练习材料：

L46-1: Do it yourself

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.Some wives tend to believe that their husbands are infinitely resourceful and can fix anything.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

plead v.找借口，辩解

ignorance n.无知

newlywed n.新婚者

go so far as to do 竟然到了......的程度

gaily adv.快乐地

embark v.开始，着手

cater v.迎合

keen adj.喜欢的

craze n.狂热，时尚

advisory adj.顾问的

novice n.新手 someone who has no experience in a skill,subject or activity

handyman n.能工巧匠

resourceful adj.足智多谋的 good at finding ways of dealing practical problems

specialized labour 专业工人

infinitely adv.无限地

outlet n.出路

练习感悟：

Never leave the things until tomorrow you can do today.