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# 收藏

## 课文学习台 {#study}

### 第1段

People tend to amass possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so. Indeed they can have a delightful surprise when they find something useful which they did not know they owned. Those who never have to move house become indiscriminate collectors of what can only be described as clutter. They leave unwanted objects in drawers, cupboards and attics for years, in the belief that they may one day need just those very things. As they grow old, people also accumulate belongings for two other reasons, lack of physical and mental energy, both of which are essential in turning out and throwing away, and sentiment. 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.

中文理解：人们喜欢收藏东西而不自知。的确，当人们找到一件有用、却早已不记得自己拥有的东西时，往往会又惊又喜。那些从来不必搬家的人们成了一种无所不容的收藏家。他们专门收藏那些只能被称为杂物的东西。他们在抽屉里、碗柜中、阁楼上堆放着一些不用的东西，一放就是好几年，相信总有一天正好需要的是那些东西。人们年老之后也喜欢收藏东西，不过是出于两个不同的原因：一是体力、精力均告不佳，这二者是清除无用的东西必不可少的因素；二是感情因素，东西搁得时间久了，便会充满着与过去岁月的联系，比方说与死去的亲戚有关。因此这些东西慢慢获得了一种超出它本身的价值。

* **a long time**：形容词与名词一起理解；先结合这句确定是在评价位置、距离还是经历，不把 good 一律换成中文“好”。

* **full of**：装满 / 在某人看来；filled with 与 full of 的搭配要配对记，别混成 full with。

#### 这一段的读法与用法

注释：①amass = collect in large amounts, accumulate。②being aware = realizing, knowing。 ③move house = take your family and belongings from one house to a different one。④attics = rooms in the roof of a house。⑤gradually acquire = slowly (or over a period) get or gain。

### 第2段

Some things are collected deliberately in the home in an attempt to avoid waste. Among these I would list string and brown paper, kept by thrifty people when a parcel has been opened, to save buying these two requisites. Collecting small items can easily become a mania. I know someone who always cuts sketches out from newspapers 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 purchases are remote; but she is never sufficiently strong-minded 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, loose bits of paper fall out in every direction.

中文理解：居家度日，有目的地收藏某些东西是为了防止浪费。这些东西中我想举出线绳和包装纸为例。 节俭的人们打开包裹后便把这两样必备的东西收藏起来，省得日后去买。收集小玩艺儿很容易着迷。我认识一个人，她总喜欢从报纸上剪下流行服装的图样，等以后有了钱再去买。由于她并不富裕，她买得起这些服装的可能性十分渺茫。但她又缺乏足够坚强的意志把这一收集癖好给戒了。这种习惯无害，只是把写字台堆得满满当当，以致每次打开抽屉总能带出许多四处飞扬的纸片。

* **be able to**：能够 / 无法；结合时间判断是一般能力还是某次实际做到；unable 带否定。

* **to such an extent**：在一定 / 很大程度上 / 到如此程度；限制判断的强度；保留这种限定比换一个大词更重要。

#### 这一段的读法与用法

注释：①thrifty = very careful with money。②who 引导的定语从句修饰someone，其中又有that 引导的定语从句修饰clothes，这个从句中又有if 引导的条件状语从句。 ③in every direction = all over the place。④to such an extent that… 表示“到了如此程度，以至于……”，that 引导结果从句，说明桌内纸片堆积造成的后果，不宜按 extent 的同位语分析。\[本次修订予以增加]

### 第3段

Collecting as a serious 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 amusement, since the collection is housed 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 the right place for the latest addition, to verifying facts in reference books. This hobby educates one not only in the chosen 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 search 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 be asked to give informal talks to little gatherings and then, if successful, to larger audiences. In this way self-confidence grows, first from mastering a subject, then from being able to talk about it. Collecting, by occupying spare time so constructively, makes a person contented, with no time for boredom.

中文理解：作为一种严肃的业余爱好的收藏活动完全是另外一回事，它具有许多益处。它可以使人在闲暇中得到休息，因为欣赏自己收藏的珍品总是充满乐趣。人们不必走到户外去寻求娱乐，因为收藏品都是存放在家中的。不管收藏品是什么，邮票、唱片、初版书籍、瓷器、玻璃杯、老式家具、绘画、模型汽车、鸟类标本，还是玩具动物，从为新增添的收藏品寻找摆放位置到核对参考书中的事实，总归有事可做。这种爱好不仅能使人从选择的类别中受到教育，而且也能从与之有关的一般事物中获得长进。除此之外，还有其他的益处。收藏者要会见情趣相投的收藏者，以获取教益、交流经验、交换收藏品和炫耀自己的最新收藏。朋友的圈子就这样不断扩大。用不了多久，有这种爱好的人便开始旅行，也许是去另一个城市参加会议，也可能是出国寻找一件珍品，因为收藏家是不分国籍的。经过多年积累，一个人很可能成为自己爱好领域的行家，很可能应邀在小型集会上作非正式的讲话。如果讲得好，可能向更多人发表演说。这样，你自信心不断增强，先是因为掌握一门学问，接下来是因为能够就此发表见解。收藏活动通过富有建设性地利用业余时间使人感到心满意足，不再无聊。

* **looking at**：期待 / 照顾 / 寻找 / 看；介词一变意思就变；look forward to 的 to 后接名词或 -ing。

* **not only**：不仅 / 两者都不 / 是否；找齐成对结构的两端；不是看见 not only 就一律倒装。

* **In this way**：拾起或接人 / 用这种办法；pick up 的意义取决于宾语和情境，不能只记“捡起”。

#### 这一段的读法与用法

注释：①if successful = if he is successful，所以successful 作表语。

#### Summary 摘要

Collecting provides hours of relaxation for looking at your treasures is a joy. If you have a collection at home, why go out? There is always something to do, from finding the right place for the latest addition to verifying facts in reference books. Collecting is educational, too, and through meeting people, increases your circle of friends. The hobby can lead to travel, national and international. You may become an authority on the subject and be asked to give talks. (80 words)

#### Composition 作文

\[1]There was a knock on the window. At first it was hardly noticeable, almost as if a branch on the large oak tree(橡树) outside had brushed against the window. It was repeated, and then there was silence.

\[2]I got up and looked out of the window. I couldn't see anybody and my dog hadn't started barking. It was mid-afternoon, about three o'clock and I had been listening to the radio and reading a book. The house stands on its own, down the end of a long lane in the middle of the countryside, so it is very lonely. I have few neighbours, but the neighbours I have are very good, even though we don't see each other very often.

\[3]I had got so nervous recently that I had to summon up(鼓起，唤起；振作) enough courage to unlock the front door and go outside. There was no one there. True, there was a light breeze and the wind was shaking the branches of the oak tree, but the only other sound was the noise of the traffic on the main road a mile away. For one moment I thought I saw someone hiding behind the fence, but nothing moved, so I thought I must be wrong.

\[4]I came back in and settled down by the fire with my book. Then there was a knock on the window, this time louder. It was a real knock with a human hand, no doubt about it— well, certainly not the branch of a tree—and my heart started pounding. I looked up and there, outside the window, was the little girl from down the lane. Her mother had sent her down to see if I was all right, and she had decided to play a trick on me!(被小孩耍了，囧) (292 words)

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