怎样制作一个纸飞机？

周璇

A lot of primary school students like playing with toy planes.Many of them bought toy planes. Actually， toy planes can be madeby themselves.

很多小学生喜欢玩玩具飞机。他们中的许多人买了玩具飞机。事实上，玩具飞机可以自己制作。

1. Materials youll need 所需材料

A sheet of paper — a standard 21.0 cm × 29.7 cm sheet works we.ll

一张纸——一张标准的21.0 厘米× 29.7 厘米的A4紙就可以。

A flat， clean surface to work on.

一个平整、干净的台面。

2. Instructions 制作步骤

① Start with a blank sheet of paper： Lay the paper on the flat surface.

从一张白纸开始：将这张白纸放在平整的台面上。

② Fold in half： Fold the paper in half vertically， aligningthe shorter edges. Make sure theedges and corners are lined upneatly.

对折：将纸纵向对折，纸张的短边对齐。确保纸张的边缘与四角整齐对齐。

③ Unfold the paper： Open the paperback up so that its flat again.

展开纸张：再次展开纸张，使其变平。

④ Fold the top edges： Fold the top cornersdown to meet at the center crease， creating a triangleshape. The top of the paper should now resemble anarrowhead.

将纸张顶部边缘对折：将纸张顶部的两个角沿中心对折线对折，创建一个三角形形状。此时，纸张的顶部应该像一个箭头。

⑤ Fold in half again： Fold the paper in half once morealong the original center crease. The top of the paper nowresembles a narrow arrowhead.

再次对折一半：再次将纸张沿原中心对折线对折。此时，纸张的顶部像一个窄一点的箭头。

⑥ Create wings： Fold the paper in half backwards alongthe original center crease to create the wings. Make sure theedges align with the center crease.

制造机翼：将纸张反方向沿原中心对折线对折，创建机翼。确保边缘与中心对折线对齐。

⑦ Final adjustments： After making the wings， you can fine-tune your paper plane by ensuringthe wings are symmetrical， and the body isstraight. The back should form a horizontal line.You can also slightly bend the rear edges of the wings upwardfor stability.

最后调整：制作机翼后，你可以通过确保机翼对称、机身笔直来微调纸飞机。机身的后部应形成水平线。你还可以稍微向上弯曲机翼的后缘以提高稳定性。

⑧ Ready to fly： Your paper plane is now complete！ Holdit at the back， right below the wings， and give it a gentle toss.Experiment with different throwing angles and amounts of forceto see how far and straight your paper plane can fly.

准备飞行：你的纸飞机现在制作完成！握住它的后部，就是机翼下方的位置，然后轻轻扔出去。尝试不同的投掷角度和力量看看你的纸飞机能够飞多远、多直。

Feel free to customize your paper plane with differentcolors， designs， or additional folds for added aerodynamics.Making and flying paperp l a n e s i s n o t o n l y a nenjoyable pastime but also agreat way to explore basicprinciples of aerodynamics.Have fun and happy flying！

你可以根据你的喜好使用不同的颜色、设计或额外的折叠以增加其空气动力学性能来定制你的纸飞机。制作和飞行纸飞机不仅是一种愉快的消遣，还是探索空气动力学基本原理的绝佳方式。玩得开心，快乐飞翔！

Notes：

flat adj. 平整的

fold v. 折叠

vertically adv. 纵向地

align v. 使……对齐

edge n. 边缘；边

neatly adv. 整齐地

unfold v. 展开

crease n. 对折线；折痕

resemble v. 像

arrowhead n. 箭头

original adj. 原始的

backwards adv. 向后

adjustment n. 调试

fine-tune v. 对……微调

ensure v. 确保

symmetrical adj. 对称的

slightly adv. 微微地

bend v. 弄弯；弯曲

rear adj. 后面的

stability n. 稳定性

toss n. 投掷

customize v. 订制

aerodynamics n. 空气动力学

explore v. 探究；探索