Let's Make Snowflakes!

Let's Make Snowflakes, written by Kira Fried.

《我们来做雪花吧》，作者：基拉·弗里德

Introduction. Have you ever looked closely at a real snowflake? Their intricate designs look similar to lace or delicate crochet patterns. You can make your own snowflake patterns by folding and cutting paper in certain ways. This book will show you how to make three shapes of paper snowflakes. You will also see how adding extra cuts can make each of your snowflakes look different. Let's get started.

引言。 你有没有仔细观察过真正的雪花？ 它们精巧的纹路看起来和蕾丝或者精致的钩针花纹很像。 你可以通过折叠和按特定方法剪纸来做出专属你的雪花图案。 这本书会教你做三种形状的纸雪花。 你还会了解到多剪几刀就能让你做的每一片雪花都独一无二。 我们开始吧！

Paper and Folds 1. Place a piece of copy paper on a table with the long direction going across from left to right. Look at the diagram. Lift the bottom left corner and gently bring it up and toward the right side until the top edges touch. 2. Crease the paper on the diagonal fold as in the diagram to the right. 3. The top left corner should be a point and the two top edges should line up together.

纸张与折叠步骤1. 把一张复印纸放在桌上，长边朝左右方向摆放。 看着示意图 把左下角轻轻往右上侧提，直到两条顶边完全对齐。 2. 按照右侧示意图的样子，把斜折的位置压出折痕。 3. 左上角应该是一个尖角，两条顶边要完全对齐哦。

3. Cut off the thin rectangle of extra paper that sticks out on the right side. 4. Open up your paper triangle and you'll see that you have a square. When you look at the diagonal fold line, can you see how the two triangle shapes can make a square? 5. Now fold your square paper in half to make it into a rectangle instead of a triangle. The diagram to the right shows you how.

3. 把右侧凸出来的那一小条长方形多余的纸剪掉。 4. 把你折的纸三角打开，你就会得到一张正方形的纸啦。 看着这条斜折痕，你能发现两个三角形是怎么拼成一个正方形的吗？ 5. 现在把你的正方形纸对折，把它折成长方形，不是三角形哦。 右侧的示意图会告诉你怎么做。

Six. Next, fold this new rectangular shape in half and it will make a smaller square. Can you figure out which corner is the center of the paper? Make a dot with a pencil to mark the center so you can find it again later. Seven. Then find the crease and fold your paper one more time. The new shape is a triangle again. Now you're ready to cut out some snowflakes.

6. 接下来，把这个新折的长方形再对折，就会变成一个更小的正方形。 你能找出哪个角是这张纸的中心点吗？ 用铅笔在中心点画个点做标记，这样你之后就能很快找到它啦。 7. 然后找到折痕，把你的纸再折一次。新的形状又变成三角形啦。 现在你已经准备好剪雪花啦。

Square snowflakes. One, remember where you mark the dot for the center? Hold your folded paper with the center pointing down. The top edge of the triangle will be the outside of your snowflake. If you leave this edge straight, you will make a snowflake with square sides. Later, you will learn ways to change this outside edge.

正方形雪花 1. 还记得你标记中心点的那个点在哪里吗？ 拿好你折好的纸，让中心点朝下。 三角形的顶边就是你雪花的外边缘。 如果你让这条边保持平直，你做出来的雪花就会是方边的哦。 之后你会学到改变这个外边缘形状的方法。