【英语时差8,16】日本银莲

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anemone¹--银莲

perennial--多年生植物

wiry--弦

dainty--纤巧

aloft--高举

tendency--趋势

invasive--侵入

yank--猛拉

stamen--雄蕊

Honorine Jobért--a plant

heirloom--传家宝

cherish --珍惜

Robert Fortune--a plant explorer

japonica--a pink anemone

profusely²--大汗

 

There are many members of the genus “anemone” but every gardener, who values perennials³ that bloom in autumn, should have some Japanese anemones⁴. These are tall perennials with wiry branching stems that hold their dainty flowers aloft. They are hardy⁵ to zone 5 but can be grown as far south as zone 8. They are easily grown in most soils but need some shade from hot sun.

 

    Flowers come in light and dark pink as well as white, and there are both single and double forms. Cut them back when they have bloomed to keep them from seeding as they have a tendency to be invasive. Luckily they can be readily yanked out, though you may want to give them a place of their own where they don’t overwhelm other plants.

 

    The blooms have a ring of gold stamens in the center and the dark green foliage⁶ looks good all summer. I love “Honorine Jobért” an heirloom plant, with single white flowers that I cherish for their simplicity⁷ and purity of form. Robert Fortune, a nineteenth century plant explorer first found a pink anemone “japonica” growing near Shanghai, and distributed it widely. Later the species name “Japanese Anemone” resulted from the fact that it grows profusely in Japan. It is our good fortune that they also grow profusely here.

 

1 anemone   

n.海葵

参考例句：

• Do you want this anemone to sting you?你想让这个海葵刺疼你吗？
• The bodies of the hydra and sea anemone can produce buds.水螅和海葵的身体能产生芽。

2 profusely   

ad.abundantly

参考例句：

• We were sweating profusely from the exertion of moving the furniture. 我们搬动家具大费气力，累得大汗淋漓。
• He had been working hard and was perspiring profusely. 他一直在努力干活，身上大汗淋漓的。

3 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

4 anemones   

n.银莲花( anemone的名词复数 )；海葵

参考例句：

• With its powerful tentacles, it tries to prise the anemones off. 它想用强壮的触角截获海葵。 来自互联网
• Density, scale, thickness are still influencing the anemones shape. 密度、大小、厚度是受最原始的那股海葵的影响。 来自互联网

5 hardy   

adj.勇敢的，果断的，吃苦的；耐寒的

参考例句：

• The kind of plant is a hardy annual.这种植物是耐寒的一年生植物。
• He is a hardy person.他是一个能吃苦耐劳的人。

6 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。

7 simplicity   

n.简单，简易；朴素；直率，单纯

参考例句：

• She dressed with elegant simplicity.她穿着朴素高雅。
• The beauty of this plan is its simplicity.简明扼要是这个计划的一大特点。