在人际交往中,我们常常会询问到别人的兴趣与爱好。那么,如何用英语准确地询问对方的“兴趣与爱好”呢?对此,笔者归纳了如下常用的英语表达,同学们,一起来学习一下吧。
一、What is your favorite...?
“What is your favorite...? ”常用来询问对方的最爱,意为“你最喜欢的……是什么?”相当于“What...do you like best?”常用“My favor-ite...is...”或“I like...best”来回答。例如:
—What is your favorite sport?
—My favorite sport is swimming.
— —你最喜欢的运动是什么?(=What sport do you like best?)
— —我最喜欢的运动是游泳。(= I like swimming best.)
二、What is your hobby/ interest?
What is your hobby? 意为“你的爱好/兴趣是什么?”它的复数形式是“What are your hob-bies/interests?”回答方式有三种:一是直接用名词或动名词;二是用“My hobby/interest is...”;三是用“I like doing sth.”进行回答。例如:
—What is your hobby?
—I like fishing.
— —你的爱好是什么?
— —我喜欢钓鱼。(=My hobby is fishing.)
三、What are you interested in ?
“What are you interested in?”意为“你对什么感兴趣?”它的回答可以是名词或动名词,也可以是“I’m interested in doing sth.”。例如:
—What are you interested in?
—I’m interested in painting.
— —你对什么感兴趣?
— —我对画画感兴趣。
四、Whatdoyoulike/enjoydoingforfun?
“What do you like/enjoy doing for fun?”意为“你喜欢什么娱乐活动?”它的常用回答是“I like/enjoy doing sth.”。例如:
—What do you enjoy doing for fun?
—I enjoy playing chess.
— —你喜欢什么娱乐活动?
— —我喜欢下棋。
五、What kinds of...do you like?
“What kinds of ...do you like?”意为“你喜欢什么类型的……?”kinds of后面常接复数名词,它的回答则是“I like...”。例如:
—What kinds of books do you like?
—I like humorous storybooks.
— —你喜欢什么类型的书?
— —我喜欢幽默的故事书。
六、What do you like to do on/at week- ends?
“What do you like to do on/at weekends?”
意为“你在周末喜欢做什么?”其回答通常是“I like to do sth. on/at weekends”。例如:
—What do you like to do on weekends?
—On weekends,I like to go climbing with
my family.
— —你在周末喜欢做什么?
— —在周末,我喜欢和我的家人去爬山。
七、What do you like to do in your spare time?
“What do you like to do in your spare
time?”意为“你在业余时间喜欢做什么?”它的回答则是“I like to do sth. in my spare time”。
例如:
—Alice, what do you like to do in your spare time?
—I like to read books in my spare time.
— —爱丽丝,你在业余时间喜欢做什么?
— —我在业余时间喜欢看书。
八、How do you spend your time when you are free?
“How do you spend your time when you
are free?”意为“你是如何度过空闲时光的?”它
相当于“How do you spend your free time?”,其回答常用“I spent my time doing sth.”。例如:
—Jane, how do you spend your time when you are free?
—I spend most of my time reading books,
but sometime I go for a walk in the nearby park.
— —简,你是如何度过空闲时光的?
— —我大部分时间在看书,但是有时我去附近的公园走走。
在平时的英语学习中,同学们要多留心日常交际用语,多归纳,多积累,多表达,从而切实提升语言表达能力。