考研优美英语作文的背诵022

　　Collectibles have been a part of almost every culture since ancienttimes. Whereas some objects have been collected for their usefulness, others have been selected for their aestheticbeauty alone. In the United States, the kinds of collectibles currently popular range from traditional objects such as stamps, coins, rarebooks, and art to more

　　recent items of interest like dolls, bottles, baseball cards, and comic books.

　　Interest incollectibles has increased enormously during the past decade, in part becausesome collectibles have demonstrated their value as investments. Especially during cycles of high inflation, investors try topurchase tangibles that will at least retain their current marketvalues. In general, the most traditional collectibles will be sought becausethey have preserved their value over the years, there is an organized auctionmarket for them, and they are most easily sold in the event thatcash is needed. Some examples of the most stablecollectibles are old masters, Chinese ceramics, stamps, coins, rarebooks, antique jewelry, silver, porcelain, art by well-known artists, autographs, and period furniture. Other items of more recent interest include old photograph records, old magazines, post cards, baseball cards, artglass, dolls, classic cars, old bottles, and comic books. These relatively new kinds of collectibles may actuallyappreciate faster as short-term investments, but may not hold their valueas long-term investments. Once a collectible has had its initial play, it appreciates at a fairly steady rate, supported by anincreasing number of enthusiastic collectors competing for the limited supplyof collectibles that become increasingly more difficult to locate.

　　全文翻译：收藏品

　　从古代开始，收藏品就是文化的一部分。 一些物品因它们的有用性被收藏，而另一些 则纯粹因为它们的美被收藏。

　　在美国，当今流行的收藏品种类从传统物件，如邮票、硬币、 珍本书籍、艺术品，到更近期一些的有趣的东西，如布娃娃、瓶子、垒球卡、连环漫画册。

　　对收藏品的兴趣在过去十年中大大地增长，部分原因是一些收藏品显示出了它们的投资价 值。 尤其在高通货膨胀时期，投资者尽量购买那些至少会保持他们现有市场价值的有形资 产。 一般来说，最传统的收藏品受青睐，因为它们多年后仍保持其价值。

　　它们拥有完善的 拍卖市场，在需要现金的时候最容易被卖掉。 一些最稳当的收藏品是古老的画作、中国陶 器、邮票、硬币、珍本书籍、古代珠宝、银器、瓷器、著名艺术家的作品、亲笔签名和有时 代特征的家具。 其它更近期的物品有旧唱片、旧杂志、明信片、垒球卡片、彩色玻璃、布 娃娃、早期汽车、古瓶和连环画册。 作为短期投资这些相对说来较新颖的收藏品的确可能 更快地增值，但作为长期投资则可能不能保值。 一旦一件收藏品有了它第一次交易，它便 以一个相当稳定的比率增值，这个增值率受到越来越多的热情的收藏者的支持，他们为有限 的而且越来越难找到的收藏品而竞争。