大学生的爱好
David:I’d like to ask what your friends have as hobbies.能知道你的朋友有些什么爱好吗?
You:Some of my friends like to get physical, so they play volleyball. I have other friends who enjoy traveling. Some of them really get around. 有些人好动,所以他们打排球。还有些朋友喜欢旅游,他们中的一些人确实去了好多地方。
David:Is playing volleyball a very popular hobby? 他们都很喜欢打篮球吗?
You:是的,我的朋友们都很喜欢,但遗憾的是他们不和我住在同一城市。Yeah, volleyball is popular with my friends, but they don’t live in the same city as me.
David:When I visit the students in universities, I find many students like to play basketball. Maybe more boys like to play basketball and more girls like to play volleyball. 我问过许多大学生,发现他们都喜欢打篮球。男孩儿可能更喜欢打篮球,而女孩儿则更喜欢打排球。
You:女孩儿确实喜欢打排球。篮球比排球节奏要快,这也许就是原因吧。
David:Basketball is much rougher than volleyball. Just look at how rough the NBA is. 篮球比排球激烈得多,看看NBA就知道了。
You:Yeah, the NBA is intense. Michael Jordan is my favourite player. I like to watch him play on TV. 哦,NBA确实很激烈。乔丹是我最喜欢的运动员,我喜欢看有他的比赛。
David:I also find many students like to play badminton. Is badminton also very popular? From what you say, I find volleyball, basketball and badminton are all very popular.我也发现许多学生喜欢打羽毛球。羽毛球也很流行吗?听你所说,我觉得,排球,篮球和羽毛球在学生中都很流行。
You:They say volleyball is not as popular as basketball. 他们说排球没有篮球受欢迎。
David:Maybe it is more popular for girls? 多数女孩子们更喜欢排球吧?
You:是的,你喜欢打篮球吗?I think you are right. Do you like playing basketball?
David:No, I like to play soccer. Some people get confused with the name of this sport in English. In th US, “ ganlanqiu” is called football and “zuqiu” is called soccer. But in England, “zuqiu” is called football and “ganlanqiu” is known as “American football”. 不,我喜欢足球。一些人可能对英式和美式足球有些不解。在美国,美式橄榄球称做football,而足球叫做soccer;但是在英国,人们称足球为football,而称美式橄榄球叫American football。
You:啊,原来是这样。I see.