Collecting Stamps Is My Hobby 集邮是我的爱好

　　Everybody has his hobby, such as singing, dancing, photo-taking, drawing, reading or guitar playing. My hobby is collecting stamps. Why? Because my favourite hobby gives me a lot of pleasure, and I can learn a lot about geography and history from stamps.

　　每人都有自己的爱好，例如：唱歌、跳舞、摄影、绘画、阅读或弹吉他。我的爱好是集邮。为什么?因为我的这个爱好给我许多乐趣，我从中学到许多地理、历史方面的知识。

　　I have already collected about 800 stamps since I was in Grade Two. Yesterday my uncle sent me a beautiful Canadian stamp from Montreal. I was too excited to sleep last night.

　　从我二年级起，我已经收集了约800枚邮票。昨天我叔叔从蒙特利尔给我寄来一张漂亮的加拿大邮票，我兴奋得一夜未能入眠。

　　词义解析：

　　1.hobby：爱好

　　2.guitar：吉他

　　3.collect：收集

　　4.stamp：邮票

　　5.favourite：最喜欢的

　　6.pleasure：快乐

　　7.geography：地理

　　8.history：历史

　　9.since：自从

　　10.Canadian：加拿大的