yifei 发表于 2007-9-18 10:59:57

I hope to take up basketball with my leisure.

I hope to take up basketball with my leisure.

我希望空闲时打打篮球。

  动词词组take up除了“接受;拾起”之外,还有一个比较常用的意思“开始从事,对……发生兴趣”(To develop an interest in or devotion to)。这里当然也可以使用play做动词,但take up的表达会在更正规的场合出现,而且含义也与play有些细微的差别,表达的“从事”相对更认真,更持久。
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