How to Make Paper Roses

2020-04-26江苏张家港市东渡实验学校

疯狂英语(双语世界) 2020年4期

江苏张家港市东渡实验学校周璇

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

很多人非常喜欢玫瑰，因为它们很漂亮。有些人甚至在房子周围种玫瑰。

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，纸花是如此完美，它们越来越被广泛地应用于我们的日常生活。如今，在生日聚会或婚礼上都能看到纸花，因为它们不仅很漂亮，而且花费也较少。许多年轻人和孩子喜欢用纸花来装饰他们的客厅、卧室和办公室。

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.

事实上，纸花不仅容易制作，也很便宜。因此，你也不必担心做一个完整的花束的花费或者你的制作水平、制作技巧——只要一朵花和一张卡片绑着它，那就是很漂亮的，并且能给你所期待的那种超常的感觉。

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，如何制作纸花呢？让我们以纸玫瑰为例吧。在你做纸玫瑰之前，你需要先准备以下东西：卡纸或墙纸、一把剪刀、一支用来写写画画的铅笔或钢笔、一支用来卷纸的铅笔、一把尺和热胶。

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

然后，你可以按照以下步骤制作纸玫瑰。

Step 1:Cut your paper into a square.

第一步：把纸剪成正方形。

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，大约7.5厘米左右的边长，在组装花的时候更容易操作和处理。

Step 2:Draw aspiral on the paper.

第二步：在纸上画一个螺旋形。

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.

拿一支铅笔，从外缘开始轻轻画一个螺旋形。然后，简单地用手画一个螺旋线——线之间的间隔越大，你的花瓣就会越厚。就这么简单。

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

第三步：把它剪下来，用铅笔尖卷起。

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.

沿螺旋线切割，形成一个卷曲的纸圈。它会自然地切断边缘，留给你一个巨大的卷曲球状。然后，从最中心开始，把它用像铅笔这样的小东西的尖端卷动。

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

第四步：如果需要，展开并用少量热胶固定底部。

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.

取出铅笔，你会看到一张卷起来的纸，看起来很像一朵花。为了保持它不松开，用热胶轻轻涂在底部——你就完成了。