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1、精選優(yōu)質文檔-傾情為你奉上 Andy's Hobbies Andy is always watching animal programs on TVWhen he was a child his favorite books were Gerald Durrel's animal booksHe also wrote down something about animals when he heard them especially the ones that were about loving animals He has always had petsHis first a

2、nimal friends were pigsAnd then he tried his best to persuade his parents to get a dogFor some reasons they did not seem to believe Andy would walk the dog three times a day，no matter how Andy promised he'd do it He did his best to persuade them：he was good at drawing and left drawings of dogs a

3、ll over the placeHe ran to the library，borrowed all the dog books he could find，and left them lying around as wellHis parents were quite used to his books lying around everywhere Then Andy's mother was told a friend's cat had kittens and they could go and get oneAt first Andy was a little di

4、sappointedAs time went by，he learned to love the cat so much he has had cats ever since Cats let us know when it is time to change the sofaEither when the fabric starts to look like Einstein's hair that has been combed with cat paws，thanks to the generous donation of cat hair 安迪的愛好 安迪總是看電視節(jié)目上的動物

5、頻道。當他還是個孩子的時候，他最喜歡的書就是杰拉爾德·達雷爾寫的有關動物的書籍。每當他聽到一些關于動物的事情，尤其是那些有關愛護動物的故事，他都會記錄下來。 他一直愛養(yǎng)寵物，他的第一個動物朋友是豬。后來他盡自己的最大努力去說服他父母為他買一只狗。由于某些原因，無論安迪怎樣承諾，他們似乎并不相信安迪會每天出去遛狗三次。 他盡自己的最大努力說服他們：他擅長畫畫，到處都放著狗的素描。他跑到圖書館去借他能找到的所有關于狗的書籍，也把它們丟得到處都是。他的父母已經習慣他把書丟得到處都是了。 后來安迪的母親得知一個朋友家的貓生了小貓，他們可以去抱一只回家。起初安迪感到有點失望，但自從有了貓之后，

6、隨著時間的推移他學會給貓很多愛護。貓讓我們知道什么時候該換沙發(fā)了，也就是當沙發(fā)織物開始看起來像用貓爪梳理過的愛因斯坦的頭發(fā)時，這其實多虧有了慷慨捐贈的貓毛。 Larry Schwarz's Hobbies Larry Schwarz has played with toys all his lifeAs a child，he often pulled his toys apart，and then glued them back togetherHe made toy rockets，cars，and buildings out of boxesAlthough he put his

7、toys away long enough to become a lawyer，he never lost his childhood passion for toysSchwarz dreamed up many toys while in schoolInstead of taking notes in class，he filled 26 notebooks with toy sketches! Still，he managed to get his lawyer degree Today，instead of working in a courtroom，Schwarz skateb

8、oards around his Rumpus's headquarters in New York CityIn 1997，he started the Rumpus Toy company and invented all kind of crazy toys，like Gus Gutz，a doll with 12 spongy organs，and Sy Klops，a one-eyed dollEven the boxes are playfulPrinted instructions on Rumpus toy boxes allow kids to turn them i

9、nto club houses，buses or airplanesHe loves to ride around in his Rumpus Road Rocket，a multi-colored school busHe visits hospitals and schools，bringing toys，happiness and adviceSays Schwarz，"If you believe in something strongly enough and think you can do it，you really should give it a try"

10、 拉里·施瓦茨的愛好 拉里·施瓦茨這一生都在玩玩具。他小時候就經常把玩具拆開，然后再用膠水重新拼合。他用盒子制造玩具火箭、汽車和樓房。盡管為了成為一名律師，他不得不長時間把玩具放在一邊，但他從未喪失童年時對玩具的那種熱情。上學時施瓦茨夢想擁有很多玩具。他上課不做筆記，反而在 26 個筆記本上畫滿玩具草圖。不過，他還是設法取得了法律專業(yè)學位。 現在，施瓦茨不在法庭工作，而是滑著滑板在他位于紐約的拉姆普斯公司總部轉悠。1997 年，他創(chuàng)辦了拉姆普斯玩具公司，發(fā)明了各種各樣的瘋狂玩具，比如有 12 個海綿器官的玩偶格絲·古茨、獨眼玩偶賽·克洛普斯，甚至連包裝盒

11、都可以玩。玩具盒上印著的說明書可指導孩子們把盒子變成俱樂部會所、公共汽車或飛機。他喜歡乘坐一輛名為“拉姆普斯公路火箭”的彩色校車四處跑。他參觀醫(yī)院和學校，給大家?guī)ネ婢摺⒖鞓泛椭腋?。施瓦茨說：“如果你特別相信某件事，而且覺得自己可以做好的話，你真的應該試一試?！?Molly Makes a Change about Her Business Molly Boylan is one of the most successful businesswomen in Canada after setting up her cosmetic company Blazes in 1992Though sh

12、e is very successful，she says that she finds it harder every year in balance her business with her family lifeShe sometimes feels that her two children know more about their baby-sitter than they do about her Molly employs around eighty people in her factory and warehouse，and ten others in her two n

13、ew fashion stores，but her newest employee is the most important one for herAfter years of worrying about her business more than her family，she has decided to make Sally Pamonte new general manager in her companyMolly will still be involved in decision-making，and she's going to stay in touch with

14、 the people who work for her，but Sally is going to look after day-to-day running of the business so that Molly can spend more time with the kids The new arrangement is going to start on Monday，and both of them are already excited about itSally says，"I'm very nervous，actually，but I'm sur

15、e Molly will help me a lot in the early days，even though I hope she feels she can trust me not to make too many mistakes" Molly，on the other hand，seems quite relaxed about the whole thing"I know that Sally's going to be a very nice manager" she says，"She's only been here

16、a couple of days and she's already shown me how to work out a few problems we were havingThe best thing though is that I feel a hundred times happier than I've been in yearsI mean，I honestly can't remember the last time I felt as relaxed as this，and my kids are really excited about my being at home moreTo be honest，I wish I had