46 Do it yourself

So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, that we are becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labour.

现在我们自己动手做事的热情很高,结果对于专业工人的依赖越来越少了。

No one can plead ignorance of a subject any longer, for there are countless do-it-yourself publications.

由于出版了不计其数的教人自己动手做事的书报杂志,没有人再能说对某事一无所知。

Armed with the right tools and materials, newlyweds gaily embark on the task of decorating their own homes.

新婚夫妇找来合适的工具和材料,喜气洋洋地开始布置新房。

Men, particularly, spend hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces, laying out their own gardens; building garages and making furniture.

特别是男人,常利用空闲时间安装壁炉、布置花园、建造车库、制作家具。

Some really keen enthusiasts go so far as to build their own computers.

有些热衷于自己动于的人甚至自已组装电脑。

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.

为了满足自己动手热的需要，商店不仅为初学者提供专门的咨询服务,而且为顾客准备了各种零件,供他们买回家去安装。