Lesson 59 Collecting

歌曲 Lesson 59 Collecting
歌手 英语听力
专辑 新概念英语(第三册)

歌词

[00:01.080] --- lesson 59 Collecting
[00:05.240] --- Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
[00:11.040] --- What in particular does a person gain when he or she becomes a serious collector?
[00:19.840] People tend to amass possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so.
[00:25.920] Indeed they can have a delightful surprise when they find something useful which they did not know they owned.
[00:33.360] Those who never have to move house become indiscriminate collectors of what can only be described as clutter.
[00:41.040] They leave unwanted objects in drawers, cupboards and attics for years, in the belief that they may one day need just those very things.
[00:50.800] As they grow old, people also accumulate belongings for two other reasons,
[00:56.640] lack of physical and mental energy, both of which are essential in turning out and throwing away, and sentiment.
[01:05.800] Things owned for a long time are full associations with the past, perhaps with relatives who are dead,
[01:13.040] and so they gradually acquire a value beyond their true worth.
[01:18.120] Some things are collected deliberately in the home in an attempt to avoid waste.
[01:23.120] Among these I would list string and brown paper,
[01:26.880] kept by thrifty people when a parcel has been opened, to save buying these two requisites.
[01:33.360] Collecting small items can easily become a mania.
[01:37.880] I know someone who always cuts sketches out from newspapers of model clothes that she would like to buy if she had the money.
[01:46.680] As she is not rich, the chances that she will ever be able to afford such purchases are remote;
[01:53.040] but she is never sufficiently strong-minded to be able to stop the practice.
[01:58.640] It is a harmless habit, but it litters up her desk to such an extent that every time she opens it, loose bits of paper fall out in every direction.
[02:09.800] Collecting as a serious hobby is quite different and has many advantages.
[02:15.680] It provides relaxation for leisure hours, as just looking at one's treasures is always a joy.
[02:23.120] One does not have to go outside for amusement, since the collection is housed at home.
[02:29.240] Whatever it consists of, stamps, records, first editions of books china,glass,
[02:37.640] antique furniture, pictures, model cars, stuffed birds, toy animals,
[02:45.240] 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.
[02:55.720] This hobby educates one not only in the chosen subject, but also in general matters which have some bearing on it.
[03:04.280] There are also other benefits.
[03:06.880] One wants to meet like-minded collectors, to get advice, to compare notes, to exchange articles, to show off the latest find.
[03:16.920] So one's circle of friends grows.
[03:20.000] Soon the hobby leads to travel, perhaps to a meeting in another town, possibly a trip abroad in search of a rare specimen,
[03:29.240] for collectors are not confined to any one country.
[03:33.200] 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 gatherings and then,
[03:44.200] if successful, to larger audiences.
[03:47.400] In this way self-confidence grows, first from mastering a subject, then from being able to talk about it.
[03:56.080] Collecting, by occupying spare time so constructively, makes a person contented, with no time for boredom.

歌词大意

[00:01.080] shōu cáng
[00:05.240] tīng lù yīn, rán hòu huí dá yǐ xià wèn tí.
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[00:19.840] rén men xǐ huān shōu cáng dōng xī, yǒu shí bìng méi yǒu yì shí dào zì jǐ zài zhè yàng zuò.
[00:25.920] què shí, yī dàn wú yì zhī zhōng cóng zì jǐ de shōu cáng pǐn zhōng zhǎo dào mǒu jiàn yǒu yòng de dōng xī shí, kě yǐ gěi rén yī zhǒng jīng xǐ de gǎn jué.
[00:33.360] nèi xiē cóng lái bù bì bān jiā de rén men chéng le yī zhǒng wú suǒ bù róng de shōu cáng jiā.
[00:41.040] tā men zhuān mén shōu cáng nèi xiē zhǐ néng bèi chēng zuò zá huò de dōng xī. tā men zài chōu tì lǐ wǎn guì zhōng gé lóu shàng duī fàng zhe yī xiē bù yòng de dōng xī, yī fàng jiù shì hǎo jǐ nián,
[00:50.800] xiāng xìn zǒng yǒu yì tiān xū yào de zhèng hǎo shì nèi xiē dōng xī. rén men nián lǎo zhī hòu yě xǐ huān shōu cáng dōng xī, bù guò shì chū yú liǎng gè bù tóng de yuán yīn:
[00:56.640] yī shì tǐ lì, jīng lì jūn gào bù jiā, zhè èr zhě shì qīng chú wú yòng de dōng xī bì bù kě shǎo de yīn sù lìng yī yuán yīn shì gǎn qíng yīn sù.
[01:05.800] dōng xī gē de shí jiān jiǔ le, biàn huì chōng mǎn zhe yǔ guò qù suì yuè de lián xì, bǐ fāng shuō yǔ sǐ qù de qīn qī yǒu guān.
[01:13.040] yīn cǐ zhèi xiē dōng xī màn màn huò dé le yī zhǒng chāo chū tā běn shēn de jià zhí.
[01:18.120] jū jiā dù rì, yǒu mù dì dì shōu cáng mǒu xiē dōng xī shì wèi le fáng zhǐ làng fèi.
[01:23.120] zhèi xiē dōng xī zhōng wǒ xiǎng jǔ chū xiàn shéng hé bāo zhuāng zhǐ wèi lì.
[01:26.880] jié jiǎn de rén men dǎ kāi bāo guǒ hòu biàn bǎ zhè liǎng yàng bì bèi de dōng xī shōu cáng qǐ lái. shěng de rì hòu qù mǎi.
[01:33.360] shōu jí xiǎo wán yì r hěn róng yì zháo mí.
[01:37.880] wǒ rèn shi yí ge rén, tā zǒng xǐ huān cóng bào zhǐ shàng jiǎn xià liú xíng fú zhuāng de tú yàng, děng yǐ hòu yǒu qián shí qù mǎi fú zhuāng.
[01:46.680] yóu yú tā bìng bù fù yù, tā mǎi de qǐ zhèi xiē fú zhuāng de kě néng xìng shí fēn miǎo máng.
[01:53.040] dàn tā yòu quē fá zú gòu jiān qiáng de yì zhì bǎ zhè yī shōu jí huó dòng tíng xià lái.
[01:58.640] zhè zhǒng xí guàn wú hài, zhǐ bǎ xiě zì tái lǐ duī dé mǎn mǎn dāng dāng, yǐ zhì měi cì dǎ kāi chōu tì zǒng néng dài chū xǔ duō zhǐ piàn sì chù fēi yáng.
[02:09.800] zuò wéi yī zhǒng yán sù de yè yú ài hào de shōu cáng huó dòng wán quán shì lìng wài yī huí shì,
[02:15.680] tā jù yǒu xǔ duō yì chù. tā kě yǐ shǐ rén zài xián xiá zhōng de dào xiū xī, yīn wèi xīn shǎng zì jǐ shōu cáng de zhēn pǐn zǒng huì chōng mǎn le lè qù.
[02:23.120] rén men bù bì zǒu dào hù wài qù xún qiú yú lè, yīn wèi shōu cáng pǐn dōu shì cún fàng zài jiā zhōng.
[02:29.240] bù guǎn shōu cáng pǐn shì shén me, yóu piào chàng piān tóu bǎn shū jí cí qì bō lí bēi
[02:37.640] lǎo shì jiā jù huì huà mó xíng qì chē niǎo lèi biāo běn, hái shì wán jù dòng wù,
[02:45.240] cóng wèi xīn zēng tiān de shōu cáng pǐn xún zhǎo bǎi fàng wèi zhì dào hé duì cān kǎo shū zhōng de shì shí, zǒng guī yǒu shì kě zuò.
[02:55.720] zhè zhǒng ài hào bù jǐn néng shǐ rén cóng xuǎn zé de zhuān tí zhōng shòu dào jiào yù, ér qiě yě néng cóng yǔ zhī yǒu guān de yì bān shì wù zhōng huò dé zhǎng jìn.
[03:04.280] chú cǐ zhī wài, hái yǒu qí tā de yì chù.
[03:06.880] shōu cáng zhě yào huì jiàn qíng qù xiāng tóu de shōu cáng zhě, yǐ huò qǔ jiào yì liú jīng yàn jiāo huàn shōu cáng pǐn xuàn yào zì jǐ de zuì xīn shōu cáng.
[03:16.920] péng yǒu de quān zi jiù zhè yàng bù duàn kuò dà.
[03:20.000] yòng bù liǎo duō jiǔ, yǒu zhè zhǒng ài hào de rén biàn kāi shǐ lǚ xíng, yě xǔ shì qù lìng yí gè chéng shì cān jiā huì yì, yě kě néng shì chū guó xún zhǎo yī jiàn zhēn pǐn,
[03:29.240] yīn wèi shōu cáng jiā shì bù fēn guó jí de.
[03:33.200] yī rén jī le duō nián jīng yàn huì chéng wéi zì jǐ zhè zhǒng ài hào de quán wēi, hěn kě néng yìng yāo zài xiǎo xíng jí huì shàng zuò fēi zhèng shì de jiǎng huà.
[03:44.200] rú guǒ jiǎng dé hǎo, kě néng xiàng gèng duō rén fā biǎo yǎn shuō.
[03:47.400] zhè yàng, nǐ zì xìn xīn bù duàn zēng qiáng, xiān shì yīn wèi zhǎng wò le yī mén xué wèn, jiē xià lái shì yīn wèi néng gòu jiù cǐ fā biǎo jiàn jiě.
[03:56.080] shōu cáng huó dòng tōng guò fù yǒu jiàn shè xìng dì lì yòng yè yú shí jiān shǐ rén gǎn dào xīn mǎn yì zú, bù zài yǒu wú liáo zhī rì.
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