Greenfly can literally suck a plant dry.

蚜虫的确能把一株植物吸干。

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Water passes into the roots of a plant by osmosis.

水渗透至植物根部。

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A plant-based automobile fuel has just become available in Ternland.

一种基于植物的汽车燃料刚刚在 Ternland 上市。

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Supporters of one kind of G.M.cotton, for example,note evidence that it can help a plant resist insects and viruses.

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Now there are challenges to a plant based diet which made eating meat important to humans in human history.

在人类历史上,以素食为主的饮食方式面临各种挑战,使得进食肉类变得重要

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He then learns the whereabouts of a plant of eternal youth.

他听说，在什么地方，有一种植物，可以让人永葆年轻。

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As an example, this week, I visited workers at a plant in Fort Madison, Iowa.

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"The size of land required for a plant will be decided by the government, " Chatterjee says.

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