MyHobby

　　Ahobbycanbealmostanythingapersonlikestodoinhissparetime.Hobbyistsraisepets,buildmodelships,weavebas-kets,orcarvesoapfiguresandsoon.Inaword,hobbiesofferen-joyment,friendship,knowledgeandrelaxation.

　　Then,whatismyhobby?Well,whatIlikemostissinging.IbegantosingsongswhenIwasveryyoung.Myunclewasstudyinginacollegethen,sohecouldsinglotsofsongs,andhetaughtmeseveralsongs.Ishowedgreatinterestsinthemusicthen,fortheywerepleasingtoearsandeasytosing.Myuncletoldmetheywerecalledpopsongs.

　　WhenIgrewup,mymusicteacherfoundthatIhadagoodvoice,soshesentmetotheChildren'sPalacetostudyvocalmu-sic.Fromthenon,Ibeganmyvocalmusictraining.AndthenIknewtherewereseveralkindsofsongs,likefolksongs,popsongsandsoon.WhatIhadlearnedmostwasthesongsforchildren.Theywereallsimpleonesbutourteachertrainedusverystrictly.Wepracticedhowtoproducesoundandhowtomakeourexpres-sionmorenaturalandmorepleasing.Thosesimpletrainingdidn'treducemyinterestinsingingatallandIwonawardsoneafteranotherinseveralkindsofcompetition.ActuallyIbegantomakeupadreamofbecomingafamoussingerinthefuture.

　　Astimewentby,Icametorealizethatmydreamwouldn'tcometruefortherewerestrictconditionsofbeingasinger.ButIstilltooksingingasmyhobbysinceIfoundinmusictheinterestswhichwerelostintheexams.WhenIputallmyemotionintosingingasong,itgavemeverygoodandverypleasantfeelings,andagoodchancetorelax.Besides,itwasagoodwaytolearnthingsthatcouldn'tbeeasilyfoundinlife.

　　NowasI'msayinggoodbyetomychildhoodmyvoicehaschangedintoadeepmalevoice,andthereforeIcansingalotofsongswrittenforadults.Iamoftendeeplymoved,bythemelodyorbywhatthesongwriterssaid.Icanfeelthatthesewordscomefromthebottomoftheirhearts:"Allmybestmemoriescomebackclearlytome.Somecanevenmakemecry,justlikebefore.It'syesterdayoncemore.""Healtheworld,makeitaplace,foryouandformeandtheentirehumanrace".WhenIsingthesesongs,tearswellupinmyeyes.

　　Ilovesinging,andthemostwarmandfragrantthinginlife,Iassume,issittinginthesunshine,listening-tothewalkmanandsingingtogetherwiththesinger.

　　So,thisismyhobby,andIhopeeveryoneofuscanenjoyhisownhobby,enjoythesimple,goodthingsoflife.

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　　Ienjoyreadingbooksverymuch,becausetherearelotsofinterestingthingsinthem.

　　Twoyearsago,Ididn'tlikereadingverymuch.Ihadplentyoftime,butIspentlotsoftimeonplayingwithcomputers.WhenIwasveryyoung,Ididn'tthinkreadingbookwasinteresting,becauseIfoundnothingmoreinterestingthanthecomputergames.

　　I'vechangednow.Ienjoyreadingnovels,becausethere'relotsofinterestingstories.IlovetoreadHarryPotter.That'sagoodnovel.Iknowthatitisoneofthebest-sellersinEngland.I'malwayslosemyselfintheinterestingstories.