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1、 新概念第三册课文及词汇：Lesson59【课文】People tend to amass possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so. Indeed they can have a delightful surprise when they find something useful which they did not know they owned. Those who never have to move house become indiscriminate collectors of what can only be
2、 described as clutter. They leave unwanted objects in drawers, cupboards and attics for years, in the belief that they may one day need just those very things. As they grow old, people also accumulate belongings for two other reasons, lack of physical and mental energy, both of which are essential i
3、n turning out and throwing away, and sentiment. Things owned for a long time are full associations with the past, perhaps with relatives who are dead, and so they gradually acquire a value beyond their true worth.Some things are collected deliberately in the home in an attempt to avoid waste. Among
4、these I would list string and brown paper, kept by thrifty people when a parcel has been opened, to save buying these two requisites. Collecting small items can easily become a mania. I know someone who always cuts sketches out from newspapers of model clothes that she would like to buy if she had t
5、he money. As she is not rich, the chances that she will ever be able to afford such purchases are remote; but she is never sufficiently strong-minded to be able to stop the practice. It is a harmless bait, but it litters up her desk to such an extent that every time she opens it, loose bits of paper
6、 fall out in every direction.Collecting as a serous hobby is quite different and has many advantages. It provides relaxation for leisure hours, as just looking at one”s treasures is always a joy. One does not have to go outside for amusement, since the collection is housed at home. Whatever it consi
7、sts of, stamps, records, first editions of books, china, glass, antique furniture, pictures, model cars, stuffed birds, toy animals, there is always something to do in connection with it, from finding the right place for the latest addition, to verifying facts in reference books. This hobby educates
8、 one not only in the chosen subject, but also in general matters which have some bearing on it. There are also other benefits. One wants to meet like-minded collectors, to get advice, to compare notes, to exchange articles, to show off the latest find. So one”s circle of friends grows. Soon the hobb
9、y leads to travel, perhaps to a meeting in another town, possibly a trip abroad in search of a rare specimen, for collectors are not confined to any one country. Over the years, one may well become an authority on one”s hobby and will very probably be asked to give informal talks to little gathering
10、s and then, if successful, to larger audiences. In this way self-confidence grows, first from mastering a subject, then from being able to take about it. Collecting, by occupying spare time so constructively, makes a person contented, with no time for boredom.【课文翻译】人们喜爱保藏东西，有时并没有意识到自己在这样做。的确，一旦无意之中从
11、自己的保藏品中找到某件有用的东西时，可以给人一种惊喜的感觉。那些从来不必搬家的人们成了一种无所无容的保藏家。他们特地保藏那些只能被称作杂货的东西。他们在抽屉里，碗柜中、阁楼上堆放着一些不用的东西，一放就是好几年，信任总有一天需要的正好是那些东西。人们年老之后也喜爱保藏东西，不过是出于两个不同的缘由：一是体力，精力均告不佳，这二者是去除无用的东西必不行少的因素;另一缘由是感情因素。东西搁得时间久了，便会布满着与过去岁月的联系，比方说与死去的亲戚有关。因此这些东西渐渐获得了一种超出它本身的价值。居家度日，有目的地保藏某些东西是为了防止铺张。这些东西中我想举出线绳和包装纸为例。节省的人们翻开包裹后便
12、把这两样必备的东西保藏起来。省得日后去买。收集小玩艺儿很简单着迷。我熟悉一个人，她总喜爱从报纸上剪下流行服装的图样，等以后有钱时去买服装。由于她并不富有，她买得起这些服装的可能性非常渺茫。但她又缺乏足够顽强的意志把这一收集活动停下来。这种习惯无害，只把写字台里堆得满满当当，以致每次翻开抽屉总能带出很多纸片四处飞扬。作为一种严厉的业余爱好的保藏活动完全是另外一回事，它具有很多好处。它可以使人在闲暇中得到休息，由于观赏自己保藏的珍品总会布满了乐趣。人们不必走到户外去寻求消遣，由于保藏品都是存放在家中。不管保藏品是什么，邮票、唱片、头版书籍、瓷器、玻璃杯、老式家具、绘画、模型汽车、鸟类标本，还是玩具
13、动物，从为新增加的保藏品查找摆放位置到核对参考书中的事实，总归有事可做。这种爱好不仅能使人从选择的专题中受到训练，而且也能从与之有关的一般事物中获得进步。除此之外，还有其他的好处。保藏者要会见情趣相投的保藏者，以猎取教益，沟通阅历、交换保藏品，炫耀自己的最新保藏。朋友的圈子就这样不断扩大。用不了多久，有这种爱好的人便开头旅行，或许是去另一个城市参与会议，也可能是出国查找一件珍品，由于保藏家是不分国籍的。一人积了多年阅历会成为自己这种爱好的权威，很可能应邀在小型集会上作非正式的讲话。假如讲得好，可能向更多人发表演说。这样，你自信念不断增加，先是由于把握一门学问，接下来是由于能够就此发表见解。保藏
14、活动通过富有建立性地利用业余时间使人感到心满足足，不再有无聊之日。【词汇】amass v. 积聚indiscriminate adj. 不加选择的clutter n. 一堆杂物string n. 细线requisite n. 必需品mania n. 癖好sketch n. 草图，图样remote adj. (时机，可能性)少的，小的strong-minded adj. 意志顽强的relaxation n. 休息，消遣verify v. 查证，核实bearing n. 关系，联系like-minded adj. 志趣相投的specimen n. 标本constructively adv. 有益的，乐观的contented adj. 心满足足的boredom n. 苦恼，无聊
