Key sentences
287. What do you do in your spare time?
你在业余时间如何消遣？
288. What are your hobbies?
你的个人爱好是什么？
289. I enjoy sports, music, films and books.
我喜欢体育运动、听音乐、看电影、读书。
290. I have many hobbies. I like almost all kinds of sports and I also like to listen to classical music.
我有很多爱好。我喜欢几乎各类运动，也喜欢听古典音乐。
291. What kind of sports do you like?
你喜欢哪种体育活动？
292. What is your favorite sport?
你喜欢的运动项目是什么？
293. I like playing football.
我喜欢踢足球。
294. Football is a very exciting game because it keeps you alert and I also enjoy the team spirit of football.
足球是一项极刺激的运动，它会使你保持灵敏，我也喜欢足球活动中的团队精神。
295. What do you like to read?
你喜欢读什么书？
296. What kinds of the books do you like?
你喜欢读哪类书？
297. I read everything I can get my hands on but I like love stories best.
我拿到什么书看什么书，但最喜欢看言情小说。
398. I enjoy reading biographies.
我喜欢读名人传记。
399. Who are your favorite authors?
你最喜欢哪些作家？
300. Lu Xun and Lu Yao are my favorite authors.
我最喜欢鲁迅和路遥。
301. I like reading Lu Xun.
我喜欢读鲁迅的作品。
302. Are you a smoker?
你抽烟吗？
303. No, I am not.
不，我不抽烟。
304. Do you drink?
你喝酒吗？
305. Yes, but just during social occasions.
喝，但仅仅是为了应酬。
Dialogue A
(I=Interviewer A=Applicant)
I: What do you do in your spare time?
A: I have many hobbies. I like almost all kinds of sports and I also like to listen to classical music.
I: What kinds of sports do you like?
A: I Like playing football. Football is a very exciting game because it keeps you alert and I also enjoy the team spirit of football.
I: What kinds of books do you like?
A: I enjoy reading biographies, especially those of well-known statesmen, militarists, scientists and artists. I can learn a lot from their life histories.
I: Who are your favorite authors?
A: I like the novels of Dickens very much. I''ve read almost all of them in Chinese translation. I wish I could read them in the original---I hear they''re even better then.
I: Are you a music lover?
A: Yes, I like listening to Beethovens works.
I: What kinds of film do you enjoy?
A: I like all kinds as long as they are exciting.
Dialogue B
I: What are your hobbies?
A: I enjoy sports, music, films and books.
I: What is your favorite sport?
A: I like playing basketball. Whenever I am free in the afternoon, I will have basketball matches with my friends.
I: What do you like to read?
A: I read everything I can get my hands on but I like love stories best.
I: Who are your favorite authors?
A: Lu Xun and Lu Yao are my favorite authors. I enjoy reading the novels of them very much.
I: Do you drink?
A: Yes, a little.
I: Are you a smoker?
A: No, I am not.
Notes注释
1. I enjoy reading biographies, especially those of well-known statesmen, militarists, scientists and artists. I can learn a lot from their life histories.
我喜欢读传记，尤其是那些著名政治家、军事家、科学家和艺术家的传记，他们的生平使我受益良多。
2. I like the novels of Dickens very much, I''ve read almost all of them in Chinese translation.
我很喜欢狄更斯的小说，他小说的中译本我几乎全读过。
3. I wish I could read them in the original---I hear they''re even better then.
我希望能读他的原著--听说那会更好。
4. Are you a music lover?
你喜欢音乐吗？
Words and Expressions
spare a．空闲的，空的
hobby n．爱好，嗜好
classical music n．爱好，嗜好
alert a．警觉的，机敏的
biography n．传记，个人经历
militarist n．军事家
original a．原文的，原本的