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金色的秋天到来了，当美丽的树叶纷纷落下时，同学们想不想自己动手来制作叶子书签呢，下面就让我们来看看是怎么做的吧……

1.Gather small autumn leaves or larger ones that can be broken or cut up.

收集一些可以弄碎的树叶，大小都可以。

2.Clean and dry them if they are dirty or wet.

洗净然后晾干。

3.Press them by setting them between two sheets of waxed paper.Then set the leaves and waxed paper inside the pages of a book.Put a pile of heavier books like phone books or hardbound novels or text books on top of the book holding the leaves.Set them aside in a dry area and let them press dry and flat for 2 weeks.Pressing and drying them will remove excess moisture.

把叶子夹在两张蜡纸之间，然后把叶子和蜡纸一起放进书中。用电话簿、精装小说或者课本之类比较重的书压在上面。把这一堆书在干燥的地方放2周，去掉叶子中的水分。

4.Measure and cut two same sized pieces of clear plastic，self stick shelf or drawer，liner in the shape of a paper bookmark,about 8 inches by 2 inches or wider if you prefer.

把透明塑胶、具有粘性的货架(或者抽屉)衬垫裁切成大小相同、呈书签形的两片，长2英寸，宽8英寸，当然更宽也可以。

5.Remove the backing from one of the two pieces of self-stick plastic liner.Then set it on a table or another hard work surface,sticky side up.

把其中一片塑胶衬垫的背面揭下来，放在桌子或者其他硬物的表面，胶面朝上。

6.Get your dried pressed autumn leaves and arrange a few on the sticky part of the plastic shelf liner.Make sure you leave a small border around the outer edge of the liner that does not have any leaves on it,like a small frame.

把压干的叶子贴在衬垫的胶面上。确保在衬垫外沿没有叶子的地方留下一圈边，像一个框那样。

7.Take the other piece of sticky clear plastic liner and peel off the backing.

把另一片衬垫的背面揭下。

8.Starting at the top or bottom of a 2-inch side,set it on top of the leaves and other piece of liner,pressing down as you go.

从这张衬垫顶部或尾部距边缘2英寸的地方开始，与叶子和另一片衬垫粘合。