Creative hobby pays off

山东高密市第四中学 赵 娜

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Huang Zhidong's room is like a small museum.The treasures there are not things he's collected,but models of miniature dragon heads that he's made himself over the years.

The 16-year-old,who studies at the Dongguan Science Technology School in Guangdong Province,is a big fan of making miniature models of dragon heads,a traditional art form in his hometown.

Huang became interested in dragons at a young age.Every timethe dragon boat race was held in his hometown,he showed great interest and stopped to watch it.He gradually noticed that every dragon head at the front of the dragon boats had a special color and expression.Soon,the boy started to draw dragon heads on paper in kindergarten and sculpted them out of wood by fifth grade.

The process was more difficult than he thought it would be,sincethe models can be as small as fist.“Draw a picture,print it on the wood，sculpt,polish,paint,color...It involves almost 10 steps,”Huang said.He sometimesspendsseven hours a daysculptingdragon heads.

Huang has eventurnedhis hobbyintoa business and often shares his works on WeChat.At 13,Huang got his first order of four dragon heads after posting pictures online,whichtook himtwo weekstofinish.The praise he got from his customer encouraged him to sell more.He has gotten many more orders since then.

Now,the high school student is trying to improve his technique—he is sculpting with different types of wood and studying the works of master sculptors.“I wish I could have the spirit of the craftsman and improve my skills to make handicrafts more delicate.”

Reading Check

What kind of traditional Chinese culture do you like？Do you have your own story with traditional Chinese culture？

Language Study

I.Important vocabulary

1.every time每次

2.since conj.&prep.自从 prep.因为

3.spend...(in)doing sth花费（时间）……干某事

4.turn...into把……转变成……

5.take sb some time to do sth做某事花费某人多少时间

Ⅱ.Complete the following sentences in correct forms with the vocabulary given above.

1.________________she travels on the bus it's delayed by at least three hours.

2.It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels,and ________________the country's best artists about ten years ________________(make).

3.He has been working in a bank ________________leaving school.

4.I think I have got to stop or I might be ________________a machine.

5.Most of her time________________in caring for others.