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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还要有趣些。阅读这篇自然影片的脚本，找出原因。
Water lilies can often be seen in China, with their round leaves, or pads, floating in ponds.
中国到处可见到睡莲，圆状的叶子，即浮叶，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，有一种睡莲，浮叶硕大得能让人站在上面。
This is a Victoria lily, the largest kind of water lily in the world.
这是王莲，世界上最大的睡莲。
Its pads are more than two metres wide and its white or purple flowers can grow as large as 45 centimetres across.
它的浮叶有两米多宽，白花或紫花能长大到四十五厘米宽。
Some flowering plants can also be eaten.
一些开花植物还能够吃。
The lotus, a near relative of the water lily, is such a plant.
与睡莲同科属的荷花就是这样一种植物。
It has a long white root, in which there are many holes.
荷花有长长的白根，花上有很多洞眼。
In Asian countries, lotus roots and seeds are often cooked and served in meals.
在亚洲国家，人们常常吃莲藕和莲子。
In the West, eating lotus roots or seeds is not as popular as it is in Asia.
在西方国家，吃莲藕和莲子不及亚洲盛行。
