美国语文第四册第79期:荨麻(2)-英语课

时间：2019-01-17 作者：英语课 分类：美国语文第四册

英语课

　　A little cloud rose out like enchantment 1, and four beautiful little stems sprung up as if they were alive; 一朵云雾玫瑰般的小花长了出来，四条小小的枝茎仿佛有生命一般涌了出来。

　　and, now that I look again with the glass, I see an elegant little flower as nice and perfect as a lily itself. 现在我再用放大镜看，能看见一朵像百合花一样漂亮而优雅的小花了。
　　Well, now examine the leaves. Oh, I see they are all covered over with little bristles 2 很好，现在再看看叶子。哦，我看见叶子上面都覆盖着一层很细小的硬毛
　　and when I examine them with the glass, I see a little bag, filled with a juice like water, at the bottom of each. 当我用放大镜看时，能看到每根硬毛的下面都有一个小囊袋，里面充满着像水一样的汁液。
　　Ha! These are the things which stung me. Now touch the little bag with the point of the pin. 哈！这些就是蜇我的东西。现在，用大头针的头碰碰那个小囊袋。
　　When I press the bag, the juice runs up and comes out at the small point at the top; 当我按压它时，里面的汁液挤了上来，从顶部的小孔处流出来。
　　so I suppose the little thorn must be hollow inside, though it is finer than the point of my cambric needle. 所以我估计那个小刺里面应该是空的，尽管它比我的麻纱针的针头锋利多了。
　　Have all the leaves those stings? 所有的叶子上都有这些刺吗？
　　No, papa; some of the young ones are quite green and soft, like velvet 3, and I may handle them without any danger. 不是的，爸爸。一些嫩刺还很绿很软，像天鹅绒，我处理它们一点都没危险。
　　Now look at the stem, and break it. 现在看看枝干，把它折断。
　　I can easily crack it, but I can not break it asunder 4, for the bark is so strong that it holds it together. 我很容易就把它弄折了，但没法让它断开，因为外皮太坚韧了，总连在一起。
　　Well, now you see there are more curious things in the nettle 5 than you expected. 好了，你看荨麻里奇妙的事情比你想象的多很多吧。
　　Yes, indeed, I see that. But you have often told me that God makes nothing without its use; 是啊，我看到了。但是您原来经常告诉我说上帝造的每样东西都有它的用处。
　　and I am sure I can not see any use in all these things. That we will now consider. 我可是看不出这些能有什么用。那是我们现在要来考量的事。
　　You saw the little flower burst open, and a cloud rose, you say, like enchantment. 你看到了小花的绽开，一片玫瑰色的云雾，你说像有魔力一样。
　　Now all this is necessary for the nature of the plant. 所有这些都是植物自然生长所必需的。

美国语文第四册 第79期:荨麻(2)

美国语文第四册第79期:荨麻(2)