【话匣子英语】谈谈爱好

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Harp¹: Yeah. Thanks Igor from Brazil! We’re doing an episode² today about hobbies.

 

Maura: Yes. So, it was thanks to you, our listeners, for giving us a great idea. You can keep sending your ideas to us on Facebook.

 

Harp: Definitely. So today, we’re gonna break it down. We’re gonna start with talking about common hobbies in North America, then we’re gonna talk about how to talk about hobbies.

 

Maura: And then we’re gonna share some of our own hobbies, past and present.

 

Harp: Yes. So let’s get started.

 

Maura: Common hobbies in North America today. Hmm.

 

Harp: Hmm.

 

Maura: Well, people like to spend their free time in so many different ways that it’s almost hard to say specifically what people do.

 

Harp: Yup. Definitely. It’s hard because people have so many different interests and I would say that one common hobby is sports.

 

Maura: Yes. A lot of people like to be physically³ active in their spare time. So they might play a sport or they might go to the gym and exercise. For them, it might be like a kind of hobby.

 

Harp: Definitely. And obviously, in Canada, a lot of people love hockey. So hockey is a common… a common hobby to have, to play hockey. And a lot of people I know play street hockey or field hockey or ice hockey.

 

Maura: Right. And even though they might be part of a team, it’s not really competitive⁴. It’s just a bunch of friends who get together and play for fun. So in that way, the sport is more like a hobby.

 

Harp: Exactly.

 

Maura: Other people are more laid back and chill⁵ and they might like quieter things. A really traditional, but popular, hobby is reading.

 

Harp: Yes. And if you listen to Culips, you know that Maura and I both love reading. It’s a really common hobby here in North America.

 

Maura: And now with the Internet, there’s so much more to read. You can read the news or you can read blogs. Or even on Facebook, really, you’re reading.

 

Harp: Exactly. Another hobby that many people have is playing some sort of instrument or really just enjoying music.

 

Maura: Yes. A lot of people, if they can’t play music, love to listen to it. Or, again, they can go online and find new music. That’s one thing the Internet has brought us, is a way to discover new music.

 

Harp: Yes, definitely. You can find so many different artists from all around the world on the Internet.

1 harp   

n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。

2 episode   

n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一

参考例句：

• The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
• This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。

3 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

4 competitive   

adj.竞争的，比赛的，好竞争的，有竞争力的

参考例句：

• Some kinds of business are competitive.有些商业是要竞争的。
• These businessmen are both competitive and honourable.这些商人既有竞争性又很诚实。

5 chill   

vt.使变冷，使冷却，使沮丧；n.寒冷，风寒

参考例句：

• With the chill factor,it's nearly minus forty here.加上风寒指数，气温接近零下40度。
• The bad news cast a chill over the whole family.这坏消息使全家人感到沮丧。