Lesson 15-1:Hobbies 嗜好

Listen to the descriptions and note down how many hours they have spent for their recreation¹ every week.

1.I'm a Yoga teacher;I think having a healthy life as is very important to our body. I go mountain climbing ever morning for about an hour. Besides,I love reading.I spend about half an hour reading newspapers every day.

2.I'm a businessman. Time is money. I don't waste too much time on recreations². I only play golf with my business partner every Sunday for about 4 hours.

3.I'm an engineer. Like other engineers, the job occupies a lot of my time. I hardly find a pastime³ for myself. The only thing I feel relax to do is going to a movie with my girlfriend every Saturday night. It usually takes up about 3 hours every week.

4.I'm a student. I have many hobbies. However, this year,I have to prepare for my graduation exam that I have little free time to do what I like. There is one thing l'm still doing everyday that is jogging. Jogging is my favorite activity. Only l hour of running can refresh⁴ my mind from the studying stress.

5.I'm a housewife⁵.I have mountains of housework to do everyday. Even though, having recreation in my life takes the priority⁶. I love Karaoke⁷. I sing it with friends every afternoon for about 2 hours. Then, during the weekends, I usually go fishing with my family. It usually takes about 8 hours on the weekends.

英语听力练习题

Listen to the descriptions and note down how many hours they have spent for their recreation every week.
听MP3的传述，并写下他们每星期花在娱乐方面的时间。

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英语听力练习参考答案

1.hour 30 mintes
2.hours 3
3.hours
4.1 hour
5.10 hours

1 recreation   

n.娱乐，消遣，休养

参考例句：

• What kind of recreation do you go in for?你在文娱方面有什么爱好？
• Saturday afternoon is for recreation and outings.周六午后是休闲和外出游玩的时间。

2 recreations   

n.娱乐（方式），消遣（方式）( recreation的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• My only recreations are drinking beer and working in the garden. 我仅有的消遣方式就是喝啤酒和在花园里种花草。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All the family members need to have their own interests and recreations. 所有的家庭成员都需要有自己的兴趣和休闲方式。 来自辞典例句

3 pastime   

n.消遣，娱乐

参考例句：

• Playing chess is his favourite pastime.下棋是他最喜爱的消遣。
• Baseball is the national pastime.棒球是全民性的休闲运动。

4 refresh   

v.使...生气蓬勃，提起精神，恢复精神

参考例句：

• I looked at the map to refresh my memory of the road.我看看地图以唤起对这条路的回忆。
• I think I'll just refresh myself with a cup of tea before I go to meet the children.我想在见孩子们之前先喝杯茶来恢复一下精神。

5 housewife   

n.主妇，家庭主妇

参考例句：

• The cleverest housewife can't cook a meal without rice.巧妇难为无米之炊。
• She was a housewife of experience.她是一个有经验的主妇。

6 priority   

n.优先处理的事，居先，优先（权）

参考例句：

• The development of the national economy is a top priority.发展国民经济是应予以最优先考虑的事。
• Things should be taken up in order of priority.办事应有个先后次序。

7 karaoke   

n.卡拉OK

参考例句：

• Most of the music in karaoke was popular music.卡拉OK中大多数的音乐是流行音乐。
• What is your favorite karaoke song to sing?你喜欢唱的卡拉OK歌曲是哪首？