英语听力文摘 English Digest 123、美国薄荷
时间：2019-02-16 作者：英语课 分类：英语听力文摘 English Digest
English born, John Bartram spent more than thirty years exploring Northeast America in search of new plants. He discovered Asters and Goldenrod and many others, despite numerous inconveniences such as rattlesnakes. Monarda, known also as Bee Balm was one of his finds. It is a member of the mint family and spreads rapidly, but butterflies, hummingbirds 1 and bees are grateful for this, since they find it very enticing 2 indeed. It is an aromatic 3 perennial 4, with erect 5 square stems and roots that are easily dislodged when we need to rip some out.
Also known as Bergamot, the leaves are a popular flavor for tea, though the leaves hold no interest at all for grazing deer. It grows in sun or part shade, but is susceptible 6 to powdery mildew 7, which while not slowing it down, does make the leaves look less attractive, so cut the plants down once they have bloomed. The blooms are scarlet 8, purple, pink and white, sometimes shaggy, but vibrant 9 and appealing both in the garden in a bold clump 10, or in a vase.
Stand the flowers in deep water for a few hours before you arrange them, to extend their vase life. Most of the plants are 36″ tall, but there are some dwarf 11 varieties of Monarda and also some claimed to be mildew resistant 12. If you have a lot of space and want a vigorous easy to grow plant that chokes out most weeks, let it naturalize where it won’t be a problem. Otherwise, you must be ruthless to keep it contained.
Asters:紫苑
Goldenrod:秋麒麟草属植物
rattlesnake:响尾蛇
hummingbird:蜂鸟
entice:引诱, 怂恿
aromatic:芳香的
dislodge:逐出; 逐退
rip:废物
Bergamot:佛手柑; 香柠檬
mildew:霉
scarlet:深红色, 猩红
shaggy:多粗毛的; 毛发蓬松的
vibrant:振动的, 振荡的
- Hummingbirds have discovered that nectar and pollen are very nutritious. 蜂鸟发现花蜜和花粉是很有营养的。
- Why do hummingbirds and gorillas both have backbones? 为什么蜂鸟和大猩猩都有脊骨？
- The offer was too enticing to refuse. 这提议太有诱惑力，使人难以拒绝。
- Her neck was short but rounded and her arms plump and enticing. 她的脖子短，但浑圆可爱；两臂丰腴，也很动人。
- It has an agreeable aromatic smell.它有一种好闻的香味。
- It is light,fruity aromatic and a perfect choice for ending a meal.它是口感轻淡，圆润，芳香的，用于结束一顿饭完美的选择。
- I wonder at her perennial youthfulness.我对她青春常驻感到惊讶。
- There's a perennial shortage of teachers with science qualifications.有理科教学资格的老师一直都很短缺。
- She held her head erect and her back straight.她昂着头，把背挺得笔直。
- Soldiers are trained to stand erect.士兵们训练站得笔直。
- Children are more susceptible than adults.孩子比成人易受感动。
- We are all susceptible to advertising.我们都易受广告的影响。
- The interior was dark and smelled of mildew.里面光线很暗，霉味扑鼻。
- Mildew may form in this weather.这种天气有可能发霉。
- The scarlet leaves of the maples contrast well with the dark green of the pines.深红的枫叶和暗绿的松树形成了明显的对比。
- The glowing clouds are growing slowly pale,scarlet,bright red,and then light red.天空的霞光渐渐地淡下去了，深红的颜色变成了绯红，绯红又变为浅红。
- He always uses vibrant colours in his paintings. 他在画中总是使用鲜明的色彩。
- She gave a vibrant performance in the leading role in the school play.她在学校表演中生气盎然地扮演了主角。
- A stream meandered gently through a clump of trees.一条小溪从树丛中蜿蜒穿过。
- It was as if he had hacked with his thick boots at a clump of bluebells.仿佛他用自己的厚靴子无情地践踏了一丛野风信子。
- The dwarf's long arms were not proportional to his height.那侏儒的长臂与他的身高不成比例。
- The dwarf shrugged his shoulders and shook his head. 矮子耸耸肩膀，摇摇头。