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1、【MeiWei81-優(yōu)質(zhì)實用版文檔】Andy'sHobbiesAndyisalwayswatchinganimalprogramsonTV.WhenhewasachildhisfavoritebookswereGeraldDurrel'sanimalbooks.Healsowrotedownsomethingaboutanimalswhenheheardthem—especiallytheonesthatwereaboutlovinganimals.Hehasalwayshadpets.Hisfirstanimalfriendswerepigs.Andthenhetrie
2、dhisbesttopersuadehisparentstogetadog.ForsomereasonstheydidnotseemtobelieveAndywouldwalkthedogthreetimesaday,nomatterhowAndypromisedhe'ddoit.Hedidhisbesttopersuadethem:hewasgoodatdrawingandleftdrawingsofdogsallovertheplace.Herantothelibrary,borrowedallthedogbookshecouldfind,andleftthemlyi
3、ngaroundaswell.Hisparentswerequiteusedtohisbookslyingaroundeverywhere.ThenAndy'smotherwastoldafriend'scathadkittensandtheycouldgoandgetone.AtfirstAndywasalittledisappointed.Astimewentby,helearnedtolovethecatsomuchhehashadcatseversince.Catsletusknowwhenitistimetochangethesofa.Eitherwhenthe
4、fabricstartstolooklikeEinstein'shairthathasbeencombedwithcatpaws,thankstothegenerousdonationofcathair.安迪的愛好安迪總是看電視節(jié)目上的動物頻道。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
5、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(jīng)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,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。LarrySchwarz'sHobbiesLarrySchwarzhasplayedwithtoysallhislife.Asachild,heoftenpulledhisto
6、ysapart,andthengluedthembacktogether.Hemadetoyrockets,cars,andbuildingsoutofboGes.Althoughheputhistoysawaylongenoughtobecomealawyer,heneverlosthischildhoodpassionfortoys.Schwarzdreamedupmanytoyswhileinschool.Insteadoftakingnotesinclass,hefilled26notebookswithtoysketches!Still,hemanagedtog
7、ethislawyerdegree.Today,insteadofworkinginacourtroom,SchwarzskateboardsaroundhisRumpus'sheadquartersinNewYorkCity.In1997,hestartedtheRumpusToycompanyandinventedallkindofcrazytoys,likeGusGutz,adollwith12spongyorgans,andSyKlops,aone-eyeddoll.EventheboGesareplayful.Pri