「What do you do in your free time?」是仅次于「what do you do?」的第二常见问题,要答得好,需要掌握一个不大不小的动词规则。
play、do 还是 go?
play + 球类运动和有对手的竞技类游戏:
play football · play tennis · play chess · play cards · play video games
do + 不用球、往往也没有对手的活动:
do yoga · do karate · do gymnastics · do exercise · do athletics · do a course
go + 以 -ing 结尾的活动:
go swimming · go running · go cycling · go hiking · go shopping · go fishing · go climbing
-ing 这个词尾就是可靠的提示:活动名以 -ing 结尾,就要用 go。
❌ I do swimming. → ✅ I go swimming. ❌ I play yoga. → ✅ I do yoga.
还有一种搭配,用于表示你要去的地点:go to the gym、go to a concert、go to the cinema。
运动项目不加冠词
I play football.(不是 the football)
She plays the piano.(乐器要加冠词)
这组对比值得记住:运动项目不加 the,乐器要加。
"看"不等于"玩"
英语把这两者分得很清楚,也是常被搞混的地方:
- I play football.(我在场上踢球)
- I watch football.(我坐在沙发上看)
- I'm a big fan of United. · I support United.
怎么表达喜欢程度
- I'm into photography.(口语,表示很有兴趣)
- I'm keen on cycling.
- I'm not really into football.
- It's not my thing.(委婉地表示不喜欢)
- I've taken up running.(最近开始做某事)
- I've given up smoking.(戒掉了)
怎么评价自己的水平
这里习惯说得谦虚一点——英语母语者往往会系统性地把自己说得比实际水平低。
- I'm quite good at chess. · I'm not very good at it.
- I'm learning. · I'm a complete beginner.
- I used to play a lot, but not any more.
注意这里的介词用法:是 good at,不是「good in」。
表示频率
I go to the gym three times a week.
I play now and then.(偶尔)
I hardly ever watch TV.
常见的爱好
reading · cooking · gardening · painting · photography · travelling · gaming · watching films · listening to music · going to concerts · collecting
怎么邀约
- Do you fancy a game of tennis?(英式说法,非常常用)
- Would you like to come?
- Are you up for it?(口语)
- 接受邀约:I'd love to. · Sounds good.
- 婉拒邀约:I'd love to, but I'm busy on Saturday.(but 后面那部分必不可少——光说一个 no 会显得很冷淡)
对话本身
- What do you do in your free time?
- Have you got any hobbies?
- How long have you been doing that?
- What got you into it? —— 真正能打开话题的一个问题
在英语文化里,聊爱好是结交朋友的标准途径。 这里的词汇很简单;真正有价值的,是随时能说出两句关于你实际在做什么的话。I've taken up climbing — I'm terrible, but I go twice a week 传达出的信息,比任何一份兴趣清单都更能说明一个人。
开完会之后
A: Do you do anything at the weekend?
B: I go climbing, mostly. I took it up last year.
A: Are you any good?
B: Not really — I'm still learning. Do you fancy trying it sometime?
A: I'd love to, but heights aren't my thing.
Go + -ing、take up、谦虚的回答、发出邀请以及委婉的婉拒——一整套对话模式都在这里了。
自测一下
下面的测验主要围绕 play / do / go 展开。