàn)許多學生喜歡打羽毛球。羽毛球也很流行嗎?聽你所說,我覺得,排球,籃球和羽毛球在學生中都很流行。
You:They say volleyball is not as popular as basketball. 他們說排球沒有籃球受歡迎。
David:Maybe it is more popular for girls? 多數(shù)女孩子們更喜歡排球吧?
You:是的,你喜歡打籃球嗎?I think you are right. Do you like playing basketball?
David:No, I like to play soccer. Some people get confused with the name of this sport in English. In th US, “ ganlanqiu” is called football and “zuqiu” is called soccer. But in England, “zuqiu” is called football and “ganlanqiu” is known as “American football”. 不,我喜歡足球。一些人可能對英式和美式足球有些不解。在美國,美式橄欖球稱做football,而足球叫做soccer;但是在英國,人們稱足球為football,而稱美式橄欖球叫American football。
You:啊,原來是這樣。I see.