萬圣節(jié)南瓜燈怎么做

第一頁：南瓜燈的做法（一）

第二頁：南瓜燈的做法（二）

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Halloween is almost upon us. Have you started unpacking your Halloween decorations to decorate your home? Do you want to make your own pumpkin carving? Today let me show you some simple instructions to carve a traditional Jack-o'-lantern.
萬圣節(jié)快到了，你開始準備裝飾你的屋子了嗎？你想自己動手刻一盞南瓜燈嗎？今天來跟我一起學(xué)做一盞傳統(tǒng)樣式的南瓜燈吧！

Carving a pumpkin into a Jack-O'-Lantern freehand is very easy and only takes a few basic tools. A large spoon or ice-cream scoop, a thin bladed knife and some newspaper will get you started.
刻一個沒有提手的南瓜燈其實非常簡單，只需要一些基礎(chǔ)的工具。你需要準備一把大勺子或者一個冰激凌鏟，一把薄刃的刀子和一些報紙就可以開始啦。
With a long, thin bladed knife, cut out the top of the pumpkin a few inches out from the stem. The hole should be large enough to allow you to scoop out the guts (seeds and stringy membrane) by hand and with a large spoon. Generally, the size of the hole should be about two-thirds the diameter of the pumpkin. While you can cut a round circle out, you'll find that cutting a five or six sided opening will work the best. As you cut out the top hole, angle the knife so that the lid and hole will be somewhat cone shaped. This will help prevent the lid from falling into the hole. Now use the spoon to scrap the inside walls clean.
先用薄刃的長刀從南瓜頂部切去幾英寸，切出的洞必須足夠你可以用勺子把里面的種子和纖維膜等雜物挖出來。一般來說，這個洞的直徑大約為南瓜直徑的三分之二左右。建議你挖成五邊或者六邊形，這樣比較簡單。注意切下去的時候刀子斜插進去，這樣就會切成一個錐形的蓋子，免得蓋子掉進南瓜肚子里面去。
Inspect the surface of the pumpkin to decide the best side to carve your face. Now, visualizing the face you want to carve, use your knife to carefully cut out the individual parts of the face or you can pre-marked the pumpkin by using a Crayon to draw the face onto the surface of the pumpkin and cut through the lines you drew. When you are finished cutting, carefully push out the pieces to view the final results.
觀察南瓜表皮，選好刻臉的一面。你可以先用蠟筆在表皮上畫出圖案，然后沿著畫線刻出來。敲掉無用的部分，看看最終樣子。

Make sure that you have scrapped the bottom of the pumpkin flat, so that the candle will sit level in the pumpkin. We prefer the traditional use of candles to illuminate our Jack-O'-Lanterns. A Votive candle, placed in a clear glass candle holder is safer and will actually last longer. Also, plain white candles give off the most light and will illuminate the inside of your Jack-O'-Lantern the best.
一定記得把南瓜的底部削平，好讓蠟燭能夠坐進去。還是推薦使用傳統(tǒng)的蠟燭來點亮南瓜燈。在玻璃燈盞中放上蠟燭可以讓它燃燒得更久，也更安全。純白色的蠟燭點亮之后光更亮，效果也最好。

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