How do you turn trash into treasure?<br />In the case of furniture, you wait for around a hundred years.<br />That is my opinion.<br />I have been selling old furniture, really old furniture, for forty years, and people often<br />ask me how I know the difference between something that is junk and something that is good.<br />The answer is usually the age, because in the past, more care was taken making things.<br />The technology might have been worse in the past, but people had time to make things better.<br />People weren't as rich in the old days, so their furniture was made to last.<br />Nowadays, if something breaks, we throw it away.<br />In the past, things were repaired.<br />Many of the beautiful old chairs and tables I see show signs of having been repaired many<br />times.<br />Do I mind?<br />No, I love it.<br />It gives them character.<br />Of course, there are still some beautiful things being made today, but give me the old ones any day.<br />How do you turn trash into treasure?<br />In the case of furniture, you wait for around a hundred years.<br />That is my opinion.<br />I have been selling old furniture, really old furniture, for forty years,<br />and people often ask me how I know the difference between something that is junk<br />and something that is good.<br />The answer is usually the age, because in the past, more care was taken making things.<br />The technology might have been worse in the past, but people had time to make things better.<br />People weren't as rich in the old days, so their furniture was made to last.<br />Nowadays, if something breaks, we throw it away.<br />In the past, things were repaired.<br />Many of the beautiful old chairs and tables I see show signs of having been repaired many times.<br />Do I mind?<br />No, I love it.<br />It gives them character.<br />Of course, there are still some beautiful things being made today, but give me the old ones any day.
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What is the main topic of the talk?
A . Furniture.B . Technology.C . Old days.
(2)
What is the speaker's job?
A . He makes things.B . He repairs things.C . He sells things.
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How does the speaker feel if an old table has been repaired many times?
A . He still loves it.B . He will use it carelessly.C . He will throw it away at once.