My hobby
我的业余爱好
Let’s see. Today I might go fly a kite, or maybe go for a swim.
让我们来看看。今天我可能去放风筝，或者去游泳。
It is hot outside, and I don’t know what to do.
外面很热，我不知道该怎么办。
My mom tells me that I should do something that I like doing on hot days.
我妈妈告诉我，我应该在炎热的日子里做一些我喜欢做的事情。
Since our house is nice and cool, I guess I’ll stay inside and work on my hobby.
既然我们的房子又好又酷，我想我会呆在家里做我的爱好。
My hobby is something that not a lot of people do.
我的爱好是很多人都不喜欢的。
I make and collect bookmarks.
我制作和收集书签。
To make my bookmarks, I use stickers, and special art pencils to draw.
为了制作书签，我用贴纸和特殊的艺术铅笔来画。
I buy the stickers at a mall, usually in a card store.
我在商场买贴纸，通常在卡片店。
The art pencils are bought in an art store.
这些艺术铅笔是在一家艺术商店买的。
To make the bookmarks, I start with a piece of paper.
为了制作书签，我从一张纸开始。
I measure out how big I want the bookmark to be with a ruler.
我用尺子量出我希望书签有多大。
I once made a bookmark so big, that it couldn’t even be used in a very big book!
我曾经做过一个很大的书签，甚至不能用在一本很大的书中！
After I measure it, I draw lines so that I can cut it straight.
测量完后，我画线，这样我就可以把它剪直了。
Sometimes, I use fancy scissors that cut zig-zags or frills.
有时，我会用别致的剪刀剪锯齿形或褶边。
Then I start to decorate them.
然后我开始装饰它们。
I like to draw cartoons and flowers on my bookmarks.
我喜欢在书签上画动画片和花。
Sometimes, I even put real flowers on them.
有时，我甚至会在上面放上真正的花。
A lot of the time I write little sayings on the bookmarks.
很多时候我都会在书签上写一些小语录。
I like to give my bookmarks to friends and family.
我喜欢把书签送给朋友和家人。
Sometimes, I even sell my bookmarks to people.
有时，我甚至把书签卖给别人
I like my hobby.
我喜欢我的爱好。
I can draw whatever I want on the bookmarks.
我可以在书签上画任何我想要的东西。
Maybe sometime in the future I will be a famous bookmark maker and even have my own store!
也许在将来的某个时候，我会成为一名著名的书签制造商，甚至有自己的商店！
