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Free time and hobbies 空闲时间与爱好
说你喜欢什么。在 "like"、"love"、"enjoy" 后面，英语用动词的 -ing 形式：I like swimming。I love reading。也可以说 "like to" + 动词原形：I like to swim。不能说的是 "I like swim"。韩语把 "喜欢" 动词直接接在动词原形后，所以韩语母语者会漏掉 -ing；英语里 "like" 后的动词必须是 "swimming" 或 "to swim"。
Dialogue
I like swim? — I like swim？
- Emma What do you do in your free time, Minsu? 你空闲时做什么，敏秀？
- Minsu I like read books. And I like swim. 我喜欢 read 书。还喜欢 swim。（口误："like" 后用 -ing 形或 "to"："I like reading / I like to read"、"I like swimming"，不是 "I like read / swim"）
- Emma Add -ing after "like": "I like reading", "I like swimming". Or say "I like to read". "like" 后加 -ing："I like reading"、"I like swimming"。或者说 "I like to read"。
- Minsu OK. I like reading books, and I like swimming. 好。我喜欢看书，也喜欢游泳。
Dialogue
Do you like sport? — 你喜欢运动吗？
- Emma Do you like football, Minsu? 你喜欢足球吗，敏秀？
- Minsu Yes, I love football. I play every weekend. Do you like sport? 喜欢，我很爱足球。我每个周末都踢。你喜欢运动吗？
- Emma I like swimming and dancing, but I don't like football. 我喜欢游泳和跳舞，但不喜欢足球。
- Minsu Then let's watch a film together this weekend! 那这周末我们一起看电影吧！
Vocabulary
- free time
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noun 空闲时间
- hobby
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noun 爱好
- music
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noun 音乐
- film
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noun 电影
- sport
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noun 运动
- football
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noun 足球
- read
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verb 阅读
- swim
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verb 游泳
- dance
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verb 跳舞
- like
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verb 喜欢
Grammar
I like swimming（我喜欢游泳）
Explanation
说你喜欢什么，用 "like"、"love"、"enjoy" 或 "don't like"。名词前直接加名词：I like music。I love football。动词前用 -ing 形式：I like swimming。I enjoy reading。I don't like cooking。另一种是 "like to" + 动词原形，意思相同：I like to swim。两者都对，但不能只留动词原形——"I like swim" 是错的。提问说 "Do you like …?"：Do you like football? — Yes, I do。/ No, I don't。
Examples
- I like music and I love films. 我喜欢音乐，也很爱看电影。
- I like swimming, but I don't like running. 我喜欢游泳，但不喜欢跑步。
- She enjoys reading in her free time. 她空闲时喜欢看书。
- Do you like football? — Yes, I do. 你喜欢足球吗？——喜欢。
Culture
Free time and the weekend 空闲时间与周末
在美国、英国、澳大利亚和加拿大，空闲时间常以周末为中心，人们也爱聊这个。周五问 "What are you up to this weekend?"（这周末有什么安排？），周一问 "How was your weekend?"（周末过得怎么样？）都是日常寒暄。会回答——也了解人们怎么度过——能帮你融入。
周末寒暄
Talking about free time is a safe, friendly topic — much safer than money or age. A colleague may ask "Any plans for the weekend?", and a short answer is all that is expected: "Not much, just relaxing" or "I'm going to see friends". On Monday the question flips to "How was your weekend?", and "Good, thanks — I went hiking. How about you?" keeps the exchange going. The point is not the detail but the friendly back-and-forth.
运动：观看与参与
Sport is a huge part of free time, and each country has its favourites: American football and baseball in the US, football (soccer) and rugby in the UK, cricket and "footy" in Australia, ice hockey in Canada. Many people follow a team all their lives and wear its colours on match day. You do not have to play to join in — watching a game at home, in a pub or a bar with friends is just as common, and "Did you see the game?" is a easy way to start a conversation.
俱乐部与爱好
Beyond sport, people join clubs and classes for almost anything — book clubs, choirs, running groups, gardening, board games, hiking. Community noticeboards, libraries and apps list them, and most welcome beginners. Volunteering is also a common way to spend free time and meet people. If someone invites you to "come along" to their club, it is a friendly, low-pressure offer: you can just try it once and see if you enjoy it.
所以空闲时间是轻松的话题：问问周末，分享你爱做的事，有人邀你一起时说好。你不需要完美的英语——几句关于爱好的话就足以交到朋友。
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