So now we're in the workshop. Have a look around – there's a lot going on.

现在我们来到了工作室。环顾四周 —— 发生了很多事情。

To make pottery that will last, you need a potter's wheel, a kiln – which is basically a very hot oven where you fire the pottery – and some tools.

要制作耐用的陶器，你需要一个陶轮、一个窑炉 —— 基本上就是一个非常热的烤箱，你在那里烧制陶器 —— 以及一些工具。

So first, the kiln. If you look over in the far corner, you'll see one of ours.

首先是窑。如果你看向远处的角落，你会看到我们的一个窑。

Since their invention, kilns have changed very little, though in the past 20 years, a lot of progress has been made in temperature control.

自发明以来，窑几乎没有什么变化，尽管在过去的 20 年里，温度控制方面取得了很大的进展。

Basically, a kiln removes the water from clay at temperatures of around a thousand degrees Celsius.

基本上，窑炉能在约 1000 摄氏度的温度下从粘土中提取水分。

This allows anything you've made to set permanently in shape.

这使得你制作的任何东西都能永久固定形状。

It's a pretty ugly, heavy object that's hard to keep in a house or flat so most people don't have one.

这是一个相当丑陋、沉重的物体，很难放在房子或公寓里，所以大多数人都没有炉子。

You may think, ‘Can't I use my oven?' Well, that's possible but domestic ovens don't really get hot enough and eventually the clay will crack and fall apart.

你可能会想：“我不能用我的炉子吗？” 好吧，这是可能的，但家用炉子并不能真正达到足够的热度，最终陶土会开裂和碎裂。

Some people fire pottery in a fire pit outside – but bear in mind that can be dangerous.

有些人会在外面的火坑里焚烧陶器 —— 但请记住，这可能是危险的。

You also need to know about safety procedures for kilns as they release toxic compounds into the air.

你还需要了解窑炉向空气中释放有毒化合物时的安全程序。

Every potter needs a potter's wheel.

每个陶工都需要一个陶轮。

This machine is used to shape the clay into an object with circular walls or sides – such as a bowl.

这种机器用于将粘土塑造成具有圆形边缘或侧面的物体，例如碗。

Its invention revolutionised the pottery industry, allowing multiple items to be produced in a day.

它的发明彻底改变了陶器行业，使得一天可以生产多种物品。

Lastly, there are a number of different tools that potters use, depending on what they want to make.

最后，陶工根据他们想要制作的物品，会使用多种不同的工具。

When you start, your hands can make all kinds of shapes and curves without relying on a sculpting tool.

当你开始时，你的双手可以在不依赖雕刻工具的情况下创造出各种形状和曲线。

However, there are some basic tools that you will need to handle the clay on the wheel.

然而，你需要一些基本的工具来处理车轮上的黏土。

Some look very strange and have even odder names that you may find hard to remember.

有些工具看起来非常奇怪，甚至有些奇怪的名字，你可能会发现很难记住。

Rather than go through them all now, I'll just name a few tools as we go along.

与其现在一一列举，我不如一边走一边说出几种工具的名字。

We can provide these and I wouldn't recommend spending money on them yet. So let's try making a pot of your own …

我们可以提供这些，我还不建议在它们上面花钱。所以让我们试着自己做一个锅吧......