leisure time

Leisure activities

1.Do you often hang out with friends?

Sure. I am an outgoing person. I like to hang out with friends whenever I have free time. We will contact one another right away if any of us comes up with brilliant ideas for the weekend.

2.How often do you meet friends? What do you guys usually do?

We will meet each other about once a week. During holidays, we will spend more time together. There are a variety of things we could do. For example, we play basketball after work twice a week. If weather permits, we would hike a long distance in the wild. Sometimes, as soon as we learn a Hollywood blockbuster comes on screen, we would plan on going to the cinema to watch it.

3.What do you usually do at leisure?

There are various things I could do during my leisure time. I prefer to practice yoga in the morning. Afterwards, I will head for the market to buy some food or grocery to prepare for lunch. Then I will start cooking and making dishes. Shortly after I washed my dishes, online games would be my ideal pastime.

4.What do you usually do in the evening?

Usually I have supper around 6 P.M. and then I will walk my dog in a garden close to my apartment, hoping to chat up a pretty girl. I will return home and surf the internet afterwards. At times, I help my sister with her homework. Before bedtime, I prefer to have facial mask as I pay much attention to skin care.

5.How do you spend your vacation?

I will always plan a long-distance trip ahead of a vacation. As I want to make the most of my vacation, generally I will pay a trip to a city I have never been to. Besides, travelling with a group of good friends is so much fun. It can kill time on the road and makes the trip easier as we pull our wisdom together so that we could solve any problem.

6. What do you like and hate to do during vacation?

The thing I like to do during vacation is to take a rest, in another word, sleep. It’s very tiring at work, so I think I deserve a good rest to relax and refresh myself. When it comes to the thing I hate to do, unexpected phone calls from work comes to my mind. For example, I find it extremely annoying if I receive a phone call from my boss or colleague about work when I am spending time with my family or friends.

7.What was the last vacation you took?

The last vacation I took is last summer break. I pay a trip to Guilin, which is famous for mountains of diverse shapes and clear river water. We trekked along the paddy fields and rode on boats to appreciate the beautiful views on both sides of the LiJiang River. It is such a memorable and enjoyable experience that I want to go through again.

Vocabulary

hang out with跟某人出去玩，出去混 outgoing外向的 contact联系

brilliant非常好的，非常有才华的 a variety of各种各样的，多种多样的 cinema电影院

leisure空暇时间，空闲 yoga瑜伽

Shortly after稍后

Grocery杂货，日用品（包括食品） Pastime消遣，娱乐 Afterwards然后，后来

surf the internet上网，冲凉 facial mask面膜 so that因此，所以 wisdom智慧

pull together齐心协力

pay attention to sth or sb注意某事某人, deserve值得，应受到 vacation假期，假日

When it comes to当提及到什么，在什么方面 Unexpected出乎意料之外的，想不到的 Trek徒步，长途跋涉 paddy fields水稻田 memorable难忘的

enjoyable令人愉快的，令人享受的