吸引自己的事

1.Think of a hobby that might interest you. It might be an interest that you always wished you had time to explore, but never had the time or money required to pursue your interest.
找出自己可能吸引自己的事情。如果你希望自己可以花一些时间在上面，就可以发展成自己的爱好。

准备材料

2.Collect things for a hobby. Look at the walls in your post office, and think about collecting stamps and what you might need to do to start and maintain a stamp collection. Think of other items you might like to collect, for example, coins, dolls or chocolate wrappers. You will need to consider how you will get your collectibles, where you will put them and whether you'll display them. And don't forget to think about swaps with friends!
准备兴趣相关的材料。

预算花费

3.Wait until you have researched the initial cost, and the long term expense and time needed before jumping into a hobby. Make sure you can afford it, and have the time to spare. As you begin, start small. For instance, you can do a lot of astronomy with the naked eye. If you have learned and continued with that, the next step should be purchasing a good set of binoculars. Invest in the fancy telescope only when you are sure you are committed.
在发展这个兴趣前，估算一下可能的花费。

收集资料

4.Search the Internet or visit a local library or community center for more information. Look for information related to the hobby you are interested in. Find out if you would have to buy supplies via Internet, or if you have suppliers that live in your area. If there is something on the Internet that you want and you don't have a credit card, ask a parent or a friend to help you. Sometimes even a store owner is the person to ask, as they can order the supplies in for you using their own contacts.
去互联网或是当地图书馆等地收集相关资料。

教练

5.Get a coach. For example if you always wanted to be competitive in swimming find a swim coach. You are never too old to start.
找一个教练。譬如你的兴趣是游泳，那么找一个游泳教练。

立即行动

6.Get started on your hobby! Once you have decided which hobby best suits you in every way and you have bought or borrowed the equipment, clothing, tools and anything else you need, it is time to get it happening. Expect to start slowly at first, while learning, so have patience. You might even find a club to join and meet others with similar interests. This is a great way to make friends and to exchange ideas.
立即行动。当你经过多番推敲发现这就是自己的兴趣爱好时，不要犹豫，立即行动吧！

找机会展示

7.Display your hobby or compete. Once you become very good at your chosen hobby, you might like to enter competitions to test your skills or to display your work. Think of sports competitions, fairs or shows for craft and artwork, club meetings for show-and-tell or perhaps even a school or college event is a good chance to show off your skills.
找机会展示。当你已经非常了解自己的爱好，你可以去选择参加相应的比赛。

准备器材

8.Before you get involved starting your hobby, find a place to work on it, and to store it if it is done indoors. Even outdoors hobbies that need equipment will require storage space - hockey sticks, soccer balls, boots, bicycles, tents etc. all have to go somewhere when you're not using them.
不论你的兴趣爱好是什么，如果需要一定的器材，记得把它们好好收藏起来。

家人朋友很重要

9.Make sure you hobby will not take away the time you need to spend with your family and friends. Involve them if you can and ask them to come and watch you play sport or to see your work on display.If you don't have much money at the start of your hobby, begin very small or find a hobby that doesn't cost anything. Borrow things from other people - often older people have tried a hobby and no longer care for it and they can give the items to you. Another way to make money is to sell the items that you have created in your hobby. This will work for hobbies such as craft, artwork and woodwork. It will have to be good quality though, so make sure you're good at it first.
切记：不要让自己的兴趣爱好影响到你和家人或朋友在一起的时间。

安全第一

10.Regardless of what your hobby is, study safety rules related to it and obey them strictly.
不论你的兴趣是什么，记住安全第一。

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