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高中英语人教版必修第三册02

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[00:10.74]COLLECTING STAMPS AND COINS
[00:14.18]Staring a stamp collection is easy and not very expensive.
[00:19.44]Before you start, you need to decide what kind of stamps you want to collect.
[00:25.60]Most people collect stamps that have something to do with what they are interested in:
[00:31.22]a certain country, a type of animal,
[00:34.56]a famous person or even a sport.
[00:37.72]Whatever you choose, you will find that there is a world of knowledge in stamps:
[00:43.94]you will learn about people, geography, architecture, history and culture.
[00:49.87]Once you know what you want to collect,
[00:53.52]there are a few thins you need.
[00:55.80]First of all, you need stamps, of course.
[00:59.85]Luckily, it is easy to get hold of them.
[01:03.29]You can collect stamps that come to your in the mail,
[01:07.34]ask your friends to let you have their old stamps,
[01:10.66]or you can buy used stamps.
[01:13.01]When you get a letter with a stamp on it,
[01:16.38]carefully cut out the stamp.
[01:18.52]Leave lots of room around the stamp so that you will not damage it.
[01:23.38]Put the stamp in water and wait until the water has dissolved the glue so that you can safely remove the stamp.
[01:31.25]Carefully lift the stamp off the paper and place it on a clean sheet of paper to dry.
[01:38.22]A stamp can get wrinkled1 and ugly when it dries,
[01:42.58]so place the wet stamp between two clean sheets of paper and put some books on top.
[01:49.06]You do not need much equipment to collect stamps,
[01:53.01]but it is necessary to have a pair of tweezers2 and a magnifying3 glass.
[01:57.94]The tweezers will help you to handle stamps and the magnifying glass help you see details and discover tiny faults.
[02:06.48]It is also important to have a good album to put the stamps in.
[02:11.53]For most collectors, the joy of collecting and learning4 about the items is the most important,
[02:18.79]but collections can become worth a lot of money.
[02:22.03]A collection becomes valuable if it is complete,
[02:25.97]that is, if it includes all the items in a series,
[02:29.81]or if it contains rare items.
[02:32.58]Stamps can also become valuable if there is something wrong with them.
[02:37.41]A Swedish stamp, issued in 1855,
[02:41.67]was printed on yellow paper instead of the green paper that should have been used.
[02:47.24]As a result, a stamp that had only cost a few pennies became worth millions of dollars.
[02:54.65]The only existing copy of the stamp was found by a young boy looking through his grandfather’s collection.
[03:02.10]The stamp was sold to a collector in 1996 for $2.3 million!
[03:09.18]Collecting cons5 is not quite as easy as collecting stamps,
[03:14.04]but beginners can start by going through the change in their pockets,
[03:18.06]that is, collect coins which are in circulation6.
[03:21.33]Someone who wants to start a collection can also contact a club for coin collectors or ask a relative or friend who collect coins.
[03:31.57]Experienced collectors usually have more than one coin of a certain kind and will not mind sharing the extra ones.
[03:40.19]They can also provide helpful advice about where to buy old or rare coins.
[03:46.53]Most collectors begin by collecting coins from their own country.
[03:51.58]A collection can be built around any theme,
[03:55.13]but coin collectors often arrange their collections based on where and when the coin was made
[04:01.58]As with stamps, you do not need a lot of special tools or equipment.
[04:08.01]You do need a safe place to store the coins.
[04:11.27]There are inexpensive albums that will protect your coins while still allowing you and your friends to enjoy them.
[04:19.21]You can hold the coins with you bare hands,
[04:22.87]but you should wear gloves if it is a valuable coin.
[04:26.79]Never touch the face or back of a coin.
[04:30.08]The dirt on your fingers will destroy the surface of the coin.
[04:34.76]Nor should you ever clean an old coin-if you do,
[04:39.88]the coin will lose its value

[04:41.91]You can clean ordinary coins if you wish:
[04:45.44]copper coins can be cleaned with vegetable oil and silver coins with common soap.
[04:51.29]After cleaning the coins, wipe them with a clean cloth.
[04:56.15]Never use any strong or dangerous chemicals.
[04:59.81]Perhaps the most valuable coin in the world is the 1933 “Double Eagle”.
[05:06.89]The coin was first issued in 1850 and was made of gold from California.
[05:13.65]The coin was changed in 1907 and was used until 1933,
[05:19.90]when the American government decided7 to take the country off the gold standard.
[05:24.86]People were no longer allowed to own the coin,
[05:28.99]and all the coins were brought back to the bank,
[05:31.55]where all but two were destroyed.
[05:33.98]The two coins that were left were kept in a museum.
[05:38.34]Some coins stolen, but all of them were found by the police-except for one!
[05:44.27]The last “Double Eagle” remained missing8 until 1996,
[05:49.91]when police officers managed to get the coin back in secret operation.
[05:55.37]The government allowed the coin to be privately9 owned and it was sold to a collector for 7.5 million dollars


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1 wrinkled qeQzK4     
adj.有皱纹的v.使起皱纹( wrinkle的过去式和过去分词 );(尤指皮肤)起皱纹
参考例句:
  • She smoothed down a wrinkled tablecloth. 她把起皱的桌布熨平了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • A wrinkled purse,a wrinkled face. 手中无钱,愁容满面。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 tweezers ffxzlw     
n.镊子
参考例句:
  • We simply removed from the cracked endocarp with sterile tweezers.我们简单地用消过毒的镊子从裂开的内果皮中取出种子。
  • Bee stings should be removed with tweezers.蜜蜂的螫刺应该用小镊子拔出来。
3 magnifying 034e3f0a47b1b761a42e4e7bb21d3b80     
放大的
参考例句:
  • Fame is a magnifying-glass. 名誉是放大镜。
  • It is unusual for people to press their differences by magnifying them. 对人们来说,以夸大差异的方式强调差异是不正常的。
4 learning wpSzFe     
n.学问,学识,学习;动词learn的现在分词
参考例句:
  • When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时,常会从车上掉下来。
  • Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。
5 cons eec38a6d10735a91d1247a80b5e213a6     
n.欺骗,骗局( con的名词复数 )v.诈骗,哄骗( con的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前,应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 circulation TXpz2     
n.循环,流通,传播,发行,发行量
参考例句:
  • There is a large circulation in the musical public.在音乐界销路很广。
  • The ideas have been in circulation for some time.这些想法已经流行了一段时间。
7 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
8 missing 3nTzx7     
adj.遗失的,缺少的,失踪的
参考例句:
  • Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具,看有无丢失。
  • All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了,就短他一个。
9 privately IkpzwT     
adv.以私人的身份,悄悄地,私下地
参考例句:
  • Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
  • The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。
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