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Dried flowers make great decorations for your home and are perfect for making unique gifts. Spruce up your home with this fun and inexpensive hobby.

You Will Need
Pruning shears
Hangers
Dental floss
Rubber bands
Dark, warm, and well-ventilated area
Hairspray

Step 1: Pick in the spring（采摘春天的花）
Pick flowers for drying from early spring to late fall.

Choose blooms that have not fully matured. The blooms will open as they dry.

Step 2: Choose wisely（尽量找一些看上去很健康的花）
Choose healthy-looking flowers that are insect and disease free.

Step 3: Air dry（风干）
Air dry the flowers. Cut the stems to no shorter than 6 inches in length and pull off any excess foliage.

Step 4: Tie to a hanger（系在衣架上）
Tie the stems to a hanger with dental floss. Tie them individually or bunch the stems together with a rubber band.

Step 5: Dry（等着花儿发干）
Allow the flowers to dry upside down in a dark, warm, and well-ventilated area for two to three weeks.

Step 6: Spray hairspray（喷上发胶）
Spray the flowers with hairspray after they are completely dry. Display your dried flowers around your home, keeping them out of sunny areas.

No species of wild plant produces a flower or blossom that is absolutely black.

词汇讲解

【词汇讲解】

1.pull off v. 脱，努力实现，赢得

如：She pulled off a great coup in getting the president to agree to an interview.
她竟然办到了让总统同意接受采访。

The Browning brothers accused each other, saying "What on earth are you trying to pull off against me?"
布朗宁兄弟互相责怪说：“你究竟想搞什么鬼名堂来坑害我？”

2.excess n. 过量，超过，过剩

如：His excesses at parties are well known.
尽人皆知他在聚会上十分放肆。

Usury is interest in excess of a legal rate.
高利贷是指超过法定利率取息。

3.foliage n. 叶子(总称)，簇叶

如：Such foliage used for decoration.
青枝绿叶，叶饰用作装饰的绿叶

Any of several plant diseases of diverse causes, resulting in sudden death of buds, flowers, foliage, or young fruits.
枯萎病一种由不同原因引起的植物疾病，会导致芽、花、叶和未成熟果实的突然死亡

4.ventilate vt. 使 ... 空气流通，通风

如：My office is well ventilated.
我的办公室通风良好。

They are ventilating the sap of a coal mine.
他们正在使煤矿坑道通风。

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