新概念早读英语初中版 第19期:植物
植物
Plants are very important living things.
植物是非常重要的生物。
Life could not go on if there were no plants.
如果没有植物,生命也就无法维持下去了。
This is because plants can make food from air, waterand sunlight.
因为植物可以利用空气水和阳光制造养料，
Animals and man cannot make food from air,waterand sunlight.
而动物和人却不能利用空气,水和阳光制造食物。
Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals.
动物的食物来源于植物和其他动物。
Man gets his food by eating plants and animals,too.
人也是以植物和动物为食的。
Therefore,animals and man need plants in order to live.
因此，动物和人需要植物来维持生命。
If you look carefully at the plants around you,
如果仔细观察周围的植物，
you will find that there are many types of plants.
你就会发现它们种类繁多，
Some plants are large while others are small. Most plants are green.
有大有小，多数是绿色的。
Plants,like all living things, need air,water and sunlight.
植物，像所有的生物一样，需要空气，水和阳光
Plants do not grow well when they are close together.
当它们聚集在一起的时候，就长不好。
They need room to spread their roots to get water
植物需要空间，使根能够伸展出摄取水分
and to spread their leaves to get sunlight.
使之也能够伸展开吸收阳光。
But air,water and sunlight are not enough.
但是只有空气，水和阳光还不够。
Plants need also a certain amount of warmth.
植物还需要一定的温度。
Plants will grow almost anywhere
植物几乎可以在任何地方生长，
there is plenty of air,water, sunlight and warmth.
只要有充足的空气，水，阳光和温度。
