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1、Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.听录音，然后回答以下问题。Didthewriterrepairhislawnmowerintheend?Why/Whynot?Sogreatisourpassionfordoingthingsforourselves,thatwearebecomingincreasinglylessdependentonspecializedlabour.Noonecanpleadignoranceofasubjectanylonger,forthesearecountlessdo-it-yours
2、elfpublications.Armedwiththerighttoolsandmaterials,newlywedsgailyembarkonthetaskofdecoratingtheirownhomes.Men,particularly,spendhoursoftheirleisuretimeinstallingtheirownfireplaces,layingouttheirowngardens;buildinggaragesandmakingfurniture.Somereallykeenenthusiastsgosofarastobuildtheiro
3、wncomputers.Shopscaterforthedo-it-yourselfcrazenotonlybyrunningspecialadvisoryservicesfornovices,butbyofferingconsumersbitsandpieceswhichtheycanassembleathome.Suchthingsprovideanexcellentoutletforpentupcreativeenergy,butunfortunatelynotallofusarebornhandymen.Somewivestendtobelievethatt
4、heirhusbandsareinfinitelyresourcefulandcanfixanything.Evenmenwhocanhardlydriveanailinstraightaresupposedtobebornelectricians,carpenters,plumbersandmechanics.Whenlightsfuse,furnituregetsrickety,pipesgetclogged,orvacuumcleanersfailtooperate,somewomanassumethattheirhusbandswillsomehowputt
5、hingsright.Theworstthingaboutthedo-it-yourselfgameisthatsometimesevenmenliveunderthedelusionthattheycandoanything,evenwhentheyhaverepeatedlybeenprovedwrong.Itisaquestionofprideasmuchasanythingelse.LastspringmywifesuggestedthatIcallinamantolookatourlawnmower.Ithadbrokendowntheprevioussu
6、mmer,andthoughIpromisedtorepairit,Ihadnevergotroundtoit.IwouldnothearofthesuggestionandsaidthatIwouldfixitmyself.OneSaturdayafternoon,Ihauledthemachineintothegardenandhadacloselookatit.AsfarasIcouldsee,itneededonlyaminoradjustment:aturnofascrewhere,alittletighteningupthere,adropofoilan
7、ditwouldbeasgoodasnew.Inevitablytherepairjobwasnotquitesosimple.Themowerfirmlyrefusedtomow,soIdecidedtodismantleit.Thegardenwassoonlitteredwithchunksofmetalwhichhadoncemadeupalawnmower.ButIwasextremelypleasedwithmyself.Ihadtracedthecauseofthetrouble.Oneoflinksinthechainthatdrivesthew
