留学生在中国 16 Hobbies 兴趣爱好

Lesson 16 Chinese and American Hobbies

中国人的爱好和美国人的爱好

David:I noticed that your hobbies do not include book reading, painting, poetry, or collecting stamps. Do you think this generation of China is not so interested in traditional hobbies? I find many students in the Internet cafe playing games or chatting online.

我注意到你在谈论个人爱好时没有说到读书,画画,诗歌或者集邮。你是不是觉得现在的年轻人对这些传统东西不再感兴趣了?我看到很多学生在网吧玩游戏,聊天。

You:Yes, but people should not get addicted to the computer. For some people it’s too late, they are already lost in cyberspace.

人们不应该沉溺于电脑。可对一些人来说已经太晚了,他们已经迷失在虚拟世界里了。

David:I think many students used to read books as a hobby before. Do you think this generation is not reading as many books?

我以前以为很多学生都把读书当作个人爱好。你有没有觉得现在的人不再读那么多书了?

You:Do you think reading books or collecting stamps are sedentary hobbies?

你是不是觉得喜爱读书和集邮的人不太爱运动?

David:They are not active hobbies. They are passive. But playing computer game is also sedentary.

那样的爱好就要求人们静下来呀,电脑游戏也属于这种。

You:Yes. Your body is passive, but your mind is very active.

玩电脑游戏的时候,你的身体是静止的,但你的思维很活跃。

David:Well, what do you know about American hobbies?

你了解美国人有什么爱好吗?

You:I know about baseball and basketball … Americans like to travel.

我知道有棒球,篮球……美国人喜欢旅行。

David:Yes. There are many hobbies in the United States.

是的,在美国人们有很多爱好。

You:I have heard that American children like to ski.

我听说美国孩子喜欢滑雪。

David:Among the younger people in America, sports are still a very popular hobby. Other popular hobbies include reading books, watching TV, and some other traditional kinds of hobbies.

美国的年轻人中还是有很多人把运动作为一项爱好的。其他的爱好还有读书,看电视和其他一些传统爱好。

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