经典表述
Do you have any special interests other than study？
除了学习，你还有其他什么兴趣爱好吗？
This is a hobby you can enjoy at a little or no cost.
这个爱好能给你带来快乐，但不需要花钱或只需要花很少的钱。
I suppose building up a good collection of stamps takes a long time.
我想集邮到一定的规模需要很长的时间。
情景对话
Dialogue One
A:What do you often do in your spare time？
你业余时间常干些什么？
B:Oh,nothing special.I read,watch TV and do some sports.
噢，没什么特别的。读书，看电视，运动。
A:Don’t you have any hobbies？Like stamp collecting or things like that？
你有什么爱好吗？像是集邮之类的。
B:No,I don’t have time for that kind of things.How about you？
没有，我没时间做那些。你呢？
A:I’m really keen on collecting stamps.The trouble with stamp collecting is that it is too money consuming.
我十分喜欢集邮。但是集邮这个爱好的问题是太花费金钱。
B:Yes.And I suppose building up a good collection of stamps takes a long time.
对，而且我想集邮到一定的规模需要很长的时间。
A:You are quite right.
你说得很对。
Dialogue Two
A:What are your hobbies？
你有什么爱好？
B:I play tennis,and I like movies.And you？
我打网球，还喜欢看电影。你呢？
A:Though I have many interests,swimming is what I like most.
我虽然有很多爱好，但是我最喜欢的是游泳。
B:Do you like music？
你喜欢音乐吗？
A:Sure.Actually I can play quite a few musical instruments,but I’m not particularly good at any one.
当然。事实上我会好几种乐器，但是哪种也不精通。
B:Really？Can you teach me how to play violin sometime？
真的吗？那你有空能教我拉小提琴吗？
A:No problem.By the way,do you play badminton？
没问题。对了，你打羽毛球吗？
B:Yes,but I’m not very good at it.I play just for the fun of it.
打啊。不过打得不好，我打只是娱乐而已。
A:Shall we have a game together some day？
我们哪天打一场如何？
B:Yes,that’d be very nice.Let’s fix it for next week.
那太好了。我们就定在下周吧。
Dialogue Three
A:How long have you been collecting stamps？
你集邮多长时间了？
B:Maybe four years,I started the hobby when I was in college.
大概4年了。我上大学时开始这个爱好的。
A:I heard that you have a good collection.
我听说你收集了很多邮票。
B:Yes.Collecting stamps is of great fun.What’s more,you can learn many things.Stamps cover a wide range of everything.
是的。收集邮票很有趣。此外，你能学到很多东西。邮票涉及了方方面面。
A:So it is not too much to say that an album of stamps is a small encyclopedia book.
那么可以说一本集邮册就是一本小的百科全书了。
B:You know the greatest fun comes when you get a new stamp,especially the one to complete the seies.
集邮最大的快乐是当你得到一张新的邮票，特别是一整套中缺的那张时。
A:I see.Would you please show me your collection？I can’t wait to see them.
我明白了。能给我看看你的邮册吗？我迫不及待地想看看。
B:Here it is.I’m glad to enjoy my collection with my friends.
给你。我很高兴能与我的朋友一起欣赏我的收集。
1.hobby业余爱好
2.instrument器械，器具，手段
3.be keen on…喜爱……的
4.relaxed放松的，宽舒的
5.consume消耗，消费
6.range范围，射程
7.album集邮本，照相簿
8.encyclopedia百科全书