新概念英语三 Collecting
People tend to amass posssions， some-times without being aware of doing so. Indeed they can have a delightful surpri when they find something uful which they did not know they owned. Tho who never have t石斑鱼做法
o change hou become indiscriminate collectors of what can o瘦脸运动
nly be described as clutter. They leav乳安胶囊
e un- wanted objects in drawers， cupboards and attics for years， in the belief that they may one day need just tho very things. As they grow old，people also accumulate belongings for two other reasons， lack of physical and mental energy， both of which are esntial in turning out and throwing away， and ntiment. Things owned for a long time are full of 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 the I would list string and brown paper，kept by thrifty people when a parcel has been opened， to save buying the two requisites. Col怎么查看电脑系统
lecting small items can easily become a
mania. I know someone who always cuts out from newspapers sketches of model clothes that she would like to buy， if she had the money. As she is not rich， the chances that she will ever be able to
afford such purchas are remote；but she is never sufficiently strongrminded to be able to stop the practice. It is a harmless habit，but it litters up her desk to such an extent that every time she opens it， loo bits of paper fall out in every direction.
Collecting as a rious 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 amument， since the collection is houd at home. Whatever it consists 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借口
the right place for the latest addition to verifying facts in reference books. This hobby educates one not only in the chon 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 hobby leads to travel， perhaps to a meeting in another town， possibly a trip abroad in arch 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 澳宝沐浴露
be asked to give informal talks to little gatherings and then，if successful，to larger audien炸烹虾段
ces. In this way lf-confid
ence grows， first from mastering a subject， then from being 古典自由主义
able to talk about it. Collecting， by occupying spare time so constructively， makes a person contented， with no time for boredom.
