新概念一直被视为英语学习的经典教材，为了让同学们能够更加全面完善的学习新概念英语第三册，新东方网英语频道将帮助同学们一起总结知识点。

Do it yourself 自己动手

So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, that we are becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labour. No one can plead ignorance of a subject any longer, for there are countless do-it-yourself publications. Armed with the right tools and materials, newlyweds gaily embark on the task of decorating their own homes. Men, particularly, spend hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces, laying out their own gardens; building garages and making furniture. Some really keen enthusiasts go so far as to build their own computers. Shops cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory services for novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home. Such things provide an excellent outlet for pent up creative energy, but unfortunately not all of us are born handymen.

现在我们自己动手做事的热情很高，结果对于专业工人的依赖越来越少了。由于出版了不计其数的教人自己动手做事的书报杂志，没有人再能说对某事一无所知。新婚夫妇找来合适的工具和材料，喜气洋洋地开始布置新房。特别是男人，常利用空闲时间安装壁炉、布置花园、建造车库、制作家具。有些热衷于自己动手的人甚至自己组装电脑。为了满足自己动手热的需要，商店不仅为初学者提供专门的咨询服务，而且为顾客准备了各种零件，供他们买回家去安装。这些东西为人们潜在的创造力提供了一个绝妙的用武之地。但不幸的是，我们并非人人都是能工巧匠。

New words and expressions 生词与短语

plead新概念英语第二册

v. 找(借口)，辩解

ignorance

n. 无知，不懂

publication

n. 出版物

newlyweds

n. 新婚夫妇

gaily

adv. 愉快地，高兴地

leisure

n. 空闲

keen

adj. 热心的，渴望的

advisory

adj. 咨询的

novice

n. 新手

consumer

n. 消费者，顾客

assemble

v. 装配，组装

outlet

n. 出路

creative

adj. 创造性的

handyman

n. 手巧的人，能工巧匠

resourceful

adj. 足智多谋的

fuse

v. 由于烧断保险丝而短路

rickety

adj. 要散架的，晃动的

clog

v. 堵塞

delusion

n. 错觉

lawn mower

割草机

adjustment

n. 调整

screw

n. 螺丝钉

dismantle

v. 拆卸

chunk

n. (厚)块

snap

v. 绷断

insurmountable

adj. 不能克服的，难以对付的

jigsaw

n. 线锯

nag

v. 唠叨不休

rust

v. 生锈

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