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词汇提示

1.spare 空余的

2.tunnels 隧道

3.sailing 驾船

4.comic books 漫画书

5.album 集邮册

6.magnifying glass 放大镜

7.careers 职业

原文

Hobbies

A lot of people have hobbies.

Hobbies are interesting things that people like to do in their spare time.

My father has a hobby.

He has a model railroad set that he put together.

A tiny electric train runs through make-believe villages and travels through the tunnels and over mountains.

My father also enjoys sailing.

He has a real sailboat that he takes us out on.

He is teaching me how to sail.

I like to collect things.

I collect comic books，stamps and coins.

I trade comic books with some of my friends，and sometimes I buy comic books at stores.

Some of the very old comic books are worth a lot of money.

I have stamps from all over the world.

Whenever any of my friends get a letter from a faraway place，they save the stamps for me.

I have stamps from England，Japan，Australia and even Russia.

I use a magnifying glass to look at the stamps，and I keep them in a special album.

I don't have too many coins，but I have a vert old dime from Canada，and I have a coin with a hold in it from Africa.

My mother used to collect dolls when she was a little girl.

The dolls wore costumes from different countries.

My friend John's hobby is painting.

He does oil painting.

He has even sold some of his paints.

He is a good artist.

My friend Linda sews.

She has made some clothes for herself and some of her friends.

Maybe Linda will be a fashion designer when she gets older.

Sometimes people's hobbies lead them into their careers.