2012考研阅读资料经典美文22
<p> 22. <span word="Collectibles">Collectibles</span></p><p> <span word="Collectibles">Collectibles</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="Whereas">Whereas</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="objects">objects</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="collected">collected</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="usefulness">usefulness</span>, <span word="others">others</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="aesthetic">aesthetic</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="collectibles">collectibles</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="objects">objects</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span>, <span word="coins">coins</span>, <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="dolls">dolls</span>, <span word="bottles">bottles</span>, <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="comic">comic</span> <span word="books">books</span>.</p><p> <span word="Interest">Interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="collectibles">collectibles</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="enormously">enormously</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="collectibles">collectibles</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="demonstrated">demonstrated</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="investments">investments</span>. <span word="Especially">Especially</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="cycles">cycles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span>, <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="tangibles">tangibles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="retain">retain</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="values">values</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="collectibles">collectibles</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="preserved">preserved</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="auction">auction</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="needed">needed</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="collectibles">collectibles</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="masters">masters</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="ceramics">ceramics</span>, <span word="stamps">stamps</span>, <span word="coins">coins</span>, <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="antique">antique</span> <span word="jewelry">jewelry</span>, <span word="silver">silver</span>, <span word="porcelain">porcelain</span>, <span word="art">art</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="artists">artists</span>, <span word="autographs">autographs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="furniture">furniture</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="photograph">photograph</span> <span word="records">records</span>, <span word="old">old</span> <span word="magazines">magazines</span>, <span word="post">post</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>, <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>, <span word="art">art</span> <span word="glass">glass</span>, <span word="dolls">dolls</span>, <span word="classic">classic</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>, <span word="old">old</span> <span word="bottles">bottles</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="comic">comic</span> <span word="books">books</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="collectibles">collectibles</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="investments">investments</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="investments">investments</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="collectible">collectible</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="play">play</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="appreciates">appreciates</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="enthusiastic">enthusiastic</span> <span word="collectors">collectors</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="collectibles">collectibles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="locate">locate</span>.</p>
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