VOA慢速英语 珠饰者通过双手结交朋友

　　More than four hundred fifty of them took jewelry making classes. The others just came to buy from the one hundred twenty-seven vendors at the show. Vendors sell their own jewelry as well as jewelry making supplies.

　　Visitors to the showrooms could find everything they needed to produce one-of-a kind rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings. There were low-priced beads and high-priced beads. Beads made of glass, of wood, of clay and of crystal. Round beads, square beads and beads in a riot of other shapes, sizes and colors.

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　　Why make jewelry? For one thing, it can save a lot of money. Retired Special English writer Paul Thompson once saw a crystal bracelet in a store. The price was two hundred fifty dollars.

　　Paul examined the bracelet and decided that he could make the same thing -- for much less. It took him several weeks to learn how to string the crystals, and how to separate them so they would look nice. He also had to learn how to attach a clasp for opening and closing the bracelet.

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