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Bamboo
竹子
Bamboo is a type of grass with a hard, woody, hollow stem.
竹子屬禾本科，竹莖木質，堅固且中空。
There are 1,500 different species of bamboo,occurring naturally in every continent except Europe and Antarctica.
除了歐洲和南極洲外，自然界生長著大約1500種不同的竹子。
Bamboo is among the fastest growing plants on the planet.
竹子是地球上長得最快的植物之一。
One Japanese species rockets skywards at a rate of a metre a day.
一種生長在日本的竹子每天大約長高一米。
Some bamboos can reach a lofty 35 metres in height while others are only half a metre tall.
有些竹子高達35米，而有些卻只有半米高。
Bamboo is famous as the major food source of rare animals such as the giant panda and red panda.
竹子是大熊貓，小熊貓等稀有動物的主要食物。
It is also economically important to humans as a building material and as food.
竹子具有重要的經濟價值，可以用作建筑材料和食材。
Bamboo has a crisp texture and light, sweet flavor.
竹筍的口感鮮脆，清淡和甜爽，
It generally assumes the flavour of ingredients it is combined with,so bamboo shoots are often used as fillers in Asian cuisine.
通常認為竹子是各種風味的結合,所以是亞洲人餐桌上的一道佳肴。
While some bamboo can be eaten raw,some varieties must be cooked to remove some toxic elements.
雖然一些竹子可以生吃,但有些品種必須經過烹調除去一些有毒元素后方可食用。
