Lesson 59 Collecting
Listen to the tape then answer the question below. What in particular does a person gain when he or she becomes a serious collector? 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.

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听录音，然后回答以下问题。 当一个人成为收藏家会收获什么独特的东西？ 人们喜欢收藏东西，有时并没有意识到自己在这样做。 确实，一旦无意之中从自己的收藏品中找到某件有用的东西时，可以给人一种惊喜的感觉。 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作杂货的东西。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， 相信总有一天需要的正好是那些东西。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；另一原因是感情因素。