惯用口语

1.惯用口语句子：

What are your favorite pastimes?
= What are your favorite amusements?
你最喜欢哪些娱乐方式？
pastime n. 消遣，娱乐
amusement n. 娱乐（通常用复数形式）

What do you do when you're free?
= What do you do in your spare time?
你空闲的时候都做些什么？
How do you spend your spare time?
你怎样打发空闲时间？
spare a. 多余的，空闲的

What are your hobbies?
你都有些什么业余爱好？
hobby a. 业余爱好

My favorite recreational activity is watching TV.
我最喜欢的娱乐活动是看电视。
I watch TV for five or six hours a day.
我每天看5到6个小时的电视。
recreational a. 消遣的，娱乐的
activity n. 活动

Is he a good pianist?
= Does he play the piano well?
= Is he good at playing the piano?
他钢琴弹得好吗？
pianist n. 钢琴家，钢琴演奏者

I'm a football fan.
我是个足球迷。
fan n. 迷，爱好者

Is music your chief interest?
音乐是你的兴趣所在吗？
Music is my favorite hobby.
音乐是我最大的爱好。
I have a passion for music.
我十分爱好音乐。
passion n. 酷爱

When did you pick up this hobby?
= When did you get this hobby?
你什么时候有这种爱好的？
pick up“学到，获得”

Have you attended any clubs?
= Are you in any clubs?
= Are you a member of any clubs?
你参加俱乐部了吗？

He has an enormous appetite for classical music.
他极其爱好古典音乐。
enormous a. 极大的，程度很深的
appetite n. 欲望，爱好 classical a. 古典的

实用对话

2.实用对话

On Hobby谈论爱好

Mrs. Smith: Hello, David.
史密斯太太：你好，大卫。
David: Good morning. Mrs. Smith.
大卫：早晨好，史密斯太太。
Mrs. Smith: I suppose you're going off to play football today.
史密斯太太：我想今天你要去踢球吧。
David: No, not today. Today I'm going to a friend's house to trade stamps. It is my favorite hobby.
大卫：今天不去。今天我去朋友家交换邮票。这是我最大的爱好。
Mrs. Smith: I collected stamps when I was a kid too. I still have my whole collection. If you're interested, you can bring yours over and we can compare collections.
史密斯太太：我小时候也集邮。我还保留着全部的收集。你要是有兴趣的话，把你的带来，咱们互相对比一下。
David: I'd love to. I'm sure you'll have a few stamps I've never seen. It might be interesting to see them.
大卫：我很乐意。我肯定你有一些我连见都没见过的邮票。见识一下一定很有意思。
Mrs. Smith: I imagine I have a few that will be new to you. I stopped collecting stamps more than 20 years ago before you were born.
史密斯太太：我想我还真有一些是你头一次见呢。我二十多年前就不集邮了，那时候你还没出生呢。
David: That sounds great. Can I ask why did you hold on to your collection if you don't collect anymore?
太卫：听起来不错。我想问一下，你都不集邮了，怎么还保存着这么多邮票呢？
Mrs. Smith: I don't know really. I just don't want to part with them. I hope you look after your collections as well as I have looked after mine.
史密斯太太：我也不知道。我只是不想舍弃它们。希望你能像我保管我的邮票那样采保管你的。
David: I certainly intend to.
大卫：我一定会的。

详细解说

3.详细解说
1.“go off”的意思是“离开”。
2.“hold on to(sth.)”表示“保留或固守（某物，而不丢掉、卖掉或送给别人），例如：I think I'll hold on to these old records for now.（我想目前我会留着这些老唱片。）另外，“hold on to sb.”则表示“守住（某人）”，例如：He wasn't sure that he would be given a chance to hold on to his wife.（他不确定他会不会有机会守着他的妻子。）
3.“part with sth.”在本对话中酌意思是“（被迫）放弃某物（并送给别人）”。例如：I'm reluctant to part with any of the kittens, but we need the money.（哪一只小猫我都不愿意舍弃给别人，可是我们需要钱。）

文化洗礼
4.文化洗礼
爱好扑克牌

每个人的爱好有很多种，但几乎所有人都爱玩扑克牌(poker/cards/playing cards)。扑克牌是一种风靡全球的休闲工具，有许多种不同的玩法。接下来大家看一下扑克牌的各种牌面以及游戏中常用术语的英文表达方法。
1．各种牌面的表达方法：
10 of clubs
梅花10
jack of diamonds
方块J
queen of hearts
红心Q
king of spades
黑桃K
ace of hearts
红心A
joker
鬼／王牌
2．相关术语：
a deck/pack of poker
一副牌
dealer
庄家
player
玩家（发牌者）
shuffle the cards
洗牌
deal the cards
发牌
draw the cards
取牌
straight
顺子
royal flush
同花大顺
straight flush
同花顺
four of a kind
四条／四张／炸弹／铁支（四张一样的牌）
three of a kind
三条／三张
full house
满堂红／葫芦（三张同一点数的牌+一对其他点数的牌）
two pair
两对
one pair
一对