1--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.
 
2--Yes, but people should not get addicted to the computer. For some people it's too late, they are already lost in cyberspace.
 
1--I think many students used to read books as a hobby before. Do you think this generation is not reading as many books?
 
2--Do you think reading books or collecting stamps are sedentary hobbies?
 
1--They are not active hobbies. They are passive. But playing computer game is also sedentary.
 
2--Yes. Your body is passive, but your mind is very active.
 
1--Well, what do you know about American hobbies?
 
2--I know about baseball and basketball … Americans like to travel.
 
1--Yes. There are many hobbies in the United States.
 
2--I have heard that American children like to ski.
 
1--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.

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注解：
 
1.traditional传统的
2.sedentary久坐的
3.passive消极的
 
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译文：
 
1--我注意到你在谈论个人爱好时没有说到读书，画画，诗歌或者集邮。你是不是觉得现在的年轻人对这些传统东西不再感兴趣了？我看到很多学生在网吧玩游戏，聊天。
2--人们不应该沉溺于电脑。可对一些人来说已经太晚了，他们已经迷失在虚拟世界里了。
1--我以前以为很多学生都把读书当作个人爱好。你有没有觉得现在的人不再读那么多书了？
2--你是不是觉得喜爱读书和集邮的人不太爱运动？
1--那样的爱好就要求人们静下来呀，电脑游戏也属于这种。
2--玩电脑游戏的时候，你的身体是静止的，但你的思维很活跃。
1--你了解美国人有什么爱好吗？
2--我知道有棒球，篮球……美国人喜欢旅行。
1--是的，在美国人们有很多爱好。
2--我听说美国孩子喜欢滑雪。
1--美国的年轻人中还是有很多人把运动作为一项爱好的。其他的爱好还有读书，看电视和其他一些传统爱好。