考研英语阅读理解分享：用双手去创造
<p> <span word="Make">Make</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="hands">hands</span></p><p> <span word="Dec">Dec</span> 23<span word="rd">rd</span> 2011, 15:52 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="G">G</span>.<span word="D">D</span>. | <span word="LONDON">LONDON</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="DESIGNER">DESIGNER</span>, <span word="restaurateur">restaurateur</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="retailer">retailer</span>, <span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="Terence">Terence</span> <span word="Conran">Conran</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>. <span word="Beginning">Beginning</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1964, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Habitat">Habitat</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="introduce">introduce</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>, <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="housewares">housewares</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="affordable">affordable</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>. <span word="Decades">Decades</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="introduce">introduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stylish">stylish</span> <span word="cuisine">cuisine</span>.</p><p> <span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="Terence">Terence</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="busy">busy</span>: <span word="having">having</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> 80 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="housewares">housewares</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Marks">Marks</span><span word="Spencer">Spencer</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="retrospective">retrospective</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Londons">Londons</span> <span word="Design">Design</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="exists">exists</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="Terences">Terences</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="establishing">establishing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="forerunner">forerunner</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Boilerhouse">Boilerhouse</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basement">basement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Victoria">Victoria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Albert">Albert</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1982. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Design">Design</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1989 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shad">Shad</span> <span word="Thames">Thames</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Conran">Conran</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tune">tune</span> <span word="of">of</span> ?50<span word="m">m</span>.</p><p> <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>?</p><p> <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fascinated">fascinated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Milans">Milans</span> <span word="Triennale">Triennale</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="designer">designer</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="stimulating">stimulating</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="influential">influential</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="contemporary">contemporary</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UKso">UKso</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flotation">flotation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Habitat">Habitat</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Conran">Conran</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="design">design</span>.</p>
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