【英语时差8,16】一年生植物

 

生词：

annual ['ænjuəl] 一年生的

frost [frɔst,frɔ:st] 冰冻；结霜

perennial¹ [pə'renjəl] 多年生的

marigold ['mæriɡəuld] 金盏菊

zinnia ['zɪnɪə] 百日菊

petunia² [pi'tju:njə,-niə] 矮牵牛

nasturtium [nə'stз:∫əm;(ＵＳ)næ-] 旱金莲

canna ['kænə] 美人蕉

dahlia ['deiljə] 大丽花

novice³ ['nɔvis] 新手；初学者

 

    This is the time of year to think about annuals. They can be planted after the danger of late frost is past. The term “annual” refers to plants that germinate⁴, bloom, set seed and die in a single growing season. In cold climates, for all practical purposes, the term includes any plant that will not winter over in the garden. While most gardeners think of perennials⁵, plants that normally do winter over, as the backbone⁶ of the garden, most perennials have only a limited period of bloom.

 

    It is the annual plants that provide the continuous color we all long for in our gardens. Annuals bloom non stop. Their names are familiar to nearly everyone: marigolds, zinnias, petunias⁷, nasturtiums, cannas, dahlias, and so on - showy sun loving bright flowers, most of which need to be dead headed to keep them performing. There are also annuals, primarily impaciens, that bloom in the shade. Annuals can be started from seed, but most gardeners prefer to buy plants.

 

    Plant according to the directions, tamping⁸ down the soil so there are no air pockets, and water well. Apply fertilizer throughout the season, and cut them back if they get leggy in high summer. They will quickly recover and provide even more blooms. Annuals are easy to grow and very rewarding even for a novice gardener. And remember Mark Twain’s advice, “Whatever a man’s age he can reduce it several years by putting a bright-colored flower in his buttonhole.”

 

1 perennial   

adj.终年的；长久的

参考例句：

• 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。

2 petunia   

n.矮牵牛花

参考例句：

• Height,breadth and diameter of corolla are the important ornamental characters of petunia.株高、冠幅、花径是矮牵牛的重要观赏性状。
• His favourite flower is petunia.他最喜欢的花是矮牵牛花。

3 novice   

adj.新手的，生手的

参考例句：

• As a novice writer,this is something I'm interested in.作为初涉写作的人，我对此很感兴趣。
• She realized that she was a novice.她知道自己初出茅庐。

4 germinate   

v.发芽；发生；发展

参考例句：

• Seeds will not germinate without water.没有水，种子是不会发芽的。
• Can thin and hollow seeds germinate?瘦瘪的种子能够发芽吗？

5 perennials   

n.多年生植物( perennial的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Name six perennials and six annuals suitable for indoor flower arrangement. 列出多年生及一年生花朵各六种，它们必须是适合插花的。 来自互联网
• Herbage can be divided into three categories: annuals, biennials, and perennials. 草本植物可分成一年生、二年生和多年生。 来自互联网

6 backbone   

n.脊骨，脊柱，骨干；刚毅，骨气

参考例句：

• The Chinese people have backbone.中国人民有骨气。
• The backbone is an articulate structure.脊椎骨是一种关节相连的结构。

7 petunias   

n.矮牵牛（花）( petunia的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The petunias were already wilting in the hot sun. 在烈日下矮牵牛花已经开始枯萎了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• With my porch and my pillow, my pretty purple petunias. 那里有我的前廊我的枕头，我漂亮的紫色矮牵牛。 来自互联网

8 tamping   

n.填塞物，捣紧v.捣固( tamp的现在分词 )；填充；（用炮泥）封炮眼口；夯实

参考例句：

• The foundation becomes solid after tamping. 打夯以后，地基就瓷实了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Practical construction shows that equal energy, equal deformation tamping a. 等能量、等变形夯扩挤密矸石桩是一种地基加固新技术。 来自互联网