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A little cloud rose out like enchantment, and four beautiful little stems sprung up as if they were alive;
一朵云霧玫瑰般的小花長(zhǎng)了出來(lái)，四條小小的枝莖仿佛有生命一般涌了出來(lái)。
and, now that I look again with the glass, I see an elegant little flower as nice and perfect as a lily itself.
現(xiàn)在我再用放大鏡看，能看見(jiàn)一朵像百合花一樣漂亮而優(yōu)雅的小花了。
Well, now examine the leaves.
很好，現(xiàn)在再看看葉子。
Oh, I see they are all covered over with little bristles;
哦，我看見(jiàn)葉子上面都覆蓋著一層很細(xì)小的硬毛。
and when I examine them with the glass, I see a little bag, filled with a juice like water, at the bottom of each.
當(dāng)我用放大鏡看時(shí)，能看到每根硬毛的下面都有一個(gè)小囊袋，里面充滿著像水一樣的汁液。
Ha! These are the things which stung me.
哈！這些就是蜇我的東西。
Now touch the little bag with the point of the pin.
現(xiàn)在，用大頭針的頭碰碰那個(gè)小囊袋。
When I press the bag, the juice runs up and comes out at the small point at the top;
當(dāng)我按壓它時(shí)，里面的汁液擠了上來(lái)，從頂部的小孔處流出來(lái)。
so I suppose the little thorn must be hollow inside, though it is finer than the point of my cambric needle.
所以我估計(jì)那個(gè)小刺里面應(yīng)該是空的，盡管它比我的麻紗針的針頭鋒利多了。
Have all the leaves those stings?
所有的葉子上都有這些刺嗎？
No, papa; some of the young ones are quite green and soft, like velvet, and I may handle them without any danger.
不是的，爸爸。一些嫩刺還很綠很軟，像天鵝絨，我處理它們一點(diǎn)都沒(méi)危險(xiǎn)。
Now look at the stem, and break it.
現(xiàn)在看看枝干，把它折斷。
I can easily crack it, but I can not break it asunder, for the bark is so strong that it holds it together.
我很容易就把它弄折了，但沒(méi)法讓它斷開(kāi)，因?yàn)橥馄ぬ珗?jiān)韌了，總連在一起。
Well, now you see there are more curious things in the nettle than you expected.
好了，你看蕁麻里奇妙的事情比你想象的多很多吧。
Yes, indeed, I see that. But you have often told me that God makes nothing without its use;
是啊，我看到了。但是您原來(lái)經(jīng)常告訴我說(shuō)上帝造的每樣?xùn)|西都有它的用處。
and I am sure I can not see any use in all these things.
我可是看不出這些能有什么用。
That we will now consider.
那是我們現(xiàn)在要來(lái)考量的事。
You saw the little flower burst open, and a cloud rose, you say, like enchantment.
你看到了小花的綻開(kāi)，一片玫瑰色的云霧，你說(shuō)像有魔力一樣。
Now all this is necessary for the nature of the plant.
所有這些都是植物自然生長(zhǎng)所必需的。
