运动休闲－酷爱自行车的总统小布什北京过把瘾

 　　11月20日下午2点多，59岁的布什头戴红色自行车头盔、身着黑色上衣，配以深蓝色短裤出现在北京西部老山的2008年奥运会山地车赛场，酷爱自行车运动的布什，在这里骑一把山地车……
 
US President George W. Bush rides his mountain bike at the Laoshan Olympic Mountain Bike Course in Beijing Sunday on November 20, 2005.

No matter where he goes, or how far, US President George W. Bush's passion for cycling always travels with him and so does his fancy¹ mountain bike.

Trading in his shirt and tie for a black windbreaker and a pair of purple shorts, Bush, 59, looked fresh and energetic as he took advantage of the sunny weather to enjoy one of his favourite pastimes².

"How do you say, 'take it easy on the old man'?" Bush joked when the group posed³ for the pictures. He then quickly got on his bike and was ready to start the journey.

Bush's bike is one of the best and worth more than US$3,000, according to reports.

重点词汇

mountain bike  n. 山地车	cycling  n. 骑脚踏车兜风、消遣
shorts  n. 短裤	windbreaker  n. 防风上衣的一种, 商标名

1 fancy   

n.想像力，幻想；喜好，爱；adj.想像的，时髦的，华丽装饰的，奢侈的；技巧的；vt.想象，自认为，喜好

参考例句：

• He seemed to have taken quite a fancy to her.他似乎相当喜欢她。
• I have a fancy that it's going to rain.我想大概要下雨。

2 pastimes   

n.消遣，娱乐( pastime的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• First, pastimes (or \"amusements\") must be distinguished from true games. 首先，必须将消遣活动与真正的游戏加以区别。 来自英汉非文学 - 民俗
• She shared their expatriation, their convictions, their pastimes, their ennui. 她与他们有共同的流亡国外的命运，共同的信念，共同的乐趣，共同的苦闷。 来自辞典例句

3 posed   

使摆姿势( pose的过去式和过去分词 )； 以…身份出现； 招摇； 炫耀

参考例句：

• The players strutted and posed for the cameras. 运动员昂首阔步，摆好姿势让记者拍照。
• After the wedding we all posed for a photograph. 婚礼之后，我们全体排好拍了一张照片。