表示玩球類和彈奏樂器都用動詞play，但是用法有差別喔！

一個加玩球類不加the，彈奏樂器要加the，一起來看看吧！

I. 打球：play+球類

1. 表示打球，用play + 球類，不加the。

• play baseball：打棒球
• play basketball：打籃球
• play badminton：打羽毛球
• play volleyball：打排球
• play golf：打高爾夫球
• play football：踢足球
• play tennis：打網球
• play table tennis：打桌球

My sister’s hobby is playing table tennis.

(我妹妹的興趣是打桌球。)

Jason keeps fit by playing basketball.

(Jason藉著打籃球保持身體健康。)

Mia practices playing badminton every day in order to win the game.

(為了贏得比賽，Mia每天練習打羽毛球。)

II. 彈奏樂器：play+the+樂器

1. 表示彈奏，用play + the + 樂器，記得加the喔！

• play the flute：吹長笛
• play the saxophone：吹薩克斯風
• play the guitar：彈吉他
• play the drums：打鼓
• play the piano：彈鋼琴

I can hear my neighbor play the saxophone every day.

(我每天可以聽到我鄰居吹薩克斯風。)

Phil Collins is said to be good at playing the drums.

(據說Phil Collins擅長打鼓。)

Playing the piano helps the man release his stress.

(彈鋼琴可以幫助這個人釋放壓力。)

那玩娃娃、玩積木、玩手機怎麼說呢？

玩娃娃不是直接拿起來丟或像球類一樣打，要加上with喔！

所以要說play with dolls、play with toys、play with bricks，那play with fire呢？答對了！是玩火。

玩手機則是要用use the cellphone或play smartphone games，不要「玩」錯了喔！