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* 用英语自身来理解和学习英语是最好的方式，《英读廊》是《满庭说英语》中的拓展阅读系列，这一系列的文章力求帮助大家在英语阅读能力上有所提升，并树立英语思维；* 推荐的阅读的方法是：先原文，适当看解析阅读，还有疑惑再看双语对照。* 解析中英语单词的音标使用Dictcom和IPA双音标标注，如果需要了解Dictcom音标，请参看我们的《dictionary.com所用的音标体系》一文。* 本篇文章难度系数7.6，由《小仙英语伴读》人工智能难度分析系统提供评分。
#英语#
冬天的树
Why do trees "die" in winter and how do they revive in spring?【译】为什么树木在冬天会“死亡”，在春天它们又如何会复活？【单词】trees 原型：tree [tree][triː] n. 树；树状物【单词】die [dahy][daɪ] v. 死；枯竭；消失【单词】winter ['win-ter]['wɪntə] n. 冬季；冬天【单词】revive [ri-'vahyv][rɪ'vaɪv] vi. 复生，复活，重生【单词】spring [spring][sprɪŋ] n. 春天；春季
They don't die. they transfer stored energy from their leaves into storage in their trunks to survive winter.【译】它们并没有死。它们把从树叶储存的能量转移到树干中，以便度过冬天。【单词】transfer [trans-'fur][træns'fɜː] v. 转移【单词】stored 原型：store [stawr, stohr][stɔː] vt. 储存；贮藏；保存【单词】leaves 原型：leaf [leef][liːf] n. 页；叶【单词】storage ['stawr-ij]['stɔːrɪdʒ] n. 保管；贮藏；仓库【单词】trunks 原型：trunk [truhngk][trʌŋk] n. 树干；躯干【单词】survive [ser-'vahyv][sə'vaɪv] vt. 幸免于难；存活；艰难度过
Then in spring, they regrow leaves to turn sunlight into storable energy again over the spring and summer.【译】然后在春天，它们会重新长出叶子，在春天和夏天将阳光转化为可储存的能量。【短语】take over 表示“接管；接收”。如：I intend you to take over. 我打算让你来接管。【单词】regrow [riːgreʊ] v. 再生长；重新生长【单词】sunlight ['suhn-lahyt]['sʌnlaɪt] n. 日光；阳光【单词】storable ['stawr-uh-buhl, 'stohr-]['stɔːrəbl] adj. 可储存的
So they're pretty much hibernating?【译】所以它们几乎都在冬眠？【单词】pretty ['prit-ee]['prɪti] adv. 相当地【单词】hibernating ['hi-ber-neyt]['haɪbəneɪt] vi. 冬眠；蛰伏；过冬
Exactly!【译】完全正确！【单词】Exactly 原型：exactly 副词 [ig-'zakt-lee][ɪɡ'zæktli] adv. 精确地；确切地；完全地；严密地；正是
When a trees leaves fall off, it is essentially entering a state of hibernation.【译】当一棵树的叶子脱落时，它基本上进入了冬眠状态。【单词】essentially [ɪ'senʃəli] adv. 本质上；本来【单词】entering 原型：enter ['en-ter]['entə] v. 进入【单词】hibernation [ˌhaɪbə'neɪʃn] n. 冬眠
It's metabolic processes slow to nearly a standstill, and it uses stores of sugars (sap) as an energy source until warmer weather returns.【译】它的新陈代谢过程缓慢到几乎停滞，它使用储存的糖（树液中的）作为能源，直到天气变暖。【单词】metabolic [met-uh-'bol-ik][ˌmetə'bɒlɪk] adj. 新陈代谢的【单词】standstill ['stand-stil]['stændstɪl] n. 停顿【单词】sugars 原型：sugar ['shoo g-er]['ʃʊɡə] n. 糖【单词】sap [sap][sæp] n. 树液；汁液；(植物体内运送养分的) 液，汁【单词】warmer 原型：warm 形容词比较级 [wawrm][wɔːm] adj. 温暖的；暖和的；热情的
【单词】weather ['weth-er]['weðə] n. 天气；气象
枫树取糖装置
The leaves falling off is a defence strategy against the cold, it suck all the nutrients out of the leaves, hence why they change colour and shrivel up.【译】叶子脱落是抵御寒冷的一种策略，树会从叶子中吸取所有的营养，因此叶子会变色和枯萎。【单词】strategy ['strat-i-jee]['strætədʒi] n. 策略；战略【单词】suck [suhk][sʌk] vt. 啜；吸入；吸收 vi. 吸；吸收【单词】nutrients 原型：nutrient ['noo-tree-uhnt, 'nyoo-]['njuːtriənt] n. 营养物；营养品【单词】hence [hens][hens] adv. 因此；从此以后【单词】shrivel ['shriv-uhl]['ʃrɪvl] v. （使）枯萎；（使）干枯；（使）皱缩
The thin leaves and large surface area make them very vulnerable to the cold and losing water, the trunk and roots a very resistant to the cold and lose hardly any water and since they withdrew all the nutrients they can make new leaves once the winter is over.【译】叶片薄而表面积大，极易受寒失水；而树干和树根则非常耐寒并几乎不失水；由于它们吸收了所有的养分，一旦冬天结束，就可以长出新的叶子。【单词】thin [thin][θɪn] adj. 薄的；瘦的；稀的【单词】surface ['sur-fis]['sɜːfɪs] n. 表面；外表；平面【单词】vulnerable ['vuhl-ner-uh-buhl]['vʌlnərəbl] adj. 易受伤害的；有弱点的；脆弱的【单词】losing 原型：lose [looz][luːz] vt. 丢失；失败【单词】roots 原型：root [root, roo t][ruːt] n. 根；根源；根本【单词】resistant [ri-'zis-tuhnt][rɪ'zɪstənt] adj. 抵抗的；反抗的【单词】hardly ['hahrd-lee]['hɑːdli] adv. 几乎不；简直不；刚刚【单词】withdrew 原型：withdraw [with-'draw, with-][wɪð'drɔː] vt. 撤回；取回；撤退
So, if we take the sap, as in to make maple syrup, how do they survive?【译】那么，如果我们取用了树液，比如制作枫树糖浆，那它们怎么生存下来？【单词】maple ['mey-puhl]['meɪpl] n. 【C】枫树；槭树【单词】syrup ['sir-uhp, 'sur-]['sɪrəp] n. 糖浆；甜而黏稠的汁液
Or do we take so little from the entire amount in the tree that it doesn't matter?【译】或者我们从树上取的东西太少了以至于影响不大？【短语】do not matter 不碍事，不要紧；例句：It does not matter to me which side wins. 谁胜谁负对我来说都无关紧要。【单词】entire [en-'tahyuhr][ɪn'taɪə] adj. 全部的；完整的；全面的
Maple syrup is only taken under certain conditions and in small amounts from each tree.【译】枫树糖浆只在特定条件下从每棵树上取很少量。【单词】conditions 原型：condition [kuh n-'dish-uh n][kən'dɪʃn] n. 条件；情况
枫树糖浆
Sap is gathered late in the season, towards the end of winter/beginning of spring.【译】树液是在季节末、冬末/春季初收集。【单词】gathered 原型：gather ['gath-er]['ɡæðə] v. 聚集；集合；收集
This ensures that the growth season is not far away, as well as providing the highest sugar concentration (about 2%).【译】这保证了离生长季节不远，并在糖浓度最高（约2%）的时候。【短语】as well as ... 与...一样，也，同时也……，既……又…… ；例句：The child is lively as well as healthy. 这孩子既健康又活泼。【单词】concentration [kon-suhn-'trey-shuhn][ˌkɒnsen'treɪʃən] n. 集中；专心；浓度
It is gathered when night temperatures are below freezing, but day temps are above freezing.【译】它是在夜间温度低于冰点，而白天温度高于冰点时采集的。【单词】temperatures 原型：temperature ['tem-per-uh-cher]['temprətʃə] n. 气温；体温；温度【单词】freezing 原型：freeze [freez][friːz] v. 冻结；冷冻；僵硬；凝固 n. 严寒；冻结【单词】temps 原型：temp [temp][temp] n. (=temporary) 温度(=temperature).
That creates pressure differences that help the sap flow easier.【译】这会产生压力差，帮助树液流动更容易。【单词】creates 原型：create [kree-'eyt][kri'eɪt] v. 创造；造成
【单词】flow [floh][fləʊ] vi. 流动；涌出；飘动；流畅
On my grandfathers land, we would hook lengths of hose to taps so a small group of about 10-15 trees would drain into the same vessel, to reduce waste from having lots of small buckets.【译】在我爷爷的土地上，我们会把一段长的软管挂在水龙头上，这样一小群大约10-15棵树就可以排到同一个容器里，以减少有很多小水桶造成的浪费。【单词】grandfathers 原型：grandfather ['gran-fah-ther, 'grand-]['ɡrænfɑːðə] n. (外)祖父【单词】hook [hook][hʊk] n. 钩；钩状物；勾拳 v. 钩住；弯成(钩状)【单词】lengths 原型：length [lengkth, length, lenth][leŋθ] n. 长度；距离【单词】hose [hohz][həʊz] n. 水管；橡皮软管【单词】taps 原型：tap [tap][tæp] n. 龙头【单词】drain [dreyn][dreɪn] v. 排出；排干；喝光；耗尽【单词】vessel ['ves-uhl]['vesl] n. 容器；器皿【单词】reduce [ri-'doos, -'dyoos][rɪ'djuːs] v. 减少；缩小【单词】waste [weyst][weɪst] n. 浪费；消耗【单词】buckets 原型：bucket ['buhk-it]['bʌkɪt] n. 【C】水桶
Each tree would produce about a gallon of sap over the course of a season, and that would be reduced by about 40:1 when reducing.【译】每棵树在一个季节里会产生大约一加仑的树液，当减少时，减少的比例会是40:1。【单词】gallon ['gal-uhn]['ɡælən] n. 加仑(容量单位)
