Collect
收藏
l. Do you collect things?
你有收藏的东西吗？
1. No, I never collect anything because I don't have the patience.
不，我从不收藏任何东西因为我没那样的耐心。
2. What collections are the Chinese interested in?
2. 中国人对哪种收藏品感兴趣？
It depends. Most of my friends prefer to collect CDs, autographs, car models or butterfly specimens.
这说不准。我有很多朋友喜欢收集CD，名人的亲笔签名，车模或者蝴蝶标本。
3. What can people learn from their collections?
3. 人们可以从他们的收藏品中学到什么？
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.
我认为收藏真正的乐趣在于收藏的过程。收藏可以让你有机会学到某个领域中的更多东西。你也可以有机会交到与你趣味相投的朋友，你可以和他们交换你的收藏品。
4. If you are going to collect anything, what's your interest?
4. 如果你将要收藏某样东西，你会收藏什么？
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.
我不是很确定，不过我猜我会收藏手机因为我喜欢不同手机的经典品，即使这会花我很多钱。
5. Why do you like collecting things?
5. 你为什么喜欢收集东西呢？
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，我们生活在一个越来越珍重回忆的世界。几乎很难想象没有回忆留下的话，这个世界会变成什么样子。回忆已经成为不能用金钱衡量的为数不多的东西之一了。这就是我为什么如此狂热地收集东西的原因了。