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Lesson 56 The Yellow Primrose
黃色的報春花
Spring time has come, and the April showers have brought the yellow primroses in thousands to bloom in our woods and lanes, and on our banks and meadows.
春天來了，四月的綿綿細雨，讓成千上萬的黃色報春花，綻放在我們的樹林、小路、河岸、草地。
Let us dig up some primroses, roots and all, and plant them in our garden. But we will keep one to look at and pull to pieces, so that we may see how this lovely plant is made.
咱們連根帶土挖出點兒報春花來，種在家里的花園里吧。但是我們也要留一棵來觀察和分解，這樣就可以看見，這種可愛的花兒，結構是什么樣的。
Its brown roots are of course meant to fix it in the soil, so that the wind cannot blow it from its place. But the roots do more than this. They suck food and water out of the earth for the use of the plant.
報春花棕色的根，當然是為了把植株固定在土里，這樣就不會讓風刮跑了。但是根的作用還不止這個，還能吸取土中的養分和水分，讓植株利用。
The stem of the primrose plant is so short that it can hardly be seen. From the stem the crumpled green leaves spread out like a rosette, forming a sort of green nest, which lies close to the ground.
報春花的莖，非常短，不太容易看出來。起皺的綠葉，就從這條莖向四面八方長出來，像一個“玫瑰花結”一樣，形成了一個綠色的小“巢”，長在離地很近的地方。
The leaves are narrow where they join the stem; but they are broad at their outer ends, where there is room for each leaf to get the light and the air it needs. The slender flower-stalks rise straight up from the short stem, and each stalk carries one flower.
報春花的葉子，在靠近莖的一側很窄，但在靠外的一側很寬，這樣每一片葉子都有足夠的空間，能得到需要的陽光和空氣。纖細的花莖從短短的莖上，直直地向上生出，每一根花莖都托著一朵花。
On the outside of the flower is a green cup, made of five little green leaves joined together except at their points. Then comes a bright yellow tube, which spreads out at the top like a saucer. This also is made of five leaves, which have grown together.
花朵的外面是一個綠色的杯子一樣的東西，是五片葉子一樣的東西長在一起形成的，只在尖端才分開。然后有一個明黃色的管子“花冠筒”，在頂端展開，像一個碟子的形狀。這一部分也是五片花瓣長在一起形成的。
Look next at the centre or eye of a few of the flowers, and you will find that they are not all alike. There are two kinds; and you will find both kinds growing together.
然后看看幾朵花的花心，會發現這些花心不全都一樣，而是有兩種；你還會發現，這兩種花心是長在一起的。
