Lesson38 Hobbies Are Fun!
1What types of hobbies can you think of?你能想出什么类型的爱好?
2What new hobby do you like ?why?你喜欢什么新的爱好?为什么？
3"A happy child has a hobby."
“每一个快乐的孩子都有爱好。”
That's an old saying, and it's true.
这是一句老话，而且说的是真的。
3.1an old saying一句老话/谚语/警句。
3.2saying名词，谚语;格言;警句。
4 A hobby is not only fun but also useful.一项爱好不仅有趣而且具有实用性。
4.1not only...but also...不仅……而且……
①若连接两个成分作主语时，坚持就近原则，与靠近的主语保持一致。Not only the students but also the teacher was invited. 不仅学生们被邀请，而且那位教师也被邀请了。
②not only放在句首，后接句子时要用倒装结构等等。
Not only are mothers not paid but also most of their boring or difficult work is unnoticed.
母亲们不仅得不到报酬，而且所干的乏味艰辛的活儿也很少被留意。
③not only和 but also可同时使用，也可以将also省略，或者but also都省。
She not only wrote the text but also selected the illustrations.
她不仅写了正文部分，而且还挑选了插图。
She's not only a great dramatic actress but she's also very funny.
她不仅是一位伟大的女戏剧演员，而且也很幽默。
Justice must not only be done; it must be seen to be done.
正义不但必须伸张，而且要让人看到正义得到了伸张。
5 A hobby can help build your confidence and make your life more colourful.一项爱好可以帮助你建立信心，使你的生活更加多姿多彩。
5.1confidence不可数名词，自信，信心。
5.2build one's confidence建立某人的自信心。
have confidence in...对……有信心;信任……
lose confidence in...对……失去信心
5.3help(to) do sth.帮助干某事。
5.4make one's life colourful使某人的生活丰富多彩。
5.5colourful形容词，五颜六色的;五彩缤纷的;颜色鲜艳的;有趣的;令人激动的;丰富多彩的。
6It can help you make more friends and teach you to work well with others.它可以帮助你结交更多的朋友，教你与别人一起很好地工作。
6.1help sb. do sth.帮助某人干某事。
6.2make friends交朋友。
6.3teach sb. to do sth.教某人干某事。
6.4work well with sb.和某人一起很好地工作。
7There are many different types of hobbies.爱好的种类是繁多的。
8Some people like to collect things such as stamps, toys cars and postcards.
一些人喜欢收集东西，例如邮票，玩具小汽车还有明信片。
8.1such as 例如。
9Other hobbies are outdoor activities.其它的爱好是户外活动。
9.1outdoor①形容词，户外的;野外的;露天的。反义词是indoor，室内的;在户内进行的。注意:做形容词时，只能做定语，不能做表语，也没有比较级和最高级。②副词，在户外;在野外。③名词，野外;旷野;郊外。
9.2activity名词，意为“活动；行动；活跃”。做“活动;行动”时是可数名词。
10A lot of people enjoy gardening, travelling, skiing and other such activities.很多人喜欢园艺，旅行，滑雪以和其它的这类活动。
10.1enjoy doing sth.喜欢干某事。
10.2such形容词，意为“这样的，如此的”，
11Games are also popular.
游戏也十分受欢迎。
11.1game可数名词，游戏。
12Some people like to play card games or chess.一些人喜欢打牌或者国际象棋。
12.1play card games 打牌
12.2play chess下国际象棋。
13Others are interested in the arts.其他人对艺术很感兴趣。
13.1Sb. be interested in (doing) sth.某人对某(干)事感兴趣。
13.2art可数名词，艺术。
14They like drawing, dancing, acting and singing.他们喜欢画画，跳舞，表演还有唱歌。
15People usually take up their first hobby when they are kids, but hobbies are fun for all ages.人们通常会在孩童时期开始拥有人生的第一个爱好，但是爱好却属于所有年龄段的人。
15.1take up
①开始(学习或从事等)。
He dropped medicine and took up physics.他放弃学医，开始学物理。
②继续。
We took up our journey the next day.第二天我们继续赶路。
③占去(时间或空间)。
The table takes up too much room.这桌子太占地方了。
④接纳(乘客等)，接受(挑战，建议，条件等)。
The bus stopped to take up passengers. 公共汽车停下来让乘客上车。
⑤提出(商讨)，讨论。
There’s another matter which we ought to take up.还有一件事我们要提出来商量。
15.2for all ages对所有年龄段的人。
16It's never too late to learn
something new.学习新东西永远都不算晚。
16.1too…to的意思是“太……而不能”，never的意思是“永不”，never too…to的意思是“不会太……以至于……”，其在句子中的结构通常是never too+形容词+to do sth.。
It's never too late to improve your diet.什么时候改善饮食都为时不晚。16.2当“too. ...to ”结构之前加了not，only,but,all,never 等词时，“too...to ”结构构成的句子就没否定
意义了。此时too 后的形容词多为表示心情的形容词。因为，在此情况下，这些词加too 在意义上相当于在意义上相当于 very 。
One is never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。
Swimming is not too difficult to learn.游泳并不十分难学。
We are only too pleased to go with her.我们非常乐意和她一起去。
Mary knew but too well to hold her tongue on that occasion.
玛丽深知在那种场合少说为妙。
It's never too late to mend.亡羊补牢，犹未为晚。
They are all too satisfied to follow others suit without the pain of thought for themselves.
他们十分满足于依样画葫芦，自己不肯花力气、动脑筋。
17There are many sayings about hobbies:有许多关于爱好的谚语:
①All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
17.1a dull boy一个笨孩子。
17.2dull形容词，迟钝的;无聊的;枯燥无味的;令人生厌的。
②Happy is the man who is living by his hobby.醉心于某种爱好的人是幸福的。
17.2这句话是【倒装结构】,将【形容词】提前,放于句首,句子要倒装,强调【happy】,句子主语仍然是【The man】.【正常语序】：The man who is living by his hobby is happy.其中who引导的是定语从句修饰man。
③If you have time after work for your hobby, you are lucky. But if work itself is a hobby for you, you are luckiest.
如果下班后有时间做你的爱好，你是幸运的。但是如果工作本身就是一种爱好，你是最幸运的。
④Do you know any similar sayings in Chinese?你知道汉语中相似的谚语吗？
17.3similar的用法和短语:
①similar adj.相像的、类似的
They have similar answers.
他们的答案类似。
The twins look quite similar.
这对双胞胎看起来非常相像。
My best friend and I have similar tastes in art.我的最好的朋友和我在艺术方面有相似的品味。
He said something similar.
他说了些类似的话。
②be similar to sb./sth.与某人/某物相像、相似
Her teaching methods are similar to mine.她的教学方法与我的相似。
My design is similar to his.
我的设计和他的相像。
③be similar in...在....方面相像
The two dogs are similar in size.
这两条狗在大小上相像。
The two dresses are similar in color.这两条裙子在颜色上相似。
