daddy-poppy's 藥學跟動物世界

談論假期

downtime （n） 　 downtime is time when people are not working
What do you do in your downtime

spare time （n）　 Your spare time is the time during which you do not have to work and you can do whatever you like
What do you do in your spare time

off   　 If you have time off or a particular day off, you do not go to work or school, for example because you are ill or it is a day when you do not usually work
Did you enjoy your time off
What do you do when you have time off

Where are you going on your holiday ?

place to go

monument [ˈmɑnjumənt]　名勝古蹟 　 A monument is something such as a castle or bridge which was built a very long time ago and is regarded as an important part of a country's history

monument 　紀念碑 　A monument is a large structure, usually made of stone, which is built to remind people of an event in history or of a famous person

amusement park  　遊樂場

night club  　夜店

beach  　海灘

resort 　[rɪˈzɔ:rt]　度假勝地    A resort is a place where a lot of people spend their holiday
The resort is popular among ski enthusiasts

fair　 園遊會　 A fair is an event at which people display and sell goods, especially goods of a particular type

談論興趣

hobby（n）　興趣 　
What are your hobbies = Have you got any hobbies　? 

What do you do outside of work  　下班後會做些什麼？

室內運動

watching TV / DVDs / dramas 

reading novel / magazine / comic book / newspaper

playing computer game / on-line game

surfing the Internet 

playing cards  　玩牌

－bridge  　橋牌

－blackjack  　21點
He lost all his money at a blackjack table in Las Vegas

playing mah-jongg  　打麻將

playing chess  　下棋

－Chinese chess  　象棋

－jump chess 　 跳棋

painting  　繪畫

domino [ˈdɑmənoʊ]　　骨牌、疊疊樂　 Dominoes is a game in which players put dominoes onto a table in turn

sculpting  [skʌlpt] 　雕刻

flower arranging  　插花

photography  [fəˈtɑgrəfi]　　攝影

calligraphy [kəˈlɪɡrəfi] 　書法　  Calligraphy is the art of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen

音樂相關興趣　玩球用 play + 球類；彈奏樂器用 play the + 樂器 

piano  　鋼琴

harp  　豎琴

cello  [ˈtʃeloʊ]　　大提琴

violin  [vaɪəˈlɪn]　小提琴

viola  [viˈoʊlə]　中提琴  

drum 　鼓

flute 　長笛

saxophone　[ˈsæksəfoʊn]　 薩克斯風

guitar　 吉他

trumpet  　喇叭

oboe   [ˋobo]　雙簧管

clarinet  　單簧管（豎笛）

French horn  　法國號

organ  　風琴

orchestra [ˋɔrkɪstrə]　  管絃樂團 　 An orchestra is a large group of musicians who play a variety of different instruments together

symphony [ˋsɪmfənɪ]　交響樂    A symphony is a piece of music written to be played by an orchestra