Popular University Hobbies
大学生的爱好

David：I’d like to ask what your friends have as hobbies.能知道你的朋友有些什么爱好吗？

You：Some of my friends like to get physical, so they play volleyball. I have other friends who enjoy traveling. Some of them really get around. 有些人好动，所以他们打排球。还有些朋友喜欢旅游，他们中的一些人确实去了好多地方。

David：Is playing volleyball a very popular hobby? 他们都很喜欢打篮球吗？

You：是的，我的朋友们都很喜欢，但遗憾的是他们不和我住在同一城市。Yeah, volleyball is popular with my friends, but they don’t live in the same city as me.

David：When I visit the students in universities, I find many students like to play basketball. Maybe more boys like to play basketball and more girls like to play volleyball. 我问过许多大学生，发现他们都喜欢打篮球。男孩儿可能更喜欢打篮球，而女孩儿则更喜欢打排球。

You：女孩儿确实喜欢打排球。篮球比排球节奏要快，这也许就是原因吧。

David：Basketball is much rougher than volleyball. Just look at how rough the NBA is. 篮球比排球激烈得多，看看NBA就知道了。

You：Yeah, the NBA is intense. Michael Jordan is my favourite player. I like to watch him play on TV. 　哦，NBA确实很激烈。乔丹是我最喜欢的运动员，我喜欢看有他的比赛。

David：I also find many students like to play badminton. Is badminton also very popular? From what you say, I find volleyball, basketball and badminton are all very popular.我也发现许多学生喜欢打羽毛球。羽毛球也很流行吗？听你所说，我觉得，排球，篮球和羽毛球在学生中都很流行。

You：They say volleyball is not as popular as basketball. 他们说排球没有篮球受欢迎。

David：Maybe it is more popular for girls? 多数女孩子们更喜欢排球吧？

You：是的，你喜欢打篮球吗？I think you are right. Do you like playing basketball?

David：No, I like to play soccer. Some people get confused with the name of this sport in English. In th US, “ ganlanqiu” is called football and “zuqiu” is called soccer. But in England, “zuqiu” is called football and “ganlanqiu” is known as “American football”. 不，我喜欢足球。一些人可能对英式和美式足球有些不解。在美国，美式橄榄球称做football，而足球叫做soccer；但是在英国，人们称足球为football，而称美式橄榄球叫American football。

You：啊，原来是这样。I see.