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本文是一篇说明文，文章主要讲述了一位DIY高手Terri Boltonis的技能以及DIY项目可能会在女性群体中变成一种潮流趋势。

Teri Bolton is a dab hand when it comes to DIY (do-it-yourself). Skilled at putting up shelves and piecing together furniture, she never pays someone else to do a job she can do herself.

Teri Bolton在DIY（自己动手）方面很在行。她擅长摆架子和拼凑家具，从不花钱让别人做她自己能做的工作。

She credits these skills to her late grandfather and builder Derek Lloyd. From the age of six, Teri, now 26, accompanied Derek to work during her school holidays. A day’s work was rewarded with £5 in pocket money. She says: “I’m sure I wasn’t much of a help to start with, painting the rooms and putting down the flooring throughout the house. It took weeks and it was backbreaking work, but I know he was proud of my skills.”

她将这些技能归功于她已故的祖父和建筑商Derek Lloyd。从六岁起，现年26岁的泰瑞就在学校假期陪着德里克去上班。一天的工作得到了5英镑的零花钱。她说：“我敢肯定，一开始我帮不上什么忙，粉刷房间，铺下整栋房子的地板。这花了几个星期的时间，而且是一项艰苦的工作，但我知道他为我的技能感到自豪。”

Teri, who now rents a house with friends in Wandsworth, South West London, says DIY also saves her from losing any deposit when a tenancy (租期) comes to an end. She adds: “I’ve moved house many times and I always like to personalize my room and put up pictures, So, it’s been useful to know how to cover up holes and repaint a room to avoid any charges when I’ve moved out.”

泰瑞现在和朋友在伦敦西南部的旺兹沃斯租了一栋房子，她说DIY还可以让她在租期结束时免于损失任何押金。她补充道：“我搬过很多次家，我总是喜欢个性化我的房间并贴上照片，所以，知道如何掩盖洞和重新粉刷房间以避免我搬出去时产生任何费用是很有用的。”