Nor were extinctions confined to large animals: small animals, plants, and insects disappeared, presumably not all through human consumption.
灭绝也不仅仅局限于大型动物：小型动物、植物和昆虫的消失，或许不是全部都由于人类的食用而消失。
Several food plants, such as kola and okra, are known to have been domesticated in western Africa, but they are all supplemental, not staple, foods.
一些食用植物，如可乐和秋葵，已在西非培育，但它们都是补充性食物，而不是主食。
They have camels, sheep and other animals. These animals depend on the desert plants for their food and do not need much water.
他们有骆驼、绵羊和其他动物。这些动物以沙漠植物为食，不需要太多的水。
As a crop, they would be quite easy to grow in a garden and whilst not the most attractive of border plants they make wonderful wine, I am told.
我听说作为一种作物，它们很容易种植在花园中，虽然不是最吸引人的边缘植物，但它们可以酿造出很棒的葡萄酒。
Other adaptations occurred later in the transition to terrestrial life and now wide spread but not universal among plants.
其他的适应机制在向陆地过渡过程中出现得较晚，现在在很多植物上得以呈现，但并不是所有的植物都如此。
Confine the use of insecticides to the evening and do not spray plants that are in flower.
只限晚间使用杀虫剂，并且不要对花期植物喷药。
These are not single individual plants; each one is a symbiotic combination of an alga and a fungus.
这些不是单个的植物；每一种都是藻类和真菌的共生组合。
This fascinating experiment showed that plants not only detect and react to specific wavelengths of light, plants can also detect and react to changes in the ratio of one wavelength to another.
这个有趣的实验表明，植物不仅能探测和对特定波长的光产生反应，还能探测不同波长比率的变化并对其做出反应。
Darwin understood that plants and animals are not always the same, and that they really change.
达尔文明白，植物和动物并不总是一样的，它们确实在变化。
At a time when natural history was a valuable tool for discovery, Merian discovered facts about plants and insects that were not previously known.
在那时，自然史是很有价值的探索工具，梅里安发现了有关植物和昆虫的真相，这些真相从未为人所知。
Just a few species of plants grow there because the temperature is very cold, and there's not much precipitation.
那里只有几种植物生长，因为温度很低，没有太多的降水。
Plants and animals can not live now on Mars.
植物和动物现在不能在火星上生活。
Humans are at the top of the food chain. They eat not only locusts, but also birds, chickens, ducks or many other plants and animals.
人类处于食物链的顶端，他们不仅吃蝗虫，还吃鸟、鸡、鸭等其他许多动植物。
You are not allowed to play with fire in the forest, for it might kill plants, animals and even people.
你不允许在森林里玩火，因为火可能会杀死植物、动物甚至人类。
I feel that growing plants is just like trying to succeed with anything in life it takes not only time but also lots of efforts and patience.
我觉得种植植物就像试图在生活中取得成功，不仅需要时间，也需要大量的努力和耐心。
Plants can not do [grow] without soil, water and sunlight.
植物短不了土壤、水和阳光。
Thousands of years of selective breeding have produced extensive genetic changes in the plants and animals we eat, not all of them good.
数千年的选择性培育已经造成了食用植物和动物广泛的基因改变，并非所有的改变都是好的。
Other weeds come in and out of fashion: consistency is not a strong point in people’s attitudes to plants.
由于人们对植物的观点没有很强的一致性，其他杂草一时被当成宝一时被当成草。
The plants are closed and jobs move to Asia, autonomously to China, or not China.
这些工厂关闭了，工作岗位迁到了亚洲，自动地选择中国，或者不是中国。
Be careful not to cover plants too closely, which could trap heat and defeat the purpose of shading.
注意不要把植物遮盖得过于密实，那样会使热量散发不出去，达不到遮荫的目的。
Quickest to relocate, not surprisingly, were plants such as herbs, ferns and mosses with shorter life spans and faster reproduction cycles, the researchers said.
毫无疑问的，这种变化在那些生命周期短，繁殖迅速的植物——如草本植物、蕨类和苔藓类——中体现的更为明显。
By wonderful good fortune, Sr31 also boosted yields (and not only because plants were impervious to rust).
非常幸运的是Sr31还增加了小麦产量(并不仅仅是因为植物不受锈病的影响)。
Try not to injure the roots of trees and plants.
请尽量不要伤害到树木和植物的根系。
And the statistics are not encouraging; more plants are closing than opening in the last 10 years in the US. But why?
这些数据并不鼓舞人心，在过去10年里更多的工厂倒闭而不是开业，在美国，为什么呢？
Their delight is natural: there are among men some who are not far above plants or animals, and therefore aspire to humanity.
他们的喜悦是自然的：正是因为有一群并不比植物与动物高等的人，所以才会有对人类的热望。
We need to make clear that in a rapidly changing environment, it is not just the animals and plants, but humans, that need protection.
我们需要明确：在这样迅速变化的环境中，不仅要保护动物和植物，还要保护人类。
The GPS device allows Pygmies to pinpoint sacred trees, ancestral hunting grounds, and plants which should not be touched during the season when they yield special fruits or caterpillars.
GPS设备使卑格米人能够定位圣树、传统的狩猎场、以及由于生长着特殊果实或昆虫幼虫因而在具体季节不能扰动的植物。
The GPS device allows Pygmies to pinpoint sacred trees, ancestral hunting grounds, and plants which should not be touched during the season when they yield special fruits or caterpillars.
GPS设备使卑格米人能够定位圣树、传统的狩猎场、以及由于生长着特殊果实或昆虫幼虫因而在具体季节不能扰动的植物。
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