Scrapbooking is a hobby.
做剪贴本是一种爱好。
It was popular for more than 500 years.
它已经有500多年受欢迎的历史了。
People called it a friendship book.
人们把它叫作友谊书。
They kept pictures, letters, poems and other things they wanted to remember.
人们会保存照片、信、诗以及其他想要记住的东西。
Today people collect many things in scrapbooks.
现在，人们会在贴本中收集很多东西。
Some people have funny collections, like the world's most stupid ideas or pictures of the world's most ugly dogs.
有些人的收藏很有趣，比如世界上最蠢的想法或者世界上最丑的狗的照片。
Other people may collect stories about bad weather.
也有人可能收藏关于恶劣天气的故事。
It's is easy to get started.
开始做剪贴本是件很容易的事。
First, you should decide what you want to collect.
首先，你得决定你想要收集什么。
Start with just one idea.
开始时只要有一个想法就够了。
Next, you will need a book with background paper, scissors and glue.
接下来，你需要一本有背景图片的书、剪刀和胶水。
You need the scissors to cut out the pictures or stories.
你需要用剪刀把照片或故事剪下来。
You need the glue to stick them to the background paper.
你得用胶水把它们粘到有背景的纸上。
You can be busy and collect many things or lazy and collect few things.
你可以忙着收集很多东西，也可以轻松的收藏几样东西。
It'll be lots of fun to make your scrapbook and you can share it with your friends.
制作自己的剪贴本很有趣，你还可以跟你的朋友分享。
