Collect
收藏
l. Do you collect things?
你有收藏的東西嗎?
1. No, I never collect anything because I don't have the patience.
不,我從不收藏任何東西因為我沒那樣的耐心。
2. What collections are the Chinese interested in?
2. 中國人對哪種收藏品感興趣?
It depends. Most of my friends prefer to collect CDs, autographs, car models or butterfly specimens.
這說不準。我有很多朋友喜歡收集CD,名人的親筆簽名,車模或者蝴蝶標本。
3. What can people learn from their collections?
3. 人們可以從他們的收藏品中學(xué)到什么?
I think the real pleasure lies in the process of collecting. Collection will give you opportunities to learn more about certain fields. You also have the chances to make friends with those who share the same interest, you can exchange your collections with them.
我認為收藏真正的樂趣在于收藏的過程。收藏可以讓你有機會學(xué)到某個領(lǐng)域中的更多東西。你也可以有機會交到與你趣味相投的朋友,你可以和他們交換你的收藏品。
4. If you are going to collect anything, what's your interest?
4. 如果你將要收藏某樣?xùn)|西,你會收藏什么?
I'm not sure, but I guess I will collect mobile phones because I always like the symbols of different mobile phones, even though that will cost me a lot.
我不是很確定,不過我猜我會收藏手機因為我喜歡不同手機的經(jīng)典品,即使這會花我很多錢。
5. Why do you like collecting things?
5. 你為什么喜歡收集東西呢?
Well, you know, we are living in a world where memory is getting more and more worshipped. It is hard to imagine what it would be like without having any memory left. And memory has already become one of the very few things that can't be measured in terms of money. So this is why I am crazy about collecting things.
嗯,大家都知道,我們生活在一個越來越珍重回憶的世界。幾乎很難想象沒有回憶留下的話,這個世界會變成什么樣子。回憶已經(jīng)成為不能用金錢衡量的為數(shù)不多的東西之一了。這就是我為什么如此狂熱地收集東西的原因了。