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1、lesson59Collecting收藏Peopletendtoamasspossessions,sometimeswithoutbeingawareofdoingso.Indeedtheycanhaveadelightfulsurprisewhentheyfindsomethingusefulwhichtheydidnotknowtheyowned.Thosewhoneverhavetomovehousebecomeindiscriminatecollectorsofwhatcanonlybedescribedasclutter.Theyle
2、aveunwantedobjectsindrawers,cupboardsandatticsforyears,inthebeliefthattheymayonedayneedjustthoseverythings.Astheygrowold,peoplealsoaccumulatebelongingsfortwootherreasons,lackofphysicalandmentalenergy,bothofwhichareessentialinturningoutandthrowingaway,andsentiment.Thingsowned
3、foralongtimearefullofassociationswiththepast,perhapswithrelativeswhoaredead,andsotheygraduallyacquireavaluebeyondtheirtrueworth.Somethingsarecollecteddeliberatelyinthehomeinanattempttoavoidwaste.AmongtheseIwouldliststringandbrownpaper,keptbythriftypeoplewhenaparcelhasbeenope
4、ned,tosavebuyingthesetworequisites.Collectingsmallitemscaneasilybecomeamania.Iknowsomeonewhoalwayscutssketchesoutfromnewspapersofmodelclothesthatshewouldliketobuy,ifshehadthemoney.Assheisnotrich,thechancesthatshewilleverbeabletoaffordsuchpurchasesareremote;butsheisneversuffi
5、cientlystrongmindedtobeabletostopthepractice.Itisaharmlesshabit,butitlittersupherdesktosuchanextentthateverytimesheopensit;loosebitsofpaperfalloutineverydirection.Collectingasaserioushobbyisquitedifferentandhasmanyadvantages.Itprovidesrelaxationforleisurehours,asjustlookinga
6、tone'streasuresisalwaysajoy.Onedoesnothavetogooutsideforamusement,sincethecollectionishousedathome.Whateveritconsistsof,stamps,records,firsteditionsofbooks,china,glass,antiquefurniture,pictures,modelcars,stuffedbirds,toyanimals,thereisalwayssomethingtodoinconnectionwithit,fr
7、omfindingtherightplaceforthelatestaddition,toverifyingfactsinreferencebooks.Thishobbyeducatesonenotonlyinthechosensubject,butalsoingeneralmatterswhichhavesomebearingonit.Therearealsootherbenefits.Onewantstomeetlike-mindedcollectors,togetadvice,tocomparenotes,toexchangearticl
8、es,toshowoffthelatestfind.Soone'scircleoffriendsgrows.Soonthehobbyleadstotr
