时差N小时:蒲公英的诞生
日期:2013-01-04 18:00

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They're a home owner's nemesis and a young kid's delight. Whether they're yellow flowers dotting an otherwise perfect lawn or white puffs ready to be blown away by a sudden gust, dandelions are either hated or loved by just about everybody. What looks like a single yellow flower growing in your lawn is actually many flowers grouped together. Each section of the flower that looks like a petal is actually an individual flower in its own right.
蒲公英是房子主人的克星,却能给孩子们带来欢乐C8Jp%YZP2|_;~*Oqi+。无论是点缀在完美的草坪上的黄色花朵,还是忽然一阵风刮来就会被吹走的纯白蓬松的果实,蒲公英让每个人又爱又恨=U!^qPIaI=Z=7BD(0sT。蒲公英黄色的花朵看上去像是一朵,但实际上是许多花朵的组合qY6&d_1O+MA。那些看起来类似花瓣的部分,实际上都是一朵独立的花5Rl,FRBLuOa|JH1S)(i
A dandelion is an aggregate of many small flowers and each individual flower has its own stamens and pistil, and therefore can reproduce without fertilization. After a dandelion has bloomed, each of the individual flowers within a single dandelion forms a seed. The seed is attached to fluffy white threads, which allow the seed to fly to a place where, if it meets favorable conditions, it can germinate to create another dandelion. Even if you hate this common weed, you've got to respect its tenacious spirit.

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蒲公英是许多小小花朵的集合,且每朵花都有自己的雄蕊和雌蕊fFh89YEOQm。蒲公英绽放之后,每个单独的花朵内都会形成种子^Qhdzg(M_)。种子就是那毛茸茸的白色线球,这样种子能随风飞到别处,如何遇到适宜的环境,它就能发芽,长成另一株蒲公英Bi=MdUKP!X1pU。即使你讨厌这种普通的植物,但必须尊重它顽强的精神)jK3AM,(9n
Dandelions are native to six continents, and are found throughout the world except in the tropics. Their impressive roots, which can be up to a foot long, allow them to thrive in inhospitable environments, like big cities, where most flowers and weeds can't even survive.
蒲公英原产于六个大陆,除了热带,世界的任何地方都能找到它们的身影0(cKI79LCBt9Z7k%!_-y。令人惊叹的是,它们的根部长达一英尺,这样的根部使它们能在荒凉的环境中茁壮成长,例如不适合许多花草生存的大城市AST^ZOnq%89

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Cut off a dandelion at the surface and the root will grow another plant. But dandelions aren't just annoying weeds; they've been used throughout history in a variety of ways. Dandelion leaves have been eaten as salad greens and dried to make dandelion tea; and dandelion flowers have been used to make wine and schnapps. In addition, the milky juice of one kind of dandelion has been used to make a natural rubber.
将蒲公英的表面或者根部切断,就会重新长出一株蒲公英来sdR]-DF[TpPQhK2。然而,蒲公英并不是令人头疼的杂草E_3%YMwDpjMI.b。历史上有各种关于食用蒲公英的记载M=u@zo9wiMUhiUX。蒲公英的叶子可做成沙拉食用,也可晒干用来泡茶EVK~II*D2t8f。蒲公英的花朵能用来酿葡萄酒和松子酒^h;[p|HT+|M!NJ.u8cA。此外,有一种蒲公英的白色汁液可用来制作天然橡胶-3G*LI^,EN2~
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  • aggregaten. 合计,总计,集合体,集料 adj. 合计的,集合的
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  • delightn. 高兴,快乐 v. (使)高兴,(使)欣喜
  • favorableadj. 有利的,赞许的,良好的,顺利的,偏袒的
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