《2025年新编基础训练九年级英语全一册人教版》

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Where do the colors of your clothes come from? The answer is dye (染料). The clothes we wear these days are mainly dyed with chemicals in factories. But in the past, people did this by hand and the dyes often came from plants. In 2006, the tie-dye technique (扎染技艺) was added to China's National Intangible Cultural Heritage List.
Yang Cheng, 54, is the inheritor (传承人) of tie-dye in An'ning, Yunnan. He learned the skill from his mother in the 1980s. And he has passed it down to his daughter.
Yang has known about all the old skills of tie-dye. To tie-dye, you first need to use threads (线) to tie your cloth together. Then you put the cloth into the dye. As the cloth is folded and dyed, some parts become dark blue, while other parts have a lighter color. When you unfold the cloth, you'll see beautiful patterns.
At the same time, Yang has studied tie-dye in other countries, such as Japan, India and France. He also tries to make some creative designs.
He once made two sets of tie-dyed wedding dresses. He used almost all the skills of An'ning tie-dye. Some patterns on the dresses are traditional, such as small fish roes (鱼子), while others are modern. He added Dianchi Lake and eight popular flowers in Yunnan.
Now, Yang teaches tie-dye in schools, communities and companies. More than 100, 000 people have learned from him.
Some might worry that the machinery dyeing will take the place of tie-dye. But Yang is confident. “At the end of the day, machines can't replace our creative hands,” Yang said.
16. Where did the dyes of the clothes come from in the past? (不超过 5 个词)They came from plants.
17. How did Yang Cheng learn tie-dye? (不超过 15 个词)He learned the skill from his mother and studied in other countries.
18. Are all the patterns of Yang's tie-dyed wedding dresses traditional? (不超过 5 个词)No,they aren't.

答案： 16. They came from plants. 17. He learned the skill from his mother and studied in other countries. 18. No. /No,they aren't.