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2、ignoranceofasubjectanylonger,forthesearecountlessdo-it-yourselfpublications.Armedwiththerighttoolsandmaterials,newlywedsgailyembarkonthetaskofdecoratingtheirownhomes.Men,particularly,spendhoursoftheirleisuretimeinstallingtheirownfireplaces,layingouttheirowngardens;building
3、garagesandmakingfurniture.Somereallykeenenthusiastsgosofarastobuildtheirowncomputers.Shopscaterforthedo-it-yourselfcrazenotonlybyrunningspecialadvisoryservicesfornovices,butbyofferingconsumersbitsandpieceswhichtheycanassembleathome.Suchthingsprovideanexcellentoutletforpent
4、upcreativeenergy,butunfortunatelynotallofusarebornhandymen.Somewivestendtobelievethattheirhusbandsareinfinitelyresourcefulandcanfixanything.Evenmenwhocanhardlydriveanailinstraightaresupposedtobebornelectricians,carpenters,plumbersandmechanics.Whenlightsfuse,furnituregetsri
5、ckety,pipesgetclogged,orvacuumcleanersfailtooperate,somewomanassumethattheirhusbandswillsomehowputthingsright.Theworstthingaboutthedo-it-yourselfgameisthatsometimesevenmenliveunderthedelusionthattheycandoanything,evenwhentheyhaverepeatedlybeenprovedwrong.Itisaquestionofpri
6、deasmuchasanythingelse.LastspringmywifesuggestedthatIcallinamantolookatourlawnmower.Ithadbrokendowntheprevioussummer,andthoughIpromisedtorepairit,Ihadnevergotroundtoit.IwouldnothearofthesuggestionandsaidthatIwouldfixitmyself.OneSaturdayafternoon,Ihauledthemachineintothegar
7、denandhadacloselookatit.AsfarasIcouldsee,itneededonlyaminoradjustment:aturnofascrewhere,alittletighteningupthere,adropofoilanditwouldbeasgoodasnew.Inevitablytherepairjobwasnotquitesosimple.Themowerfirmlyrefusedtomow,soIdecidedtodismantleit.Thegardenwassoonlitteredwithchunk
8、sofmetalwhichhadoncemadeupalawnmower.ButIwasextremelypleasedwithmyself.Ihadtracedthecause
