Almost all people like flowers.
Almost
all
people
like
flowers
.
Some people like flowers because of their smells, shapes, colors and so on.
Some
people
like
flowers
because
of
their
smells
,
shapes
,
colors
and
so
on
.
Others like flowers because they think different flowers mean different things.
Others
like
flowers
because
they
think
different
flowers
mean
different
things
.
Flowers have their own language.
Flowers
have
their
own
language
.
For example, red roses mean "love" and sunflowers mean "loyalty".
For
example
,
red
roses
mean
``
love
''
and
sunflowers
mean
``
loyalty
''
.
So people in more than 100 countries have chosen their own national flowers which say something about their countries' spirit.
So
people
in
more
than
100
countries
have
chosen
their
own
national
flowers
which
say
something
about
their
countries
'
spirit
.
In 1994, China talked about choosing a national flower.
In
1994
,
China
talked
about
choosing
a
national
flower
.
Some people liked the peony but others liked the plum blossom.
Some
people
liked
the
peony
but
others
liked
the
plum
blossom
.
They couldn't agree with each other.
They
could
n't
agree
with
each
other
.
So it has not been decided yet.
So
it
has
not
been
decided
yet
.
People like to buy different flowers in different seasons.
People
like
to
buy
different
flowers
in
different
seasons
.
Where do all the beautiful flowers in shops come from?
Where
do
all
the
beautiful
flowers
in
shops
come
from
?
They may come from far away, so their price is higher.
They
may
come
from
far
away
,
so
their
price
is
higher
.
a.
a
.
Farmers grow flowers in their fields.
Farmers
grow
flowers
in
their
fields
.
b.
b
.
Planes or trains or buses take the flowers to different places.
Planes
or
trains
or
buses
take
the
flowers
to
different
places
.
c. Flower shopkeepers buy flowers from the flower markets.
c.
Flower
shopkeepers
buy
flowers
from
the
flower
markets
.
They look after the flowers and throw away the broken or bad ones.
They
look
after
the
flowers
and
throw
away
the
broken
or
bad
ones
.
They cut the flowers to make them more beautiful.
They
cut
the
flowers
to
make
them
more
beautiful
.
d. You go to buy the flowers in the shops.
d.
You
go
to
buy
the
flowers
in
the
shops
.
When you buy a flower, you're paying lots of people: the farmer, the driver of the plane or train or bus, the seller in the flower market and the flower shopkeeper.
When
you
buy
a
flower
,
you
're
paying
lots
of
people
:
the
farmer
,
the
driver
of
the
plane
or
train
or
bus
,
the
seller
in
the
flower
market
and
the
flower
shopkeeper
.
So you'd better keep your flowers from far away for a long time.
So
you
'd
better
keep
your
flowers
from
far
away
for
a
long
time
.
But how?
But
how
?
Why not dry them?
Why
not
dry
them
?
It's easy!
It
's
easy
!
Sand drying is a way.
Sand
drying
is
a
way
.
Dry, clean sand is one of the oldest things for drying flowers.
Dry
,
clean
sand
is
one
of
the
oldest
things
for
drying
flowers
.
And it's one of the cheapest.
And
it
's
one
of
the
cheapest
.
*Fill a box half-way with sand.
*Fill
a
box
half-way
with
sand
.
*Put the flowers on top of the sand.
*Put
the
flowers
on
top
of
the
sand
.
*Put the box in a warm, dry place.
*Put
the
box
in
a
warm
,
dry
place
.
*Leave the flowers there for one to three weeks.
*Leave
the
flowers
there
for
one
to
three
weeks
.
*Take them out and they will be dry.
*Take
them
out
and
they
will
be
dry
.
Almost all people like flowers. Some people like flowers because of their smells, shapes, colors and so on. Others like flowers because they think different flowers mean different things. Flowers have their own language. For example, red roses mean "love" and sunflowers mean "loyalty". So people in more than 100 countries have chosen their own national flowers which say something about their countries' spirit. In 1994, China talked about choosing a national flower. Some people liked the peony but others liked the plum blossom. They couldn't agree with each other. So it has not been decided yet.  People like to buy different flowers in different seasons. Where do all the beautiful flowers in shops come from? They may come from far away, so their price is higher.  a. Farmers grow flowers in their fields.  b. Planes or trains or buses take the flowers to different places.  c. Flower shopkeepers buy flowers from the flower markets. They look after the flowers and throw away the broken or bad ones. They cut the flowers to make them more beautiful.  d. You go to buy the flowers in the shops. When you buy a flower, you're paying lots of people: the farmer, the driver of the plane or train or bus, the seller in the flower market and the flower shopkeeper.  So you'd better keep your flowers from far away for a long time. But how? Why not dry them? It's easy! Sand drying is a way. Dry, clean sand is one of the oldest things for drying flowers. And it's one of the cheapest.  *Fill a box half-way with sand.  *Put the flowers on top of the sand.  *Put the box in a warm, dry place.  *Leave the flowers there for one to three weeks.  *Take them out and they will be dry.