Chinese and American Hobbies
中國人的愛好和美國人的愛好
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.我注意到你在談?wù)搨€人愛好時沒有說到讀書，畫畫，詩歌或者集郵。你是不是覺得現(xiàn)在的年輕人對這些傳統(tǒng)東西不再感興趣了？我看到很多學(xué)生在網(wǎng)吧玩游戲，聊天。
You：人們不應(yīng)該沉溺于電腦?？蓪σ恍┤藖碚f已經(jīng)太晚了，他們已經(jīng)迷失在虛擬世界里了。
David：I think many students used to read books as a hobby before. Do you think this generation is not reading as many books? 我以前以為很多學(xué)生都把讀書當(dāng)作個人愛好。你有沒有覺得現(xiàn)在的人不再讀那么多書了？
You：你是不是覺得喜愛讀書和集郵的人不太愛運動？
David：They are not active hobbies. They are passive. But playing computer game is also sedentary. 那樣的愛好就要求人們靜下來呀，電腦游戲也屬于這種。
You：玩電腦游戲的時候，你的身體是靜止的，但你的思維很活躍。
David：Well, what do you know about American hobbies?你了解美國人有什么愛好嗎？
You：我知道有棒球，籃球……美國人喜歡旅行。I know about baseball and basketball … Americans like to travel.
David：Yes. There are many hobbies in the United States.是的，在美國人們有很多愛好。
You：我聽說美國孩子喜歡滑雪。I have heard that American children like to ski.
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. 美國的年輕人中還是有很多人把運動作為一項愛好的。其他的愛好還有讀書，看電視和其他一些傳統(tǒng)愛好?！?BR> 分析
人們不應(yīng)該沉溺于電腦?？蓪σ恍┤藖碚f已經(jīng)太晚了，他們已經(jīng)迷失在虛擬世界里了。
常見錯誤及點評
常見錯誤：They should not addict to it.
not addict：此處addict是動詞。Addict也可用作名詞，指沉溺于某事的人，例如： You're not much of a TV addict, as I remember.我記得你不是怎么太迷電視的。注意區(qū)分單詞的詞性，如名詞，形容詞和動詞等等。
參考答案：Yes, but people should not get addicted to the computer. For some people it's too late, they are already lost in cyberspace.
too late：too late通常表達一種特定的含義，表示“事情已經(jīng)結(jié)束，你（或是其他人稱）錯過了?！崩纾?You are too late, the train has already left the station.你來得太晚了，火車都已經(jīng)走了。 He'll never catch her now, it's too late.他再也逮不到他了，太遲了。
cyberspace：cyberspace一詞源于cybernetics，是人們想象中存在于電腦屏幕之外的虛擬空間，人們經(jīng)常在開玩笑時用這個詞。 A: I sent Ed an email, but he told me he didn't receive it. I wonder where it went. 我給愛德華發(fā)了封電子郵件，但是他說他沒收到，那封信上哪兒去了呢？ B: Well, if Ed didn't get it, perhaps you sent it to the wrong address. 會不會是你發(fā)錯地址了？ A: It's not likely. I just pressed the “return” botton and his address is already in there. 不可能，我用的時“回復(fù)”，他的地址是自動出現(xiàn)在電腦上的。 B: Then it must be floating out in cyberspace somewhere. It will be like a note in a bottle floating in the sea. 你的信會不會是在“電腦空間”里漂著呢，就像大海上的漂流瓶一樣。
你是不是覺得喜愛讀書和集郵的人不太愛運動？
常見錯誤及點評
常見錯誤：Do you think reading book or collect stamp is a stationary hobby?
reading book or collect stamp：原文中的單數(shù)應(yīng)改為復(fù)數(shù)形式——人們不會只讀一本書或是收集一張郵票。此外，這里所說的是兩個愛好，而不是一個。說話（尤其是涉及動詞不同時態(tài)）時，始終要有單復(fù)數(shù)的概念。
stationary：這里不能用stationary來修飾hobby。stationary指書，郵票等物品，如果用其修飾hobby就會引起誤解。
參考答案：Do you think reading books or collecting stamps are sedentary hobbies?
中國人的愛好和美國人的愛好
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.我注意到你在談?wù)搨€人愛好時沒有說到讀書，畫畫，詩歌或者集郵。你是不是覺得現(xiàn)在的年輕人對這些傳統(tǒng)東西不再感興趣了？我看到很多學(xué)生在網(wǎng)吧玩游戲，聊天。
You：人們不應(yīng)該沉溺于電腦?？蓪σ恍┤藖碚f已經(jīng)太晚了，他們已經(jīng)迷失在虛擬世界里了。
David：I think many students used to read books as a hobby before. Do you think this generation is not reading as many books? 我以前以為很多學(xué)生都把讀書當(dāng)作個人愛好。你有沒有覺得現(xiàn)在的人不再讀那么多書了？
You：你是不是覺得喜愛讀書和集郵的人不太愛運動？
David：They are not active hobbies. They are passive. But playing computer game is also sedentary. 那樣的愛好就要求人們靜下來呀，電腦游戲也屬于這種。
You：玩電腦游戲的時候，你的身體是靜止的，但你的思維很活躍。
David：Well, what do you know about American hobbies?你了解美國人有什么愛好嗎？
You：我知道有棒球，籃球……美國人喜歡旅行。I know about baseball and basketball … Americans like to travel.
David：Yes. There are many hobbies in the United States.是的，在美國人們有很多愛好。
You：我聽說美國孩子喜歡滑雪。I have heard that American children like to ski.
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. 美國的年輕人中還是有很多人把運動作為一項愛好的。其他的愛好還有讀書，看電視和其他一些傳統(tǒng)愛好?！?BR> 分析
人們不應(yīng)該沉溺于電腦?？蓪σ恍┤藖碚f已經(jīng)太晚了，他們已經(jīng)迷失在虛擬世界里了。
常見錯誤及點評
常見錯誤：They should not addict to it.
not addict：此處addict是動詞。Addict也可用作名詞，指沉溺于某事的人，例如： You're not much of a TV addict, as I remember.我記得你不是怎么太迷電視的。注意區(qū)分單詞的詞性，如名詞，形容詞和動詞等等。
參考答案：Yes, but people should not get addicted to the computer. For some people it's too late, they are already lost in cyberspace.
too late：too late通常表達一種特定的含義，表示“事情已經(jīng)結(jié)束，你（或是其他人稱）錯過了?！崩纾?You are too late, the train has already left the station.你來得太晚了，火車都已經(jīng)走了。 He'll never catch her now, it's too late.他再也逮不到他了，太遲了。
cyberspace：cyberspace一詞源于cybernetics，是人們想象中存在于電腦屏幕之外的虛擬空間，人們經(jīng)常在開玩笑時用這個詞。 A: I sent Ed an email, but he told me he didn't receive it. I wonder where it went. 我給愛德華發(fā)了封電子郵件，但是他說他沒收到，那封信上哪兒去了呢？ B: Well, if Ed didn't get it, perhaps you sent it to the wrong address. 會不會是你發(fā)錯地址了？ A: It's not likely. I just pressed the “return” botton and his address is already in there. 不可能，我用的時“回復(fù)”，他的地址是自動出現(xiàn)在電腦上的。 B: Then it must be floating out in cyberspace somewhere. It will be like a note in a bottle floating in the sea. 你的信會不會是在“電腦空間”里漂著呢，就像大海上的漂流瓶一樣。
你是不是覺得喜愛讀書和集郵的人不太愛運動？
常見錯誤及點評
常見錯誤：Do you think reading book or collect stamp is a stationary hobby?
reading book or collect stamp：原文中的單數(shù)應(yīng)改為復(fù)數(shù)形式——人們不會只讀一本書或是收集一張郵票。此外，這里所說的是兩個愛好，而不是一個。說話（尤其是涉及動詞不同時態(tài)）時，始終要有單復(fù)數(shù)的概念。
stationary：這里不能用stationary來修飾hobby。stationary指書，郵票等物品，如果用其修飾hobby就會引起誤解。
參考答案：Do you think reading books or collecting stamps are sedentary hobbies?