學求職英語輕鬆進外企第17期:談論業餘時間

Tina:How do youspendyour free time?
Shen Shuo:I read or go swimming, go shopping, usually. I run or play tennis or do something else like those to get some exercises to keep fit.
Tina:Are you introverted or extroverted?
Shen Shuo:I wouldn't call myself extroverted. Sometimes, I enjoy being by myself very much. But other times, I like sharing activities with others too, especially during these last few years.
Tina:What kinds of sports do you like?
Shen Shuo:I like almost all sports, and I enjoy both playing and watching. I especially like tennis and mountain climbing.
Tina:What kind of personality do you think you have?
Shen Shuo:Well, I approach things very enthusiastically, I think, and I don't like to leave something half-done. It makes me nervous—I can't concentrate on something else until the first thing is finished.

重點講解：
spend 花費(時間、金錢等)
例句：I will spend two hours doing my homework today. 我今天要花2個小時做作業。
相關表達：
spend（花錢+on、花時間+in）
1. sb. spend some money on sth.
e.g. I spend 1 yuan on the pen.
2. sb. spend some time in doing sth.
e.g. He spends two hours in finishing his homework.
3. sb. spend some time in (doing) sth.(重點)
e.g. Though I spend much time in math, I still got "c" for it.
(誤區：一般人認爲表sth.的"math"前應加on，但是這裏是把math前的動詞省略的緣故造成的誤區。判斷方法：表花時間做某事用in，花錢買某物就用on，這個應該很快就能判斷出來了，就不會造成誤選，這是考試最常考到的，要注意啊)

cost（+to do）
1. sth. cost sb..(賓語形式) some money.(花錢買某物)
book cost me 10 dollars.
2. It cost sb.(賓語形式) some time to do sth.（花時間做某事）
e.g. It cost me 2 hours to finish the homework.

pay（+for）
sb. pay some money for sth.（某人花錢買某物）
e.g: I pay 10 dollars for this book.

take主語一般是it，句型：it takes/took ___ for sb. to do sth.

蒂娜：你如何打發你的業餘時間？
沈碩：我通常是讀書，或者是去游泳、逛街。我利用跑步、打網球之類的運動來保持健康。
蒂娜：你屬於內向型還是外向型？
沈碩：我不認爲我自己屬於內向型。有時我喜歡獨自一個人。但是其他時候，我會花許多時間和大家一起參加活動，尤其是近年來。
蒂娜：你喜歡什麼樣的活動？
沈碩：我喜歡幾乎所有的運動。我不僅喜歡自己運動也喜歡觀賞運動。我特別喜歡網球和登山。
蒂娜：你認爲你有什麼樣的性格特點？
沈碩：嗯，我總是很熱情地完成事情。我不喜歡做事虎頭蛇尾，那樣會使我緊張。在第一件事完成後，我才能集中精力做其他的事。