Dachuan and Sun Dawei are strolling on the seaside, talking about hobbies.

Dialogue One

wǒ xǐ huɑn yóu yǒnɡ nǐ yǒu shén me ài hào
我 喜  欢  游  泳。 你 有  什  么 爱 好?
I like swimming. What are your hobbies?
wǒ bù xǐ huɑn yóu yǒnɡ  wǒ xǐ huɑn liàn tài jí quán
我  不 喜  欢  游  泳。 我 喜  欢  练 太 极  拳。
I don't like swimming. I like practising Taiji.

Dialogue Two

nǐ zài huà huà mɑ
你 在  画  画  吗?
Are you drawing a picture?
bù wǒ zài liàn shū fǎ
不。我  在  练  书  法。
ɡāo qiánɡ nǐ pínɡ shí xǐ huɑn zuò shén me
高 强, 你  平  时 喜  欢  做  什  么?
No. I'm practising calligraphy. What do you usually like to do, Gao Qiang?
wǒ xǐ huɑn huá bīnɡ pá shān hé dǎ lán qiú
我 喜  欢  滑  冰、 爬  山  和  打 篮  球。
I like skating, climing mountains and playing basketball.

Explanation of difficult points

1. 在
"在"(zài) meaning "right now", refers to the phrase "正在"(zhèng zài, "正" has the same meaning as in Lesson 6.

2. 画画
In "画画"(huà huà) the former "画"(huà) is a verb, meaning "to paint/draw", and the latter is a noun, meaning "painting/portrait". "画画" means "to paint paintings/to draw drawings".

3. 打
"打"(dǎ) here means "to play"(sports played with a ball), but the verb "打" is also used in other terms.