Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Turn those Old Tees into Shoes!

A Taiwanese teacher and his students manufacture sandals out of old clothes. Planning to go public on the internet.

From Liberty Times, 23 July 2008
(http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2008/new/jul/23/today-fashion1.htm)

安南區溪墘里推動1地方文化創意產業,社區志工廢物利用2自製拖鞋,美觀又實用,取名為3「溪墘拖」,並打算上網販售4

溪墘里今年推出的文化創意產業,環保為主題5,利用廢棄的衣物剪裁6製作拖鞋,經過為期6週的種子教師訓練課程,昨天終於大功告成7,每位參加的社區志工、媽媽都完成一雙獨一無二8的拖鞋。

學員陳秀敏開心的說,她覺得很有成就感,整雙鞋子全都是手工,看似簡單,其實步驟9十分繁複10,其中的辛苦外人難以了解

1 tui1dong4 (verb): to push/promote
2 li4yong4 (verb): to utilize
3 qu3ming2wei2 (grammatical constr.): (s.t.) is called ("s.t.")
4 fan4shou4 (verb): to sell/peddle
5 yi3...zhu3ti2 (grammatical constr.): to take...(s.t.) as one's purpose or chief objective
6 jian3cai2 (verb): to cut up/trim
7 da4gong1gao4cheng2 (expression): to declare success or victory
8 du2yi1wu2er4 (expression): unique/one of a kind
9 bu4zhou4 (noun): a step (n a process)
10 fan2fu4 (adjective): complex

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