职场英语口语急救包 第15期:询问兴趣爱好

 　　第15期:询问兴趣爱好

　　你的休闲时间如何度过？

　　How do you spend your leisure¹ time? How do you spend your spare time?

　　How do you spend your free time?

　　How do you enjoy your free time? What do you do for leisure? What do you like doing in you spare time??

　　For example:

　　A: How do you spend your leisure time?你的休闲时间如何度过？

　　B: I like playing games and having sports.我爱玩游戏和体育运动。

　　你的业佘爱好是什么？

　　What is your hobby?

　　Do you have any hobbies?

　　For example:

　　A: What is your hobby?你的业余爱好是什么？

　　B: Flower arrangements.插花。

　　我喜欢打棒球、网球和羽毛球。

　　I like to play baseball,tennis and badminton.

　　我喜欢收集古董。

　　I like collecting antiques².

　　我喜欢在业余时间做有氧健身运动。

　　I like doing aerobics³ in my spare time.

　　doing aerobics(n.)有氧运动法，增氧健身法（指跑步,优越等增强心肺循环功能的运动）

　　几乎各类运动我都喜欢。

　　I like almost all kinds of sports.

　　我的爱好是远足、钓鱼和爬山。

　　My hobbies are hiking,fishing and climbing the mountains.

　　我喜欢户外运动。

　　I enjoy outdoor sports.

　　我喜欢听音乐、弹钢琴、有时候去游泳。

　　I like to listen to music and to play piano and occasionally⁴ go swimming.?

　　在假日里你喜欢做什么？

　　What do you like to do during the holidays?

　　For example:

　　A：What do you like to do during the holidays?在假日里你喜欢做什么？

　　B：I like to travel on holidays.我喜欢在假期去旅行。

　　你最喜欢什么消遣？

　　What's your favorite recreation?

　　For example:

　　A: What's your favorite recreation?你最喜欢什么消遣？

　　B: My favorite recreation is cooking.我最喜欢的消遣是烹饪。

　　recreation! n.)消遣，娱乐

　　我对旅游感兴趣。

　　I have an interest in travelling.

　　I am fond of travelling.

　　I like travelling.

　　I love travelling.

　　我喜欢看书和绘画。

　　I like reacting and painting.

　　我喜欢出去散步，呼吸新鲜空气。

　　I like to take a walk outside for fresh air.

　　我喜欢接触大自然。

　　I enjoy coming into contact with nature.

　　我喜欢很多东西，尤其是音乐和园艺。

　　I like many things,especially music and gardening.

　　我喜欢收集明信片、钱币和火柴盒。

　　I like to collect post cards,coins,and match boxes.

　　虽然我的兴趣很多，但我最喜欢的还是摄影。

　　Though I have many interests，photography is what I like the most.

　　我最大的兴趣是看书、听音乐，尤其是听乡村音乐。

　　My favorite hobbies are reading and listening to music,in particu?lar, country music.

　　in particular (adv.)特别

　　我大部分时间都在看书，我很喜欢看书。

　　I do a lot of reading and I enjoy it.

　　我喜欢看电影和看好的小说。

　　I like to go to movies and I read good novels.

　　有时候我会上图书馆或者去看球赛，但不经常这样。

　　Sometimes I go to the library or to ball games, but not often.

　　由于家庭的影响，我非常喜欢文学。

　　Having been influenced by my family,! love literature very much.

　　本句前一句使用了独立主格结构，其主语同后面主句的主语相同。

　　我最大的爱好是读书。

　　My greatest passion is reading.

　　passion(n.)激情,热情

　　你最喜欢什么运动？

　　What kind of sports do you like the most?

　　What's your favorite sport?

　　Which sport do you like best?

　　那可实在太多了。

　　It is hard to narrow it down to just one.

　　narrow down减少，限制，缩小，变窄

　　除了工作以外，你还有其他特别的兴趣爱好吗？

　　Do you have any special interests outside of your job?

　　Do you have any special interests other than your jobs?

　　For example:

　　A: Do you have any special interests outside of your job?

　　除了工作以外，你还有其他特别的兴趣爱好吗？

　　B: Yes. Music and painting are my two great interests in life.

　　是的。音乐和绘画是我生活中的两大业余爱好。

　　你周末一般干什么？

　　What do you do on weekends?

　　For example:

　　A: What do you do on weekends?你周末一般干什么？

　　B: On weekends,! sometimes go to see a movie with my family.

　　周末我有时候和家里人一起去看电影。

　　工作之余你喜欢什么娱乐活动？

　　How do you entertain yourself after work?

　　For example:

　　A: How do you entertain yourself after work?

　　工作之余你喜欢什么娱乐活动？

　　B；I entertain myself in games and sports.我靠游戏和运动来打发时间。

　　entertain(vt.)使欢乐，使娱乐

　　我是一个音乐迷。

　　I am a music lover⁵.

　　I am a music fan0

　　我喜欢去听民间音乐会。

　　I like to go to a concert of folk music.?

　　我喜欢看电视脱口秀和电影。

　　I like watching TV talk show and movies.

　　I enjoy watching TV talk show and movies.

　　每逢周末，我喜欢借着阅读好书来将自己的注意力从工作上移开。

　　On weekends，I like to get my mind off my work by reading good books.

　　我是一个典型书虫，每个星期都会看两三本书。

　　I'm a typical bookworm，and I get through two or three books a week.

　　get through 做完

　　你喜欢哪一类的书？

　　What kinds of books do you like?

　　For example:

　　A: What kinds of books do you like?你喜欢哪一类的书？

　　B: I'm fond of scientific fiction.我喜欢科幻小说。

　　detective books侦探小说;IT books信息技术书;biography传记

　　你喝酒吗？

　　Do you drink?

　　For example:

　　A: Do you drink?你喝酒吗？

　　B: No，notabit.不喝，我滴酒不沾。

　　你抽烟吗？

　　Do you smoke?

　　For example:

　　A: Do you smoke?你抽烟吗？

　　B: Yes,but I'm not a heavy smoker⁶.抽，但我的烟瘾不是很大。

1 leisure   

n.空闲时间，空暇；悠闲，安逸

参考例句：

• I am seldom at leisure.我很少有空。
• He read books at his leisure.他在空闲时读一些书。

2 antiques   

n.古玩，古董，古物( antique的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The room was furnished with antiques. 房间里摆放了古董。
• a priceless collection of antiques 价值连城的古文物收藏

3 aerobics   

n.健身操，健美操，韵律操

参考例句：

• Doing aerobics is a good way to improve one's health.做有氧健身操是改善健康状况的一个好方法。
• Aren't you going to the aerobics class this morning?今天上午你不是去上有氧运动课吗？

4 occasionally   

adv.偶然地；非经常地

参考例句：

• He went on talking,occasionally wiping at his face with a towel.他继续说着，偶尔用毛巾擦一下脸。
• I like playing football best,but occasionally I play table tennis,too.我最喜欢踢足球，偶尔也打打乒乓球。

5 lover   

n.情人，恋人；爱好者

参考例句：

• Every lover sees a thousand graces in the beloved object.情人眼里出西施。
• Mr.Smith was a lover of poetry.史密斯先生是一名诗歌爱好者。

6 smoker   

n.吸烟者，吸烟车厢，吸烟室

参考例句：

• His wife dislikes him to be a smoker.他妻子不喜欢他当烟民。
• He is a moderate smoker.他是一个有节制的烟民。