江蘇張家港市東渡實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校 周 璇

A lot of people like roses very much,as they are pretty.Some people even grow roses around their houses.

很多人非常喜歡玫瑰，因?yàn)樗鼈兒芷痢Ｓ行┤松踔猎诜孔又車N玫瑰。

However,paper flowers are so perfect that they are more and more widely used in our daily life.Today,paper flowers can be seen at birthday parties or weddings,as they are not only very nice,but also cost less money.Many young people and children would like todecoratetheir sitting rooms,bedrooms and their offices with paper flowers.

然而，紙花是如此完美，它們?cè)絹?lái)越被廣泛地應(yīng)用于我們的日常生活。如今，在生日聚會(huì)或婚禮上都能看到紙花，因?yàn)樗鼈儾粌H很漂亮，而且花費(fèi)也較少。許多年輕人和孩子喜歡用紙花來(lái)裝飾他們的客廳、臥室和辦公室。

Actually,paper flowers are easy andcheapto make,so you really don’t have toworry aboutthe cost or yourlevelofskill.You don’t have to make a wholebouqueteither -just one flower with a cardtiedto it is pretty and can be thatextra touchyou’re looking for.

事實(shí)上，紙花不僅容易制作，也很便宜。因此，你也不必?fù)?dān)心做一個(gè)完整的花束的花費(fèi)或者你的制作水平、制作技巧——只要一朵花和一張卡片綁著它，那就是很漂亮的，并且能給你所期待的那種超常的感覺(jué)。

But how to make paper flowers?Let’stakemaking paper rosesfor grantedhere.Before you make paper roses,you need to prepare the following things first.They arecardstockorconstruction paper,a pair of scissors,a pencil or a pen for writing,one pencil forrolling,a ruler andhot glue.

但是，如何制作紙花呢？讓我們以紙玫瑰為例吧。在你做紙玫瑰之前，你需要先準(zhǔn)備以下東西：卡紙或墻紙、一把剪刀、一支用來(lái)寫寫畫畫的鉛筆或鋼筆、一支用來(lái)卷紙的鉛筆、一把尺和熱膠。

Then,you can follow the following steps to make paper roses.

然后，你可以按照以下步驟制作紙玫瑰。

Step 1:Cut your paper into a square.

第一步：把紙剪成正方形。

Any size square will work.Smaller squares,about 7.5 cm or so,will be easier to work with andhandlewhen you’reassemblingthe flower.

任何大小的正方形都可以。更小的正方形，大約7.5厘米左右的邊長(zhǎng)，在組裝花的時(shí)候更容易操作和處理。

Step 2:Draw aspiral on the paper.

第二步：在紙上畫一個(gè)螺旋形。

Take a pencil and lightly draw a spiral shape starting from theouter edgesof the square of paper.Then simplyfreehanda spiral -the more room in between the lines,the thicker yourpetalswill be.It’s as simple as that.

拿一支鉛筆，從外緣開(kāi)始輕輕畫一個(gè)螺旋形。然后，簡(jiǎn)單地用手畫一個(gè)螺旋線——線之間的間隔越大，你的花瓣就會(huì)越厚。就這么簡(jiǎn)單。

Step 3:Cut it out and roll it around the tip of a pencil.

第三步：把它剪下來(lái)，用鉛筆尖卷起。

Cut along the lines of the spiral,creatingacurly ring of paper.It willnaturallycut off the edges and leave you with onegiantcurly-cue.Then,starting at the very center,roll it around the tipof something small,like a pencil.

沿螺旋線切割，形成一個(gè)卷曲的紙圈。它會(huì)自然地切斷邊緣，留給你一個(gè)巨大的卷曲球狀。然后，從最中心開(kāi)始，把它用像鉛筆這樣的小東西的尖端卷動(dòng)。

Step 4:Unroll and secure the bottom with a dab of hot glue if desired.

第四步：如果需要，展開(kāi)并用少量熱膠固定底部。

Take the pencil out and you’ll be left with a rolled paper that looks very much like a flower.To keep it together,dabthebottomside with hot glue -and you’re done.

取出鉛筆，你會(huì)看到一張卷起來(lái)的紙，看起來(lái)很像一朵花。為了保持它不松開(kāi)，用熱膠輕輕涂在底部——你就完成了。

Notes:

decorate v.裝飾

actually adv.事實(shí)上

cheap adj.便宜的

worry about 對(duì)……焦慮

level n.水平

skill n.技能；技巧

bouquet n.花束

tied （tie的過(guò)去分詞）被捆著的

extra touch 超常的感覺(jué)

take … for granted 以……為例

cardstock n.卡紙

construction paper 墻紙

roll v. 卷動(dòng)

hot glue 熱膠

handle v.處理

assemble v.聚合；聚攏

spiral n.螺旋形；螺旋狀

outer edge 外側(cè)邊緣

freehand adj.徒手繪制的

petal n.花瓣

create v.創(chuàng)造

curly adj. 彎曲的

ring of paper 紙環(huán)

naturally adv.自然地

giant adj.巨大的

curly-cue n.卷曲球桿

unroll v.展開(kāi)卷著的物品

dab v.輕輕涂在

bottom n.底部