Statues in the Ice

美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习

Introduction Have you ever made ice cubes in the freezer?

导言 你有没有在冰箱里做冰块?

Ice artists make giant blocks of ice.

冰的艺术家制造出巨大的冰块.

Then they turn the blocks into works of art.

然后他们把街区变成艺术品.

Ice Artists Ice artists use big machines that make clear ice.

冰块艺术家 冰上艺术家使用能打出清冰的大机器.

Sometimes they also use white ice.

有时也会使用白冰.

An ice artist might add dyes to make ice different colors.

冰匠可能会添加染料 使冰变得不同颜色

Some artists freeze flowers or other things in the ice.

一些艺术家将花花或其他东西冻入冰中.

Ice artists use sharp tools and even flames to shape the ice.

冰的艺术家使用锐利的工具甚至火焰来塑造冰.

A chain saw can cut through hard ice quickly.

链锯能快速地切出硬冰.

Making a Statue It can take an hour to make a simple ice statue.

做个神像 制作一个简单的冰雕可能需要一个小时.

A big ice statue can take many hours or even days.

一个大冰雕像需要很多小时甚至几天的时间.

Ice statues in cold places can last for months before they melt.

冷地的冰雕可以持续数月后再融化.

Ice statues in warm places might only last for a few hours.

在温暖的地方的冰雕可能只持续了几个小时.

Amazing Ice Statues Ice artists can make almost anything out of ice.

神奇的冰块 冰的艺术家几乎能用冰做出任何东西.

They can carve ice to look like giant bugs.

它们可以把冰刻成巨型虫.

They can build a slide.

他们可以建立幻灯片。

Ice artists can even make big buildings.

冰块艺术家甚至可以建造大建筑.

People can spend the night in some of them.

人们可以在其中的一些地方过夜.

Even the beds are made of ice!

连床都是冰做的!

Would you want to spend the night in a room made of ice?

你想在冰做的房间里过夜吗?

Conclusion It takes hard work and sharp tools to turn ice into works of art.

结论 将冰变成艺术品需要艰苦的工作和尖锐的工具.

Sooner or later, the statues melt away.

早晚会融化出雕像来.

Then it’s time to make more ice!

接下来是制造更多冰块的时候了!