The slate is not at all like the lump of putty which we made.

板石, 跟我们过的腻子块儿, 一点也不像。

The putty was soft; we could press it into any shape we pleased. But the slate is hard.

腻子是很软的, 我们想要什么形状, 可把它捏成什么形状。

He first cuts away the hard stuff which holds the old glass in its place.

他先把旧玻璃周围硬硬的西切下来, 这种硬西叫腻子, 也叫油灰。

This hard stuff is called putty. Then with some fresh putty he fixes in the new pane.

然后再在窗框抹一些新的腻子, 把新玻璃装去。

The putty did not break when it fell to the ground; but if we drop a slate, it will break.

腻子块儿掉在地是不碎的, 可要是把一块板石掉到地摔碎。

In a few minutes we shall get a lump of soft putty.

过几分钟, 一块腻子好了！

What is putty? Let us try to make some for ourselves, and then we shall know all about it.

腻子是什么呀? 咱们可自己试着一, 这样都明白了！

But why is this putty so useful?

但是, 腻子怎么这么有用呢?

Notice, first, how you can mould or press it into any shape you please.

第一, 你可把腻子塑成或者压成各种各样的形状。

If the bones are broken, glue and putty are used to put them back together.

如果骨头断了，可用胶水和腻子将它们重新组合起来。

As soon as the putty is made, it begins to dry and to turn hard.

腻子一好了, 变干变硬。

The water cannot get through the putty which holds the panes in their places.

窗玻璃让腻子黏住了, 雨水透不过腻子。

For example, a screwdriver can be used to screw in a screw, but it's great for scraping putty off the wall.

例如， 螺丝刀可用来拧螺丝，但它非常适合刮掉墙的腻子。

I put on a pair of vinyl gloves, remove the nails from the wood with a pair of pliers, mix putty, apply it to the holes and cracks, then use a hot iron to affix strips of fabric.

我戴了一副乙烯手套， 用一把钳子拔出木头的钉子，混合腻子， 将其涂抹在孔洞和裂缝，然后用熨斗将布条固定去。