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The interesting world of plants
有趣的植物世界
Plants can be much more interesting than you think. Read this transcript from a nature film to find out why.
植物可能比你想象的還要有趣些。閱讀這篇自然影片的腳本，找出原因。
Water lilies can often be seen in China, with their round leaves, or pads, floating in ponds.
中國到處可見到睡蓮，圓狀的葉子，即浮葉，浮在池塘里。
In Hangzhou, there is a kind of water lily whose pads are so huge that a person can stand on them.
在杭州，有一種睡蓮，浮葉碩大得能讓人站在上面。
This is a Victoria lily, the largest kind of water lily in the world.
這是王蓮，世界上最大的睡蓮。
Its pads are more than two metres wide and its white or purple flowers can grow as large as 45 centimetres across.
它的浮葉有兩米多寬，白花或紫花能長大到四十五厘米寬。
Some flowering plants can also be eaten.
一些開花植物還能夠吃。
The lotus, a near relative of the water lily, is such a plant.
與睡蓮同科屬的荷花就是這樣一種植物。
It has a long white root, in which there are many holes.
荷花有長長的白根，花上有很多洞眼。
In Asian countries, lotus roots and seeds are often cooked and served in meals.
在亞洲國家，人們常常吃蓮藕和蓮子。
In the West, eating lotus roots or seeds is not as popular as it is in Asia.
在西方國家，吃蓮藕和蓮子不及亞洲盛行。
