英语翻译TherearestillmanythingsthatPeterCookewouldliketotryhishandat－paper–makingandfeather–workareonhislist.Forthemomentthough,hewillsticktotheskillhehasbeendelightedtoperfectoverthepasttenyears

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　　TherearestillmanythingsthatPeterCookewouldliketotryhishandat－paper–makingandfeather–workareonhislist.Forthemomentthough,hewillsticktotheskillhehasbeendelightedtoperfectoverthepasttenyears;makingdelicateandunusualobjectsoutofshells.

　　Asheleadsmeroundhisapartmentshowingmehiswork,hepointstoapairofshell-coveredornaments(装饰品)aboveafireplace.‘Ishan’tbeatallbotheredifpeopledon’tbuythembecauseIhavegotsousedtothem,andtomethey’readorable.Inevermeanttosellmyworkcommercially.Somefriendscametoseemeaboutfiveyearsagoandsaid,“Youmusthaveanexhibition-peopleoughttoseethese.We’lltalktoamanwhoownsanartgallery”.’TheresultwasanexhibitioninLondon,atwhich70percentoftheobjectsweresold.Hissecondexhibitionopenedatthegalleryyesterday.Consideringtheenormouspricesthepiecescommand-around￡2,000fortheornaments-anemptyspaceabovethefireplacewouldseemasmallsacrificeforCooketomake.

　　“Idowish,though,”saysCooke,‘thatI’dtakenthisupalotearlier,becausethenIwouldhavebeenabletoproducereallywonderfulthings-atleastthepotentialwouldhavebeenthere.AlthoughtheideasarestillthereandI’mdoingthebestIcannow,I’mmorelimitedphysicallythanIwaswhenIstarted.Still,theworkthathehasmanagedtoproduceisalongwayfromthecommonshellconstructionsthatcanbefoundinseasideshops.‘Ihaveaminiature(微型的)mind’hesays,andthishasresultedinboxescoveredinthousandsoftinyshells,littleshadedpicturesmadefromshellsandbasketsofastonishinglyrealisticflowers.

　　Cooke’squestforbeautiful,andespeciallytiny,shellshastakenhimfurtherthanhisNorfolkshore:toFrance,Thailand,Mexico,SouthAfricaandthePhilippines,tonamebutafewofthebeacheswherehehaslainonhisstomachandlookedforbeautiestobringhome.