因为野生胡萝卜的根是白色的，又小又细，所以你需要采很多野生胡萝卜才够吃。

With wild carrots, the roots are white, small and skinny, so you'd have to pick a lot of wild carrots to get enough to eat.

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他发现这些巨大的大象只有一根小绳子绑在它们的前腿上。

He found that these huge elephants were being held by only a small rope tied to their front legs.

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相反，草和其他小植物的根可能有助于把松散的土壤碎片固定在一起，从而助于防止风的侵蚀。

In contrast, the roots of grasses and other small plants may help to hold loose soil fragments together, thereby helping to prevent erosion by the wind.

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