英文书摘精选 玫瑰不叫玫瑰
时间：2018-12-18 作者：英语课 分类：2018年NPR美国国家公共电台2月
Just saying the word “rose” conjures 1 up images of romance, secret admirers, Valentines gifts, and bridal bouquets 3. Romantics imagine soft, red petals 4 and long, graceful 5 stems, but practical gardeners know all about painful, pointy thorns. As the saying goes, every rose has its thorn. But, what we call thorns are actually not thorns at all.
“玫瑰”很容易让人联想到浪漫的场景，神秘的爱慕者，情人节的礼物和结婚的花束。浪漫的人会想象出柔软的、红色的花瓣和修长的，优雅的花茎，但是实际上园丁们才知道那些尖锐的刺带来的痛楚。常言道，每朵玫瑰都有刺。但是，我们所说的这种刺其实根本就不是刺。
Thorns
刺
Thorns, like those found on the Hawthorn 6 tree, are modified branches that project from the stem and branches of a woody plant.
刺，例如山楂树上的刺，实际上是一种改良的分枝，它会从木本植物的茎和分枝中生长出来。
They are very sharp and quite strong because they are made of the same stuff as the stem of the tree or bush. Thorns are deeply embedded 7 in the woody structure of the plant and can’t be broken off easily. Those nasty points on the stem of the rose are not true thorns: they are what scientists call “prickles.”
它们非常锋利并且相当坚硬，因为它们的质地与灌木或树的茎是一样的。这些刺都深深地嵌在植物的木纹状组织结构内，不会被轻易破坏。这些令人讨厌的长在玫瑰茎上的刺其实并不是真正的刺，科学家们称它们为“皮刺”。
Prickles
皮刺
Prickles are smaller than thorns: they are sharp outgrowths of the plant’s outer layers, the skin-like epidermis 8, and the sub-epidermal layer just beneath it. Unlike a thorn, a prickle can be easily broken off the plant because it is really a feature of the outer layers rather than part of the wood, like a thorn.
皮刺比刺要小了许多：它们是这些植物外层的附属物，看上去像皮肤的表皮，其下还有亚表皮层。不像刺，皮刺能够被轻易地从植物茎上剥落，因为它仅仅是植物外层的一种特征，而不像刺那样是茎的一部分。
Both prickles and thorns protect the plant from predators 9, and, maybe, from lovers looking for a free bouquet 2. But perhaps we call the rose prickles “thorns” because saying “every rose has its prickle” doesn’t seem to do justice to the pain of unrequited love.
不管是刺抑或荆棘，都可以保护这些植物不被捕食者所猎食，同样，或许也能免于被那些寻找免费花束的情人所折断。但是或许，我们应该叫这些皮刺为“刺”，因为“每一朵玫瑰都有它的刺”的说法似乎对那些暗恋者所感受的痛苦来说不太公平。
- The word 'birthday' conjures up images of presents and parties. “生日”这个词使人想起礼物和聚会的情景。
- The name Sahara conjures up images of a desert of aridity. "撒哈拉"这个名字使人想起干旱的沙漠情景。
- This wine has a rich bouquet.这种葡萄酒有浓郁的香气。
- Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
- The welcoming crowd waved their bouquets. 欢迎的群众摇动着花束。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- As the hero stepped off the platform, he was surrounded by several children with bouquets. 当英雄走下讲台时，已被几名手持花束的儿童围住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- white petals tinged with blue 略带蓝色的白花瓣
- The petals of many flowers expand in the sunshine. 许多花瓣在阳光下开放。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了!
- The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。
- A cuckoo began calling from a hawthorn tree.一只布谷鸟开始在一株山楂树里咕咕地呼叫。
- Much of the track had become overgrown with hawthorn.小路上很多地方都长满了山楂树。
- an operation to remove glass that was embedded in his leg 取出扎入他腿部玻璃的手术
- He has embedded his name in the minds of millions of people. 他的名字铭刻在数百万人民心中。