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练习材料：
Do it yourself Part-1
自己动手
So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, that we are becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labour. No one can plead ignorance of a subject any longer, for these are countless do-it-yourself publications. Armed with the right tools and materials, newlyweds gaily embark on the task of decorating their own homes. Men, particularly, spend hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces, laying out their own gardens; building garages and making furniture. Some really keen enthusiasts go so far as to build their own computers. Shops cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory services for novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home. Such things provide an excellent outlet for pent up creative energy, but unfortunately not all of us are born handymen.
Some wives tend to believe that their husbands are infinitely resourceful and can fix anything.
səʊ greɪt ɪz ˈaʊə ˈpæʃən fɔː ˈdu(ː)ɪŋ θɪŋz fɔːr ˌaʊəˈsɛlvz, ðæt wiː ɑː bɪˈkʌmɪŋ ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli lɛs dɪˈpɛndənt ɒn ˈspɛʃəlaɪzd ˈleɪbə. nəʊ wʌn kæn pliːd ˈɪgnərəns ɒv ə ˈsʌbʤɪkt ˈɛni ˈlɒŋgə, fɔː ðiːz ɑː ˈkaʊntlɪs ˈduːɪtjɔːˈsɛlf ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃənz. ɑːmd wɪð ðə raɪt tuːlz ænd məˈtɪərɪəlz, ˈnjuːlɪˌwɛdz ˈgeɪli ɪmˈbɑːk ɒn ðə tɑːsk ɒv ˈdɛkəreɪtɪŋ ðeər əʊn həʊmz. mɛn, pəˈtɪkjʊləli, spɛnd ˈaʊəz ɒv ðeə ˈlɛʒə taɪm ɪnˈstɔːlɪŋ ðeər əʊn ˈfaɪəˌpleɪsɪz, ˈleɪɪŋ aʊt ðeər əʊn ˈgɑːdnz; ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈgærɑːʒɪz ænd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈfɜːnɪʧə. sʌm ˈrɪəli kiːn ɪnˈθjuːzɪæsts gəʊ səʊ fɑːr æz tuː bɪld ðeər əʊn kəmˈpjuːtəz. ʃɒps ˈkeɪtə fɔː ðə ˈduːɪtjɔːˈsɛlf kreɪz nɒt ˈəʊnli baɪ ˈrʌnɪŋ ˈspɛʃəl ədˈvaɪzəri ˈsɜːvɪsɪz fɔː ˈnɒvɪsɪz, bʌt baɪ ˈɒfərɪŋ kənˈsjuːməz bɪts ænd ˈpiːsɪz wɪʧ ðeɪ kæn əˈsɛmbl æt həʊm. sʌʧ θɪŋz prəˈvaɪd ən ˈɛksələnt ˈaʊtlɛt fɔː pɛnt ʌp kri(ː)ˈeɪtɪv ˈɛnəʤi, bʌt ʌnˈfɔːʧnɪtli nɒt ɔːl ɒv ʌs ɑː bɔːn handymen.
sʌm waɪvz tɛnd tuː bɪˈliːv ðæt ðeə ˈhʌzbəndz ɑːr ˈɪnfɪnɪtli rɪˈsɔːsfʊl ænd kæn fɪks ˈɛnɪθɪŋ.
现在我们自己动手做事的热情很高，结果对于专业工人的依赖越来越少了。由于出版了不计其数的教人自己动手做事的书报杂志，没有人再能说对某事一无所知。新婚夫妇找来合适的工具和材料，喜气洋洋地开始布置新房。特别是男人，常利用空闲时间安装壁炉、布置花园、建造车库、制作家具。有些热衷于自己动手的人甚至自己组装电脑。为了满足自己动手热的需要，商店不仅为初学者提供专门的咨询服务，而且为顾客准备了各种零件，供他们买回家去安装。这些东西为人们潜在的创造力提供了一个绝妙的用武之地。但不幸的是，我们并非人人都是能工巧匠。
妻子常常认为她们的丈夫无比聪明能干。
任务配置：L0、L3、L4
知识笔记：
单词与短语
becoming increasingly less dependent on sth对于...的依赖越来越少
embark on the task of开始做某事
enthusiasts /ɪnˈθjuːzɪæsts /a person who is filled with enthusiasm for some principle, pursuit, etc.; a person of ardent zeal:
bits and pieces 零件
infinitely resourceful无比聪明能干
练习感悟：早上时间很容易消耗过去。抓紧练习。
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