I prefer creative activities.

　　我更喜欢创造性活动。

　　A Do you like sports and keep-fit activities?

　　A 你喜欢体育和健身活动吗？

　　B Yes, I do . . . but I prefer creative activities.

　　B 是的，我喜欢. . .但是我更喜欢创造性活动。

　　A What kind of things?

　　A 哪些活动？

　　B Well, like painting. I really enjoy painting. I’m not very good at it, but I enjoy doing it.

　　B 哦，像绘画。我非常喜欢绘画。我不太擅长，但是我喜欢。

　　A I never knew you like painting! I’d love to see your work.

　　A 我从不知道你喜欢绘画！我想看看你的作品。

　　B Well, it’s only a hobby really. But I’ll show you some of my paintings, if you like.

　　B 哦，这只不过是我的爱好。但是如果你愿意的话，我将给你看几幅我的画。

　　Notes 注释

　　1 Another way of describing sport or exercise is keep-fit activities / keep-fit activities.

　　描述体育活动或者锻炼活动的另一种方法是keep-fit activities /健身活动。

　　2 You can talk about your ability at something by saying things like: I’m not very good at it, but I enjoy doing it / I’m not very good at it, but I enjoy doing it; I’m quite good at playing the piano / I’m quite good at playing the piano.

　　你可以这样谈论你做某事的能力：I’m not very good at it, but I enjoy doing it /我不太擅长，但是我喜欢； I’m quite good at playing the piano /我很擅长弹钢琴。

　　3 If you wish to express surprise about something you didn’t know, you can say I never knew . . . / I never knew . . . e.g. I never knew you like painting / I never knew you like painting.

　　如果你想表达你对不了解的事情感到惊讶，你可以说I never knew . . . /我从来不知道 . . .例如：I never knew you like painting /我从来不知道你喜欢绘画。

Key phrases and sentences   Do you like sports and keep-fit activities? Yes, I do . . . but I prefer creative activities.  What kind of things? Well, like painting.  I really enjoy painting.  I’m not very good at it, but I enjoy doing it. I never knew you like painting!  I’d love to see your work. Well, it’s only a hobby really.  But I’ll show you some of my paintings, if you like.

重要的短语和句子   你喜欢体育和健身活动吗？   是的，我喜欢. . .但是我更喜欢创造性活动。 哪些活动？ 哦，像绘画。我非常喜欢绘画。     我不太擅长，但是我喜欢。   我从不知道你喜欢绘画！ 我想看看你的作品。 哦，这只不过是我的爱好。 但是如果你愿意的话，我将给你看几幅我的画。