新概念英语第三册 less59_new

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[00:10.00]Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
[00:12.64]听录音，然后回答以下问题。
[00:15.28]What in particular does a person gain
[00:17.91]当人们变成了一位严肃的收藏家时,
[00:20.53]when he or she becomes a serious collector?
[00:23.01]他或她会有什么特别的收益?
[00:25.50]People tend to amass possessions,sometimes without being aware of doing so.
[00:29.13]人们喜欢收藏,有时并没有意识到在这样做.
[00:32.76]Indeed they can have a delightful surprise
[00:35.28]它的确会给人一种惊喜的感觉,
[00:37.80]when they find something useful which they did not know they owned.
[00:40.67]一旦无意之中从收藏品中找到某件有用的东西时.
[00:43.55]Those who never have to move house become indiscriminate collectors
[00:46.77]那些不必搬家的人们成了无所不容的收藏家.
[00:50.00]of what can only be described as clutter.
[00:52.28]他们专门收藏那些只能被称作杂货的东西.
[00:54.57]They leave unwanted objects in drawers,
[00:57.05]他们在抽屉里、碗柜中、
[00:59.53]cupboards and attics for years,
[01:01.51]阁楼上堆放着一些不用的东西,一放就是好几年,
[01:03.48]in the belief that they may one day need just those very things.
[01:06.51]相信总有一天需要的正好是那些东西.
[01:09.54]As they grow old,people also accumulate belongings for two other reasons,
[01:13.16]人年老之后也喜欢收藏,是出于两个不同的原因：
[01:16.77]lack of physical and mental energy,
[01:19.19]一是体力、精力均告不佳,
[01:21.61]both of which are essential in turning out
[01:23.97]这二者是清除无用的东西必不可少的因素;
[01:26.33]and throwing away,and sentiment.
[01:28.76]另一个原因是感情因素.
[01:31.19]Things owned for a long time full of associations with the past,
[01:34.52]东西搁得久了,便会充满着与过去岁月的联系,
[01:37.85]perhaps with relatives who are dead,
[01:39.84]比方说与死去的亲戚有关.
[01:41.83]and so they gradually acquire a value beyond their true worth.
[01:44.86]因此这些东西慢慢获得了一种超出它本身的价值.
[01:47.89]Some things are collected deliberately in the home
[01:50.16]居家度日,有目的地收藏某些东
[01:52.43]in an attempt to avoid waste.
[01:54.40]西是为了防止浪费.
[01:56.38]Among these I would list string and brown paper,
[01:59.16]这些东西中我想举出线绳和包装纸为例.
[02:01.94]kept by thrifty people when a parcel has been opened,
[02:04.62]节俭的人拆了包裹后便把这两样东西收藏起来,
[02:07.29]to save buying these two requisites.
[02:09.48]省得日后去买.
[02:11.66]Collecting small items can easily become a mania.
[02:14.64]收集小玩艺儿很容易着迷.
[02:17.61]I know someone who always cuts sketches out from newspapers of model clothes
[02:21.34]我认识一个人,她总喜欢从报纸上剪下流行服装的图样,
[02:25.06]that she would like to buy if she had the money.
[02:27.54]等以后有钱时去买服装.
[02:30.02]As she is not rich,
[02:31.75]由于她并不富裕,
[02:33.47]the chances that she will ever be able to afford such purchases are remote;
[02:36.71]她买得起这些服装的可能性十分渺茫.
[02:39.95]but she is never sufficiently strongminded to be able to stop the practice.
[02:43.49]但她又缺乏足够坚强的意志把这一收集活动停下来.
[02:47.03]It is a harmless habit,but it litters up her desk to such an extent
[02:50.41]这种习惯无害,只是把写字台堆得满满当当,
[02:53.79]that every time she opens it,loose bits of paper fall out in every direction.
[02:57.48]以致每次打开抽屉总能带出许多纸片四处飞扬.
[03:01.16]Collecting as a serious hobby is quite different
[03:03.80]作为一种严肃的业余爱好完全是另外一回事,
[03:06.44]and has many advantages.
[03:08.16]它具有许多益处.
[03:09.88]It provides relaxation for leisure hours,
[03:12.21]它可以使人在闲暇中得到休息,
[03:14.53]as just looking at one's treasures is always a joy.
[03:17.42]因为欣赏自己收藏的珍品总会充满了乐趣.
[03:20.31]One does not have to go outside for amusement,
[03:22.58]人们不必走到户外去寻求娱乐.
[03:24.85]since the collection is housed at home.
[03:26.98]因为收藏品都是存放在家中.
[03:29.11]Whatever it consists of,stamps,records,first editions of books,
[03:33.15]不管收藏品是什么,邮票、唱片、头版书籍、
[03:37.18]china,glass,antique furniture,pictures,