How to Grow a Sunflower?怎樣種植向日葵？
2023-11-09 02:52:14陳妮妮
瘋狂英語(yǔ)·雙語(yǔ)世界 2023年2期
陳妮妮
Growing plants is so fun. Do you know how to grow a plant？Try growing sunflowers！ They grow very tall and have beautifulyellow flowers. You plant them in spring， and you get in the seedsof sunflowers in autumn.
種植植物很有趣。你知道如何種植植物嗎？嘗試種植向日葵吧！它們長(zhǎng)得很高，開(kāi)著漂亮的黃色花朵。你春天種下它們，秋天就能收獲種子。
Plant a sunflower， you need two pots and some soil. Putsome soil in a small pot， make a hole 2 cm deep with your f inger.Then you can put one seed in the hole， put some soil over theseed. After that， you must put the small pot by a sunny window.
種植向日葵需要兩個(gè)花盆和一些土。在一個(gè)小花盆里放一些土，用手指挖一個(gè)2 厘米深的洞。然后，你可以把一粒種子放進(jìn)洞里，在種子上蓋一些土。之后，你一定要把小花盆放在陽(yáng)光充足的窗戶邊。
Remember to water it， but do not water it toomuch or too often. Just water it every one or twodays with just a little water.
記得給它澆水，但不要澆得太多或太頻繁。只要每隔一兩天澆一次少量的水就可以。
Leaves will start to grow after one or two weeks. When yoursunflower is about 10 cm tall， its ready to put it into a bigger pot.
一兩周后，葉子就會(huì)開(kāi)始生長(zhǎng)。當(dāng)你的向日葵長(zhǎng)到大約10 厘米高時(shí)，你可以把它放進(jìn)一個(gè)更大的盆里。
You can fill a big pot with soil and make a bigger hole.Carefully take the sunflower out of the small pot and put it in thehole. Then fill the hole with some soil and water it.
你可以先用土填滿這個(gè)大盆，然后挖一個(gè)更大的洞。小心地把向日葵從小盆里取出，放進(jìn)洞里。最后，用一些土把洞填滿，并澆水。
As the sunflower gets taller and taller， you needto put a stick into the soil next to the stem. Then， tiethe stem to the stick with string.
隨著向日葵越長(zhǎng)越高，你需要在緊挨著莖旁邊的土里插一根棍子，然后用繩子把莖綁在棍子上。
You can measure your sunflowerevery week to see how much it grows！
你可以每周測(cè)量你的向日葵，看看它長(zhǎng)了多少！
The flower starts to grow after abouteight weeks. After the yellow flowerturns brown， wait for the seeds to dry.When the seeds are brown， tap them out. You can eat them as a snack or in a salad. They are delicious indeed！
花苞大約在八周后開(kāi)始生長(zhǎng)。黃色的花朵變成棕色后，等待種子晾干。當(dāng)種子變成褐色，你可以把它們剝出來(lái)。你可以把它們當(dāng)零食吃或拌沙拉吃。它們的味道真的很美！
Notes：
seed n. 種子
pot n. 盆子；花盆
soil n. 土；土壤
hole n. 洞穴；洞
leaves n. （leaf 的復(fù)數(shù)）葉子
stick n. 棍棒；棍子
stem n. 莖
string n. 線；細(xì)繩
measure v. 測(cè)量
tap… out 把……敲出來(lái)
snack n. 小吃；零食
salad n. 沙拉
indeed adv. 確實(shí)；真的
I. Look at the pictures. Match the words and pictures.
A. soil B. pot C. stem D. string E. sunflower F. stick G. seed H. sunny I. measure
II. Put the following into Chinese.
1. grow a plant ____________
2. yellow flower ___________
3. get in the seeds __________
4. after that _______________
5. too often _______________
6. take out… of… _________
7. next to the stem _________
8. tie… to… _____________
9. every week _____________
10. indeed _______________
III. Put the sentences in the correct order.
（? ） A. The flowers grow after about eight weeks.
（? ） B. Put some soil in a small pot.
（? ） C. Make a hole in the soil and put a seed in it.
（? ） D. Put a sick next to the stem.
（? ） E. Put the small pot by a sunny window.
（? ） F. Wait for the seeds to dry.
（? ） G. Put the plant into a bigger pot.
（? ） H. Eat the seeds.
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