When Is a Ring Really a Ring?

能戴又能玩的戒指Do you wear it? Play with it? Or both? by Ruth Devlin

Do you want to own a conversation piece like no other? Then check out the rings made by SouZou Creations. These playful rings show a great deal of creativity-and are just plain fun. Your finger becomes the stage for dipping ice cream, pouring cream into coffee or twisting noodles on a fork.

The creations come from Sofia Molnar, a Canadian living in Japan. It all began about two years ago when Sofia's mother asked for some Japanese miniatures. Sofia bought some for herself as well, but she wasn't sure what to do with them.

She says, " I love jewelry and especially rings, so I just started playing around. I had no intention of anything.... I was just happy to make things like I used to. And then opening SouZou Creations allowed me to sell the things I liked to make. "The rings are pretty popular. People from at least 16 countries have bought them, and the response has been very positive!"

So go ahead and visit Sophia's site. Get a ring and see for yourself!

Grammar
These playful rings show a great deal of creativity-and are just plain fun.
just plain fun--nothing special, not attractive.
plain picture- plain here is mean clearly or obviously.
These playful rings show a great deal of creativity and are obviously fun.

just plain is to say that really is of something, or emphasize how funny is it.

That movie was funny= That movie was just plain funny.
The idea is ridiculous.= The idea is just plain ridiculous.

Vocabulary Tips
twist (v)-轉,扭,搓,卷,曲解,
*The girl kept twisting her handkerchief because she was really nervous.扭卷手帕
*I tried to twist the valve but it was too tight.
*I don't understand why you always twist my words.曲解我的話
miniature-縮樣,縮小的模型縮小的東西, 迷你型mini-袖珍的,微小的型樣.迷你的.
*Charles bought a model of the London Tower in miniature.
*The miniature golf-course is one of the most popular attractions at the amusement park. 吸引人的遊樂, 遊樂場.
intention-意圖,同意 intend(v)-打算要做某件事
*Albert's intentions were good, but unfortunately he was misunderstood.被誤解了
*The owner of the house has no intention of lowering its price.

Chat Room
ring-戒子
engagement ring-訂婚戒子 engaged-訂婚, The 4th finger on the bride's hand. engagement ring or wedding ring should put on the ring finger.
wedding ring/ wedding band.結婚戒子
band-帶子，帶狀物，較寬的戒子。或樂團。