【英语时差8,16】荷包牡丹

生词：

discentra [dai'sentrə] 荷包牡丹属植物

moisture ['mɔist∫ə] 湿气, 水分

botanist¹ [`bɔtənɪst] 植物学家

specimen² ['spesimin,-mən] 样本; 样品

orient ['ɔ:riənt] 东方的

propagate ['prɔpəɡeit] 繁殖；传播

raceme [rə'si:m]  总状花序; 串状花

alba ['ɑ:lbə,'æl-]白花柳叶绣线菊

vigorous ['viɡərəs] 精力充沛的, 强健的

dormant³ ['dɔ:mənt] 休眠的, 蛰伏的

fern [fə:n] 蕨类; 羊齿植物

hosta [`hɔstə] 玉簪属植物

luxuriant [lʌɡ'zjuəriənt] 繁茂的; 多产的

foliage⁴ ['fəuliidӡ] 叶子   

peddler 'pedlə] 传播者；小贩

Johnny Appleseed United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)

ornamental⁵ [͵ɔ:nə'mentl] 装饰的; 作装饰用的

cherish ['t∫eri∫] 抚育；爱护

 

Gardeners are grateful for plants that will flower well without direct sun. The genus, “dicentra” has a number of plants with the common name “bleeding heart.” These like rich soil and moisture. An English botanist, Robert Fortune brought the first bleeding heart specimen from the orient in 1846.

 

    The plant adapted well to the English climate and propagated easily. The old fashioned bleeding heart, Decentra “spectabilis” grows two feet tall with long arching racemes of heart shaped pink flowers. “Alba” is the white variety, but like so many white flowers is slightly less vigorous. They go dormant in mid⁶ summer, after their late spring display, so it is best to plant them with ferns and hostas, which can fill in the vacated space.

   

    There is one bleeding heart, dicentra “luxuriant” which does not die down, but which continues to bloom throughout the growing season. It has the added advantage of having ferny foliage. All bleeding hearts can be divided in the spring and give a traditional cottage garden look.

 

    Plant peddlers, like the famous Johnny Appleseed, who traveled around the country selling seeds and plants to pioneer homesteaders who yearned⁷ for varieties from back east, did a brisk business selling ornamentals⁸ such as bleeding hearts. Thus, although these varieties are not natives, they are plants American pioneers cherished.

1 botanist   

n.植物学家

参考例句：

• The botanist introduced a new species of plant to the region.那位植物学家向该地区引入了一种新植物。
• I had never talked with a botanist before,and I found him fascinating.我从没有接触过植物学那一类的学者，我觉得他说话极有吸引力。

2 specimen   

n.样本，标本

参考例句：

• You'll need tweezers to hold up the specimen.你要用镊子来夹这标本。
• This specimen is richly variegated in colour.这件标本上有很多颜色。

3 dormant   

adj.暂停活动的；休眠的；潜伏的

参考例句：

• Many animals are in a dormant state during winter.在冬天许多动物都处于睡眠状态。
• This dormant volcano suddenly fired up.这座休眠火山突然爆发了。

4 foliage   

n.叶子，树叶，簇叶

参考例句：

• The path was completely covered by the dense foliage.小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。
• Dark foliage clothes the hills.浓密的树叶覆盖着群山。

5 ornamental   

adj.装饰的；作装饰用的；n.装饰品；观赏植物

参考例句：

• The stream was dammed up to form ornamental lakes.溪流用水坝拦挡起来,形成了装饰性的湖泊。
• The ornamental ironwork lends a touch of elegance to the house.铁艺饰件为房子略添雅致。

6 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

7 yearned   

渴望，切盼，向往( yearn的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The people yearned for peace. 人民渴望和平。
• She yearned to go back to the south. 她渴望回到南方去。

8 ornamentals   

装饰的，装饰用的( ornamental的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Many of Polygonaceae are noxious weeds, some ornamentals, and buckwheat (Fagopyrum) and rhubarb (Rheum) foodstuffs. 少数可食，如荞麦和大黄；有一些是观赏植物。
• Numerous plant species, often crop plants or ornamentals, have been transported throughout the world by humans. 许多植物物种，一般是农用作物或观赏植物，被人们传输到世界各地。