兴趣爱好
01 what do you do in your free time, nancy?
你闲暇时都做些什么,南希?
解析 ▲ in one's free time意思是“在某人空闲的时候”,相当于when one is free,在句中作时间状语。
学学这样说
1. what's your hobby? 你的嗜好是什么?
2. what's your favorite hobby? 你最大的兴趣爱好是什么?
3. what are you interested in? 你的兴趣是什么?
4. do you have a hobby? 你有爱好吗?
5. have you got any hobbies? 你有爱好吗?
应用对话
steven: what do you do in your free time, nancy?
nancy: well, i like playing the violin.
史蒂文:你平时闲暇时都做些什么,南希?
南希:嗯,我喜欢拉小提琴。
02 are you keen on music on earth?
你到底爱不爱好音乐?
解析 ▲ be keen on的意思是“爱好……,喜欢……”,相当于动词like和enjoy,后面跟上喜欢的对象。
学学这样说
1. are you interested in detective stories? 你对侦探故事感兴趣吗?
2. are you a film fan? 你是个电影迷吗?
3. are you interested in shipping? 你对航行有兴趣吗?
4. is music your chief hobby? 音乐是你的主要爱好吗?
5. which would you rather do, go dancing or go to a play?
跳舞和看戏剧,你更喜欢哪一个?
补充短语
detective stories 侦探故事
film fan 电影迷
03 i like to play the piano, but i am not good at it.
我喜欢弹钢琴,但弹得不好。
语法tips
play the piano的意思是“弹钢琴”,表示弹奏乐器时,需要在名词前加上定冠词,如play the guitar(弹吉他),play the violin(拉小提琴)。
常用单词
piano [p?'?n??] n. 钢琴
学学这样说
1. i am very fond of building model boats. 我非常喜欢做船舶模型。
2. boxing attracts me a lot. 我对拳击很感兴趣。
3. travelling has always interested me. 我对旅行一直很感兴趣。
4. swimming is my favorite pastime. 游泳是我最喜欢的消遣活动。
5. i like dancing, but i wouldn't want it to be my life's work.
我喜欢跳舞,但我不愿意把它作为我的终身职业。
04 i have a passion for language learning.
我对语言学习很感兴趣。
解析 ▲ have a passion for是一个动词词组,意思是“对……感兴趣”,相当于be interested in。介词for后面跟上感兴趣的对象。
学学这样说
1. i like reading books best. 我最喜欢看书。
2. i'm quite fascinated by the rural life. 我对乡村生活很感兴趣。
3. i'm interested in english. 我对英语很感兴趣。
4. my hobby is collecting stamps. 我的爱好是集邮。
5. i just like to sleep like a lazy cat. 我只喜欢像只懒猫一样睡觉。
补充短语
be fascinated by... 被……吸引
rural life 乡村生活
collect stamps 集邮
05 i like listening to music, travelling and making friends.
我喜欢听音乐、旅游和交朋友。
语法tips
该句中,listening to music,travelling和making friends均作like的宾语。
学学这样说
1. i love roller skating. 我喜爱滑旱冰。
2. i like to cook dishes for my family. 我喜欢给家人做菜。
3. i like pop music very much. 我很喜欢流行音乐。
4. the two great interests in my life are music and painting.
我一生中的两大爱好是音乐和绘画。
5. my hobbies include reading, cooking and thinking. 我的爱好包括读书、烹饪和思考。
补充短语
roller skating 滑旱冰
pop music 流行音乐
06 photography is my favorite pastime.
摄影是我最喜爱的消遣。
常用单词
photography [f?'t?gr?f?] n. 摄影,摄影术
pastime ['pɑ:sta?m] n. 消遣,娱乐
学学这样说
1. i'm crazy about rock music. 我对摇滚乐很着迷。
2. i'm interested in art. 我对艺术感兴趣。
3. a barbecue on the beach has great attraction for me.
沙滩上的烧烤对我很有吸引力。
4. learning drawing is just an avocation to me. 学习画画只不过是我的一项业余爱好。
5. i play the piano for fun. 我弹钢琴是为了好玩。
6. i like reading literary books best. 我最喜欢看文学方面的书。
补充短语
have great attraction for 吸引……
for fun 为了好玩
07 i don't have any interest in calligraphy.
我对书法不感兴趣。
常用单词
calligraphy [k?'l?gr?f?] n. 书法
学学这样说
1. american football doesn't interest me at all. 美式足球一点也提不起我的兴趣。
2. i don't find the magazine interesting. 我觉得这份杂志没有什么吸引力。
3. i just can't get worked up about that. 我对那个就是提不起劲来。
4. the painting isn't to my taste. 这幅画不合我的口味。
5. i got tired of playing the violin. 我对拉小提琴已经厌倦了。
补充短语
get worked up about... 对……提起兴趣
to one's taste 合某人的口味
08 i'm afraid collecting stamps isn't my cup of tea.
恐怕我对集邮不感兴趣。
解析 ▲ cup of tea本意是“一杯茶”,在这里表示“某人心爱之物”。
语法tips
句中的collecting stamps是动名词词组,动名词的用法和名词一样,可以在句中作主语、宾语、谓语、表语等。
随机测验
i don't take great interest ____ playing the piano.
a. with b. on c. towards d. in
翻译
我对弹钢琴不太感兴趣。
答案:d
提示:take great interest in是固定搭配,意思是“对……很感兴趣”。