Mr. White likes fishing. It’s his favorite sport. He often goes fishing on the weekend. He can catch nothing, but he isn’t worried about that.

Some fishermen can’t catch fish. Sometimes they catch old boots (靴子). Mr. White is even worse (更糟) than the fishermen. He always catches nothing. After he stays on the river all the morning, he always goes home with an empty bag.

“You must stop fishing!” his friends say, “It’s a waste (浪费) of time.”

Mr. White’s friends don’t know one important (重要的) thing. Mr. White isn’t really interested in fishing. He only likes sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all. He can forget (忘记) the noise of the city and lives quietly for some time. He likes it and he feels happy.

What can teenagers do to make money in their free time? If you’re good at something sports, art, math, science, computer or languages, you can make money by teaching others.

A tennis player in New York, 15-year-old Antonio Rivera, makes money by practicing tennis with others. “You might think why a parent chooses me when there’re many good tennis coaches,” Rivera said. “As a teenager, I ask for less money and share more personal experience.”

Harlan Peet, 17, is also a good example. He makes money by teaching how to use computer. He also takes photos for people and then uploads them online.

“ △ ,” Peet said. He helps some families scan (扫描) old photos and save them their computers. It’s a piece of cake for young people, but it’s difficult for the old.

If you have artistic skills (艺术才能), there’s a market for you as well. Shyla Boehm, makes things by hand and sells them on her online shop. She also offers her skills online.

What hobbies do you take up? Why not turn your hobbies into money-making business?

Do you know how music influences the lives of people? Researchers did a survey about it. Over 36,000 volunteers joined in the survey and experienced many different kinds of music. Then the volunteers offered information about their personalities (性格). 【小题1】

Pop Music. 【小题2】 While pop music lovers are hard-working and have high self-esteem (自尊), researchers suggest that they may be easy to get worried.

Rock or Heavy Metal Music. When it comes to this kind of music, people may think their lovers are sometimes aggressive (好斗的). 【小题3】 They can be creative, but are often shy.

Classical Music. Classical music lovers are shyer. Those who are quiet may prefer to enjoy classical music. 【小题4】

【小题5】 People usually believe that rap lovers are more aggressive, but researchers have found there is no such relationship between them. They say rap fans are usually outgoing.