Larry 和李華正在商量下個周末去哪里玩兒。李華今天要學兩個常用語outdoorsy
和artsy.

    LL： Hey， Li Hua ， do you remember how much fun we had camping in
the woods ？ Wouldn't you like to do something outdoorsyagain this weekend？

    LH： Do something outdoorsy ？你是說戶外活動吧。

    LL： That's right ！ But "doing something outdoorsy" doesn't just
mean to do something outside， though. Playing basketball or badminton
outside isn't really outdoorsy. LH：在戶外打球都不算outdoorsy ，那什么
才算呢？

    LL： Well ， outdoorsy activities - like fishing， hunting， hiking
，camping and canoeing - are ones that you do in natural settings， such
as in a forest or near a river. LH：哦，我知道了，就是一定要到野外才行，
在公園里和運動場上還算不上是outdoorsy.

    LL： That's it. So - what do you say， do you want to do something
outdoorsy this weekend， Li Hua ？

    LH：上次去宿營確實挺開心的，咱們這次干點兒什么別？

    LL： Well ， you know me， Li Hua. I'm a very outdoorsy kind of guy.
How about we go canoeing？

    LH：劃獨木舟啊。聽起來挺過癮的，可我有點兒怕。

    LL： Don't worry. I can teach you how to paddlea canoe. You don't
have to be an outdoorsy person to learn how to do it. LH：可是獨木舟那
么窄，翻了怎么辦啊，我可不會游泳。有沒有不那么危險的野外活動呢？

    LL： Oh ， that is right. I forgot you can't swim very well. Okay
……What other outdoorsy things might you like to do？

    LH：有了！我們到紐約州的山里去遠足吧！

    LL： Perfect. And I can borrow a backpack from one of my outdoorsy
friends. That way we can bring food ， water and other supplies we might
need. LH： Okay.那我要做些什么準備呢？

    LL： In addition to a backpack， you are going to need a good pair
of hiking boots. I know a place that specializes in all sorts of outdoorsy
stuff. We can get the boots there. LH ：好，那你陪我去買。也許你能把我
改造成一個喜歡野外活動的人呢！

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    LL： I don't think buying hiking boots will turn you into an outdoorsy
person， Li Hua. I think you are really more of an artsy person. LH ：
Arsty ……喜歡野外活動的人可以說outdoorsy ，那說一個人 arsty肯定是說她
喜歡藝術(shù)嘍？

    LL： Exactly！ "Artsy" people enjoy appreciating and making all kinds
of art - painting ， drama and music. LH：那我就是個 arsty的人。我喜歡
繪畫、音樂和裝飾。

    LL： You are definitely artsy ， Li Hua. I've always been impressed
with your calligraphy. LH ：哦，我小時候我學過很長時間的書法；我父母都
喜歡藝術(shù)，對我學習繪畫和書法很支持。

    LL： My family isn't very artsy. My parents were always interested
in sports and really encouraged me and my brother and sister to get involved
in athleticactivities. LH ：你姑姑呢？她看上去好像很arsty.

    LL： Oh ， Aunt Jane？ You are right， Li Hua ， she is VERY artsy.
Aunt Jane is artsy in almost every way. LH：對呀，從她的服飾就能看得出
來。

    LL： Yes， and not only are her clothes artsy ， but her entire house
is artsy， too. She loves to decorate her rooms in very interesting ways.
LH：我在中國有個朋友，也特別喜歡藝術(shù)，可是跟你姑姑不一樣。

    LL： How so ？

    LH：他穿得特別簡單，但是酷愛鋼琴，每天要花好幾個小時練琴。

    LL： I guess there are many different kinds of artsy people. What
they have in common is their love of art. LH：你呢，Larry ，要不跟我學
書法吧，我保證把你變成一個喜歡藝術(shù)的人。

    LL： That's a generous offer， Li Hua. But I'm afraid there is a reason
why I am an outdoorsy person and not an artsy person！ I'll leave the
calligraphy to you！

    今天李華學到了兩個常用語。一個是outdoorsy ，是喜歡野外活動的人。另
一個是arsty ，是喜歡藝術(shù)的人。