Chinese and American Hobbies
中國(guó)人的愛(ài)好和美國(guó)人的愛(ài)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€(gè)人愛(ài)好時(shí)沒(méi)有說(shuō)到讀書(shū)，畫(huà)畫(huà)，詩(shī)歌或者集郵。你是不是覺(jué)得現(xiàn)在的年輕人對(duì)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?duì)一些人來(lái)說(shuō)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(shū)當(dāng)作個(gè)人愛(ài)好。你有沒(méi)有覺(jué)得現(xiàn)在的人不再讀那么多書(shū)了？
You：你是不是覺(jué)得喜愛(ài)讀書(shū)和集郵的人不太愛(ài)運(yùn)動(dòng)？
David：They are not active hobbies. They are passive. But playing computer game is also sedentary. 那樣的愛(ài)好就要求人們靜下來(lái)呀，電腦游戲也屬于這種。
You：玩電腦游戲的時(shí)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(guó)人有什么愛(ài)好嗎？
You：我知道有棒球，籃球……美國(guó)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(guó)人們有很多愛(ài)好。
You：我聽(tīng)說(shuō)美國(guó)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(guó)的年輕人中還是有很多人把運(yùn)動(dòng)作為一項(xiàng)愛(ài)好的。其他的愛(ài)好還有讀書(shū)，看電視和其他一些傳統(tǒng)愛(ài)好。
分析
人們不應(yīng)該沉溺于電腦?？蓪?duì)一些人來(lái)說(shuō)已經(jīng)太晚了，他們已經(jīng)迷失在虛擬世界里了。
常見(jiàn)錯(cuò)誤及點(diǎn)評(píng)
常見(jiàn)錯(cuò)誤：They should not addict to it.
not addict：此處addict是動(dòng)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(dòng)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(dá)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(cuò)過(guò)了。”例如： You are too late, the train has already left the station.你來(lái)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(kāi)玩笑時(shí)用這個(gè)詞。 A: I sent Ed an email, but he told me he didn't receive it. I wonder where it went. 我給愛(ài)德華發(fā)了封電子郵件，但是他說(shuō)他沒(méi)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(huì)不會(huì)是你發(fā)錯(cuò)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(shí)“回復(fù)”，他的地址是自動(dòng)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(huì)不會(huì)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(jué)得喜愛(ài)讀書(shū)和集郵的人不太愛(ài)運(yùn)動(dòng)？
常見(jiàn)錯(cuò)誤及點(diǎn)評(píng)
常見(jiàn)錯(cuò)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(huì)只讀一本書(shū)或是收集一張郵票。此外，這里所說(shuō)的是兩個(gè)愛(ài)好，而不是一個(gè)。說(shuō)話（尤其是涉及動(dòng)詞不同時(shí)態(tài)）時(shí)，始終要有單復(fù)數(shù)的概念。
stationary：這里不能用stationary來(lái)修飾hobby。stationary指書(shū)，郵票等物品，如果用其修飾hobby就會(huì)引起誤解。
參考答案：Do you think reading books or collecting stamps are sedentary hobbies?
中國(guó)人的愛(ài)好和美國(guó)人的愛(ài)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€(gè)人愛(ài)好時(shí)沒(méi)有說(shuō)到讀書(shū)，畫(huà)畫(huà)，詩(shī)歌或者集郵。你是不是覺(jué)得現(xiàn)在的年輕人對(duì)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?duì)一些人來(lái)說(shuō)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(shū)當(dāng)作個(gè)人愛(ài)好。你有沒(méi)有覺(jué)得現(xiàn)在的人不再讀那么多書(shū)了？
You：你是不是覺(jué)得喜愛(ài)讀書(shū)和集郵的人不太愛(ài)運(yùn)動(dòng)？
David：They are not active hobbies. They are passive. But playing computer game is also sedentary. 那樣的愛(ài)好就要求人們靜下來(lái)呀，電腦游戲也屬于這種。
You：玩電腦游戲的時(shí)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(guó)人有什么愛(ài)好嗎？
You：我知道有棒球，籃球……美國(guó)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(guó)人們有很多愛(ài)好。
You：我聽(tīng)說(shuō)美國(guó)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(guó)的年輕人中還是有很多人把運(yùn)動(dòng)作為一項(xiàng)愛(ài)好的。其他的愛(ài)好還有讀書(shū)，看電視和其他一些傳統(tǒng)愛(ài)好。
分析
人們不應(yīng)該沉溺于電腦?？蓪?duì)一些人來(lái)說(shuō)已經(jīng)太晚了，他們已經(jīng)迷失在虛擬世界里了。
常見(jiàn)錯(cuò)誤及點(diǎn)評(píng)
常見(jiàn)錯(cuò)誤：They should not addict to it.
not addict：此處addict是動(dòng)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(dòng)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(dá)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(cuò)過(guò)了。”例如： You are too late, the train has already left the station.你來(lái)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(kāi)玩笑時(shí)用這個(gè)詞。 A: I sent Ed an email, but he told me he didn't receive it. I wonder where it went. 我給愛(ài)德華發(fā)了封電子郵件，但是他說(shuō)他沒(méi)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(huì)不會(huì)是你發(fā)錯(cuò)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(shí)“回復(fù)”，他的地址是自動(dòng)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(huì)不會(huì)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(jué)得喜愛(ài)讀書(shū)和集郵的人不太愛(ài)運(yùn)動(dòng)？
常見(jiàn)錯(cuò)誤及點(diǎn)評(píng)
常見(jiàn)錯(cuò)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(huì)只讀一本書(shū)或是收集一張郵票。此外，這里所說(shuō)的是兩個(gè)愛(ài)好，而不是一個(gè)。說(shuō)話（尤其是涉及動(dòng)詞不同時(shí)態(tài)）時(shí)，始終要有單復(fù)數(shù)的概念。
stationary：這里不能用stationary來(lái)修飾hobby。stationary指書(shū)，郵票等物品，如果用其修飾hobby就會(huì)引起誤解。
參考答案：Do you think reading books or collecting stamps are sedentary hobbies?