【英语时差8,16】景天

 生词：

wilt¹ (使)枯萎, (使)衰弱, (使)畏缩

succulent ['sʌkjulənt] 多汁的; 肉质的

tissue ['tisju:] 薄的织物, 薄纱

drought [draut] 干旱(季节), 旱灾

mat 席子；垫子

concrete ['kɔnkri:t] 固结成的； 混凝土制的

distinctive² [dis'tiŋktiv] 明显不同的, 特别的, 突出的

coherence³ [kəʊ'hɪərəns] 黏合性；连贯性

 

Hot dry weather is a challenge for gardeners, who long for plants that don’t wilt in high summer. Plants that conserve⁴ water, often have thick fleshy leaves and are called succulents. They store water in their tissues. Hairiness on leaves, and also silver colored leaves, are also signs that plants are drought tolerant. One of the best groups of plants to investigate if you are planning a drought tolerant garden, are the sedums.

 

    The genus is made up of at least 250 species, so you can find them in all sizes. Many of the low growing, mat-forming varieties are suitable for rock gardens or for edging beds near concrete sidewalks or driveways where the soil heats up and dries out.

 

    Some of the taller varieties, such as “Autumn Joy,” “Ruby Glow,” “Matrona,” and “Vera Jameson” have attractive foliage⁵ as well as distinctive flower heads. They look well in clumps⁶ in the garden all through the growing season. They are easily divided so that you can repeat them in various places in your garden to provide coherence.

 

 

1 wilt   

v.(使)植物凋谢或枯萎；(指人)疲倦，衰弱

参考例句：

• Golden roses do not wilt and will never need to be watered.金色的玫瑰不枯萎绝也不需要浇水。
• Several sleepless nights made him wilt.数个不眠之夜使他憔悴。

2 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。

3 coherence   

n.紧凑；连贯；一致性

参考例句：

• There was no coherence between the first and the second half of the film.这部电影的前半部和后半部没有连贯性。
• Environmental education is intended to give these topics more coherence.环境教育的目的是使这些课题更加息息相关。

4 conserve   

vt.保存，保护，节约，节省，守恒，不灭

参考例句：

• He writes on both sides of the sheet to conserve paper.他在纸张的两面都写字以节省用纸。
• Conserve your energy,you'll need it!保存你的精力，你会用得着的！

5 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。

6 clumps   

n.（树、灌木、植物等的）丛、簇( clump的名词复数 )；（土、泥等）团；块；笨重的脚步声v.（树、灌木、植物等的）丛、簇( clump的第三人称单数 )；（土、泥等）团；块；笨重的脚步声

参考例句：

• These plants quickly form dense clumps. 这些植物很快形成了浓密的树丛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The bulbs were over. All that remained of them were clumps of brown leaves. 这些鳞茎死了，剩下的只是一丛丛的黃叶子。 来自《简明英汉词典》