Will it be cats, cars, beautiful women in swimsuits or Elvis? (1/2)

The New Year is the time for new beginnings. It is also the time to buy a new calendar. Yet it can take a lot of time just to choose the right one. There are lots and lots of choices. There are small ones. Big ones. Calendars that sit on a desk. Calendars that hang on the wall. Calendars to carry around. Calendars that show a whole month or one day at a time.

Of course, in one way all calendars are the same. They all list the same days of the year in exactly the same order. But people do not buy calendars just to know what day it is. Calendars have become popular gifts because many are filled with beautiful pictures.

Some have pictures of famous art works. It is like hanging a different painting on your wall each month. You can even learn from calendars. They often give information about their subject -- such as famous writers or American Indians or flower gardens.

There are calendars about food and about beautiful places in the world. Calendars about sports and about movies. Funny calendars with popular cartoon characters. Calendars of famous people, like Elvis Presley or Marilyn Monroe.

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新年是新的开始。这也是买新日历的时候。然而，人们可能仅为选择一本合适的日历花费很多时间。现在有太多的选择。有大的，小的，台历，挂历，便携式日历，一页显示一个月或一页只显示一天的日历。

当然，从一个方面而言，所有日历都是一样的。它们列出一年中同一天的顺序确实是一样的。但是，人们买日历不仅仅是为了知道今天是哪天。日历已经成为一种流行的礼物，因为许多日历都印有许多漂亮的图片。

一些日历的图片是著名的艺术作品。这就像在你的墙上，每月挂了不同的油画。你甚至可以从日历中学到东西。这些日历通常会显示出主题的信息-如著名的作家或者美国印第安人或花园。

有关于食物、世界美景的日历。关于运动和电影的日历。关于流行卡通人物的趣味日历。以及有关于像"猫王"或"玛丽莲•梦露"这样名人的日历。

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