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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,#,Childhood Hobbies,Luther:,My hobby is,1)_,.I started at the age of,2),_,and Ive been collecting stamps ever since.Stamps are,3)_,.Theyre miniature works of art,covering just about every subject you can think of.Sometimes stamps are,4),_as they got older,and I guess thats one of the reasons they are,5),_ by many collectors.,stamp collecting,six,tiny but amazing,worth more,treasured,Sarah:,When I was a little girl,my friend were fond of,1),_,but I just loved,2),_.My house had a big yard,which I regarded as my fantasy world.I helped my grandmother,3),_,.,Actually I was a little bit lazy in my schoolwork but never in yard work.Some of my friends said it was an activity that,4),_.I didnt mind.,5),_and I enjoyed sweating after a whole days work.Its good for my health.Maybe Ill spend most of my time in the yard after I retire.,dolls or cartoons,yard work,mow the lawn and spread fertilizer,only retired people took up,I enjoyed making my yard beautiful,William:,Transformers!Optimus Prime and Megatron!Those,1),_from 1980s that would turn into cars and planes.Thats why I became a,2),_.Few people can claim to be as big,3),_as I am.I have an entire room in my house,dedicated to them,over 700 Transformers from every generation,as well as many posters and tons of other collectible items.,4),_is not just a hobby to me-,5),_,.,robots,mechanical designer,a fan of Transformers,Transformer collecting,theyre a way of life,Listening for content(conversation),M:,Hello,everyone.This is Maria Wells.Every time the word“addiction is mentioned,image of drug dependence,alcoholism and smoking come to mind.But today,technology is breeding,a new type of addiction which can be just as severe.Internet Addiction.,Here is our guest,Professor Luther Nicholson,a psychologist from Connecticut University.Good evening,Mr.Nicholson.,L:,Hi Maria.,Addiction is not a word that should be taken lightly.,Some argue that we are exaggerating concerns about Internet addiction.People dont expect the computer and the Internet to be a problem.,M:,My colleagues here dont see it as a negative thing or something to be afraid of.They assume that web addiction is mostly a young persons problem.,L:,No.My patients of web addiction vary widely in age.Our survey shows that,millions of children and adults are now hooked,on what we call“Pathological Internet Use”.,M:,Pathological?So its really a disease.,L:,Absolutely.They use the web to the point where it can change moods or create negative consequences in relationships,financial situations or legal matters.Some online gamers play constantly,days in a row,.Some spend days online murdering others in search of,virtual,possessions.Some remain isolated in their,actual lives,but only talk to strangers online to enter another life.Most addicts have a kind of,fixation,.They throw themselves into an imaginary world.,M:,And they will pay the ultimate price for their,obsession.,L:,Yes.And,the price is always high and sad,.Actually,we have had cases of suicide by web addicts,.Their pastime turns into,a costly habit.,The Internet is a powerful technology.It creates access to all of the information on the planet.Theyre very powerful tools that can be,abused,.,M:,I get it.How can one know if one is addicted,Professor Nicholson?,L:,Take a break from your computer.Are you restless and frustrated?Do you wonder how many emails youve received?Take note of your behavior;if you are feeling uncomfortable or uneasy,it may be time to,monitor,your Internet usage.,M:,I guess most of us are addicted,to a certain extent.Thank you,Mr.Nicholson.,Do We Have to Be Excellent at Our Hobbies,The other morning,I overheard a nine-year-old boy complain,“We dont want that nerd in our soccer team.We are ashamed that he doesnt know a goal-kick from a head-shot.”,As it happens,the“nerd”was my son.Im sorry,Son,I guess,I blew it.,My son didnt,receive serious instruction,as other boys did.In my day,when we played baseball,it didnt matter if any of us played terribly;we werent out to slaughter the other team.To us,sports were just a way of having a good time.,I enjoy singing badly and drawing badly.Im not ashamed of my incompetence in these areas.I do one or two other things well,but Id always like to try something new which I dont have to be good at.Unfortunately,doing things badly has gone out of style.In todays competitive world we have to be experts even in hobbies.,If you,pull on your gym shoes,and jog around the block once in a while,youll be laughed at by the so-called“serious runners”-the ones who run 20 miles or more a week in their 60-dollar jogging suits and fancy shoes.As far as they are concerned,if you dont have the,latest shoes,you are embarrassing yourself.,And going dancing no longer means putting on a pretty dress and doing a few turns on Saturday night.,Nowadays,dancing means squeezing into,tights,sweating through five hours of ballet and four hours of jazz classes,and then dance like a beautiful swan t
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