20190528 周二 Day225
荆的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day225
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[Day 225 2019-05-28]
L59-3: Collecting
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.
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ɛl59-3: kəˈlɛktɪŋ
wɒtˈɛvər ɪt kənˈsɪsts ɒv, stæmps, ˈrɛkɔːdz, fɜːst ɪˈdɪʃənz ɒv bʊks, ˈʧaɪnə, glɑːs, ænˈtiːk ˈfɜːnɪʧə, ˈpɪkʧəz, ˈmɒdl kɑːz, stʌft bɜːdz, tɔɪ ˈænɪməlz, ðeər ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz ˈsʌmθɪŋ tuː duː ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪð ɪt, frɒm ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðə raɪt pleɪs fɔː ðə ˈleɪtɪst əˈdɪʃ(ə)n tuː ˈvɛrɪfaɪɪŋ fækts ɪn ˈrɛfrəns bʊks.
ðɪs ˈhɒbi ˈɛdju(ː)keɪts wʌn nɒt ˈəʊnli ɪn ðə ˈʧəʊzn ˈsʌbʤɪkt, bʌt ˈɔːlsəʊ ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmætəz wɪʧ hæv sʌm ˈbeərɪŋ ɒn ɪt. ðeər ɑːr ˈɔːlsəʊ ˈʌðə ˈbɛnɪfɪts. wʌn wɒnts tuː miːt ˈlaɪkˈmaɪndɪd kəˈlɛktəz, tuː gɛt ədˈvaɪs, tuː kəmˈpeə nəʊts, tuː ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ˈɑːtɪklz, tuː ʃəʊ ɒf ðə ˈleɪtɪst faɪnd. səʊ wʌnz ˈsɜːkl ɒv frɛndz grəʊz. suːn ðə ˈhɒbi liːdz tuː ˈtrævl, pəˈhæps tuː ə ˈmiːtɪŋ ɪn əˈnʌðə taʊn, ˈpɒsəbli ə trɪp əˈbrɔːd ɪn sɜːʧ ɒv ə reə ˈspɛsɪmɪn, fɔː kəˈlɛktəz ɑː nɒt kənˈfaɪnd tuː ˈɛni wʌn ˈkʌntri. ˈəʊvə ðə jɪəz, wʌn meɪ wɛl bɪˈkʌm ən ɔːˈθɒrɪti ɒn wʌnz ˈhɒbi ænd wɪl ˈvɛri ˈprɒbəbli biː ɑːskt tuː gɪv ɪnˈfɔːml tɔːks tuː ˈlɪtl ˈgæðərɪŋz ænd ðɛn, ɪf səkˈsɛsfʊl, tuː ˈlɑːʤər ˈɔːdiənsɪz. ɪn ðɪs weɪ sɛlf-ˈkɒnfɪdəns grəʊz, fɜːst frɒm ˈmɑːstərɪŋ ə ˈsʌbʤɪkt, ðɛn frɒm ˈbiːɪŋ ˈeɪbl tuː tɔːk əˈbaʊt ɪt. kəˈlɛktɪŋ, baɪ ˈɒkjʊpaɪɪŋ speə taɪm səʊ kənˈstrʌktɪvli, meɪks ə ˈpɜːsn kənˈtɛntɪd, wɪð nəʊ taɪm fɔː ˈbɔːdəm.