废旧玻璃的蜕变

河北 胡金莹

来自加纳的Tetteh是该国唯一的一位职业玻璃吹制工，他利用废旧玻璃制作艺术品。他希望这能让更多人学会这门技术，从而减少玻璃浪费，并改善环境。

主题语境：人与自然 篇幅：253词 建议用时：6分钟

1Tetteh, from Ghana (加纳), who once made jewelry from glass beads, is now using old glass to make new art.He hopes to reduce glass waste and help the environment in his country.

2Tetteh learned the art of glass blowing during a visit to Europe in 2012. He went to see people who knew about glass blowing in the Netherlands and France and learned to make many-colored,artistic flower holders or water carriers.Many years later,Tetteh has his own workplace where he melts broken glass from waste centers in Accra and turns it into art.He looks for broken glass from old televisions or bottles and melts it down in a large round container known as a kiln (窑). The kiln gets very hot, nearly 1,500 degrees Celsius,and turns the old glass into hot liquid.

3Tetteh,now 44,is the nation's only professional glass blower.He uses a long pole to remove a ball of melted glass from the kiln and starts working to shape the glass into colorful items people can use again.

4He hopes to make Ghana's glass bead-making tradition into a larger industry with people doing many different jobs.“My heart wants to train young Ghanaians,both men and women, so they can learn this technique,”he said. Over the years, he has gotten better at the work. Now Tetteh's pieces are sold in shops in Ghana and Ivory Coast. Some of his works are also sold in art stores in Europe and US.

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Many years later, Tetteh has his own workplace where he melts broken glass from waste centers in Accra and turns it into art.许多年后，Tetteh 有了自己的工作场所，在那里他把来自阿克拉垃圾中心的破碎玻璃熔化，然后制成艺术品。

【点石成金】本句是主从复合句。句中，where 引导的是定语从句，先行词是workplace。